Analysis Opinion

Mission of Divine Mercy: The U.S. Sedevacantist Group Whose Superior Has Been Excommunicated by the Bishop of San Antonio

Deem supernatural, they claim that Pope Francis and Pope Leo XIV are «usurpers.» In contrast, they, John Mary Foster and his followers, proclaim themselves the authentic, faithful Catholics of the end times.

Aug 27, 2026 20:58

ZENIT Staff

Pope Leo XIV

Leo XIV Grants a Private Audience to Europe’s Richest Man: Here Are the Photos

Bernard Arnault, chairman and chief executive of LVMH and one of Europe’s wealthiest men, met the Pope with members of his family on August 25 at the Apostolic Palace in Castel Gandolfo. Arnault later described the encounter as a blessing and shared photographs of the meeting publicly

Aug 27, 2026 13:35

ZENIT Staff

Holy Land•Persecuted Christians

Israeli court sentences Jewish man who attacked and kicked a Catholic nun in Jerusalem to 6 years in a psychiatric hospital

A Nun Attacked in Jerusalem, a Mental-Health Ruling and a Wider Test for Christian Freedom

Aug 27, 2026 13:21

ZENIT Staff

General Audience•Liturgy and Divine Worship•Pope Leo XIV

Why was there a liturgical reform in the Church? Pope Leo XIV explains it

Pope’s General Audience, August 26, 2026, on Liturgical Reform

Aug 26, 2026 23:39

ZENIT Staff

Good News•Local Church

The Camino de Santiago Is Breaking Records Again — and 2027 Could Change Everything

At the current pace, 2026 could surpass last year’s unprecedented total of 530,724 officially certified pilgrims

Aug 25, 2026 23:27

ZENIT Staff

Bioethics•Euthanasia•Religious Freedom

France legalizes euthanasia but also safeguards the right to conscientious objection

The decision does not overturn France’s legalization of euthanasia. Rather, it establishes a boundary around the institutions and individuals expected to participate in the new system—and, in doing so, gives religious freedom a significant foothold within a law that had initially offered little room for conscientious dissent

Aug 25, 2026 23:14

ZENIT Staff

Analysis Opinion•Young People

A Catholic Revival Is Taking Root on America’s College Campuses, according to new research

The numbers become even harder to dismiss when sacramental life is considered alongside them.

Aug 25, 2026 23:03

ZENIT Staff

Analysis Opinion•Priests

Loneliness or falling in love? Why does a priest leave the ministry?

One of the less visible problems is what sociological research has described as “functional loneliness.”

Aug 24, 2026 23:12

ZENIT Staff

Religious Freedom

Court Excludes Spiritual Direction from the Legal Protection Afforded to the Sacrament of Confession

The court described a protected confession as a confidential acknowledgment of wrongdoing made to clergy for the purpose of seeking spiritual absolution, comfort or guidance. The religious tradition does not necessarily have to use a formal rite of absolution. What matters is the function and purpose of the communication

Aug 24, 2026 23:03

ZENIT Staff

Religious Freedom

Massachusetts Court Blocks Catholic Saints’ Statues at Public Safety Building

The ruling does not finally determine the fate of the statues. The case now returns to the Norfolk Superior Court, where the underlying litigation will continue, and the city could potentially seek review by the U.S. Supreme Court.

Aug 24, 2026 22:55

ZENIT Staff

Vatican Diplomacy

Vatican diplomacy returns to Moscow: Leo XIV sends his “foreign minister” to engage in dialogue with Russia and intercede on behalf of Ukraine

Gallagher is not traveling simply as an intermediary between Moscow and Kyiv. His meetings encompass state diplomacy, relations with the Russian Orthodox Church and the pastoral concerns of Catholics. The Holy See has therefore constructed a mission with several channels operating simultaneously

Aug 24, 2026 22:44

ZENIT Staff

Pope Leo XIV

A Meditation by Pope Leo XIV on the Centurion of the Gospel for Military Personnel and Military Chaplains

Pope Leo XIV’s address to a Delegation from the Military Ordinariate for Portugal

Aug 24, 2026 22:21

ZENIT Staff