Local Church•Pro Life

USA: Bishop Chairmen Respond to Administration’s Announcement of Expansion of Access to IVF and Fertility Treatments

The policies announced Thursday were pursuant to an executive order issued in February

Oct 17, 2025 01:41

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Good News•Local Church

The bells of two beautiful churches destroyed (and now restored) after the passage of Islamism in Iraq ring once again

The resurrection of these two landmarks owes much to international solidarity. The Aliph Foundation, through its “Mosul Mosaic” program, financed the restoration in partnership with Iraq’s State Board of Antiquities and Heritage

Oct 16, 2025 18:07

ZENIT Staff

Gender Ideology•Young People

Report shows falling number of youth who identify as transgender

According to new data from the American College Health Association, just 3.6% of college students now identify as a gender different from their biological sex

Oct 16, 2025 18:02

ZENIT Staff

Analysis Opinion

Russian Reset Required in Rome

Had a Russian blitzkrieg conquered Kyiv back then, the Catholic leader of Ukraine, Major Archbishop Sviatoslav Shevchuk, was scheduled for immediate liquidation. Ukrainian bravery prevented his martyrdom. But some people never quit: During the recent papal interregnum, Major Archbishop Shevchuk was being tailed in Rome by agents of the FSB, successor to the KGB

Oct 16, 2025 17:58

ZENIT Staff

General Audience•Pope Leo XIV

How does Jesus quench our thirst for fulfillment? The beautiful catechesis of Pope Leo XIV that you will identify with

Pope’s general audience, October 15, 2025, on the Risen Jesus as the guarantee that quenches our ardent and infinite thirst for fulfillment that the Holy Spirit instills in our hearts.

Oct 15, 2025 16:52

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Pope Leo XIV

This Is the Horse Pope Leo XIV Received as a Gift

The horse was a gift from a parishioner of St. Adalbert Parish in London, England. The reason for the gift was that the Holy Father, when he was a missionary in Peru, used to ride horses.

Oct 15, 2025 11:59

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Justice and Peace•Pope Leo XIV

5,000 antibiotics leave the Vatican for Gaza on the orders of Pope Leo XIV

“This is not just about sending medicine,” said Cardinal Konrad Krajewski, the papal almoner and head of the Dicastery for the Service of Charity. “It is about transforming the Pope’s words in «Dilexi te» into actions. The Gospel becomes credible only when it is lived through gestures of concrete love.”

Oct 15, 2025 11:56

ZENIT Staff

Local Church•Vocations

Vatican suspends training at major seminary in Congo amid growing division in local Church

The Vatican’s intervention suggests growing concern over the impact of the dispute on ecclesial life

Oct 15, 2025 11:47

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Holy Land

Israel’s “administrative” detentions of Palestinian Christians: the case of Layan Nasir

Her previous imprisonment—eight months under “administrative detention,” a system that allows for incarceration without charge or trial—drew criticism from church leaders across England

Oct 15, 2025 11:45

ZENIT Staff

Cardinals and Bishops•Local Church

These are the 10 bishops who are candidates to lead the Catholic Church in the United States for the next three years

During the meeting, the bishops will also vote for new chairmen of six USCCB standing committees

Oct 14, 2025 17:25

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Local Church

Artistic and religious catastrophe: important Italian monastery (where Carlo Acutis made his first communion) catches fire

Founded in 1628, Bernaga was more than an architectural landmark. For generations it had been a living fragment of Catholic heritage, a space where time seemed to slow to the rhythm of the bell

Oct 14, 2025 17:23

ZENIT Staff

Local Church•Vocations

One in five Catholics worldwide is African, as is one in three seminarians: the impressive statistics of African Catholicism

Africa Becomes the Beating Heart of Catholic Growth

Oct 14, 2025 17:14

ZENIT Staff