Pope Leo XIV

Why is Christian archaeology important? Pope Leo XIV provides these answers

Address of the Pope to the professors and students of the Pontifical Institute of Christian Archaeology

Dec 11, 2025 17:49

ZENIT Staff

Analysis Opinion•Local Church•Rome

Rome and the Church in the United States

The canard about the bishops’ alleged disunity and fractiousness is typically accompanied by other fairy tales

Dec 11, 2025 17:45

ZENIT Staff

Local Church

Notre Dame Cathedral in Paris surpasses the Louvre Museum in visitor numbers: here are the figures

Notre Dame is once again the beating heart of the city.

Dec 11, 2025 16:09

ZENIT Staff

Pope Leo XIV

The Pope’s advice to European parliamentarians on the art of debate (and on religious freedom and dialogue between faith and reason)

Address by the Pope during the audience with members of the European Parliament from the European Conservatives and Reformists group

Dec 10, 2025 18:26

ZENIT Staff

General Audience•Pope Leo XIV

What is death? A short but profound catechesis by Pope Leo XIV

Pope’s general audience, December 10, 2025, on how Christ’s Resurrection sheds light on the mystery of death

Dec 10, 2025 18:22

ZENIT Staff

Analysis Opinion•Religious Freedom

The Gospel According to the Elves: Quebec Secularism Law Targets Even Baby Jesus

Quebec’s new “Secularism 2.0” law is less about neutrality than about neutering religion, reducing faith to folklore while policing prayer out of public life.

Dec 10, 2025 18:17

ZENIT Staff

Analysis Opinion•Marriage and Family

China’s Reported Marriage Surge: A Turning Point or a Mirage of Reform?

To address a significant demographic issue, the authorities promote marriage and report an improvement. It may not be real.

Dec 10, 2025 18:14

ZENIT Staff

Persecuted Christians•Religious Freedom

100 children kidnapped from Catholic school in Nigeria are freed… hostages remain

For the families of Papiri, the road to recovery is only beginning. Children who escaped or were freed have returned home carrying deep emotional scars, and educators warn that repeated attacks are discouraging school attendance across entire regions

Dec 10, 2025 18:04

ZENIT Staff

Gender Ideology•Homosexuality

Japanese court reaffirms natural marriage, creating new tensions in Japan’s LGBT debate

Presiding judge Ayumi Higashi argued that the current statutory language, which describes marriage as the mutual consent of “both sexes,” cannot be stretched to include same-sex couples without legislative intervention

Dec 09, 2025 18:19

ZENIT Staff

Persecuted Christians•Religious Freedom•Vatican Diplomacy

A Tested Church in a Tense Land: Beijing’s Recognition of a Detained Bishop Rekindles Debate Over the Vatican–China Deal

Whether the events of December ultimately strengthen trust or deepen mistrust within China’s Catholic circles will depend on what follows: the transparency of authorities regarding Bishop Zhang’s status

Dec 08, 2025 17:54

ZENIT Staff

Angelus•Pope Leo XIV

The meaning of “Thy Kingdom come!” in light of John the Baptist’s mission, explained by Pope Leo XIV

Address on the occasion of the Angelus prayer on Sunday, December 7, 2025

Dec 07, 2025 19:18

ZENIT Staff

Pope Leo XIV•Vatican Diplomacy

13 new ambassadors are presented to the Pope, who tells them that the Holy See will not be a spectator in human rights violations

Address by the Pope on the occasion of the presentation of credentials by the ambassadors of Uzbekistan, Moldova, Bahrain, Sri Lanka, Pakistan, Liberia, Thailand, Lesotho, South Africa, Fiji, Micronesia, Latvia, and Finland

Dec 06, 2025 19:25

ZENIT Staff