Local Church•Young People

Pope Leo XIV will speak with young Americans during his first digital visit to the United States

The Holy Father is expected to address up to 15,000 registered young people, aged 14 to 18, coming from Catholic youth movements across the United States, and to interact directly with them in a live 45-minute dialogue.

Aug 27, 2025 10:23

ZENIT Staff

General Audience•Pope Leo XIV

Pope Leo XIV on Jesus’ Feelings During His Arrest in the Garden of Olives

The Pope’s address at the General Audience on August 27, 2025, on the moment of Jesus’s arrest in the Garden of Olives

Aug 27, 2025 08:46

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Pope Leo XIV

Vatican Announces Publication of Pope Leo XIV’s First Book

In his first addresses, the American Pope conveyed to all some of his priorities: the primacy of God, communion in the Church, and the pursuit of peace. He emphasized the fundamental and irreplaceable commitment of those who exercise a ministry of authority in the Church: to disappear so that Christ may remain, to make oneself small so that He may be known and glorified.

Aug 26, 2025 15:54

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Holy Land•Justice and Peace

Joint Statement by the Greek Orthodox Patriarchate of Jerusalem and the Latin Patriarchate of Jerusalem in response to Israel’s full invasion of Gaza

It seems that the Israeli government’s announcement that “the gates of hell will open” is indeed taking on tragic forms. The experience of past campaigns in Gaza, the declared intentions of the Israeli government with regard to the current operation, and the reports now reaching us from the ground, show that the operation is not just a threat, but a reality that is already in the process of being implemented. 

Aug 26, 2025 15:49

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Good News•Local Church

PHOTO GALLERY: Amidst the war, a beautiful new Catholic basilica is blessed and inaugurated in Ukraine

For Archbishop Shevchuk and the more than twenty bishops who stood with him, the basilica is more than a new place of worship. It is a visible testament that the Church, once driven underground during decades of Soviet repression, continues to raise sanctuaries of light in the midst of new shadows of war.

Aug 26, 2025 15:46

ZENIT Staff

Holy Land•Justice and Peace

Israeli government approves settlement of more Palestinian territory; bishops of the Holy Land oppose

On August 20, Israel’s Higher Planning Council granted final approval for 3,753 housing units, including more than 3,400 in the long-disputed E1 corridor east of Jerusalem. The decision revives a project frozen for decades under U.S. pressure, yet now pushed forward by Finance Minister Bezalel Smotrich, who openly declared that the plan would “bury the idea of a Palestinian state.”

Aug 26, 2025 12:49

ZENIT Staff

Analysis Opinion

Faith Before Technology

How should Christians, in light of their faith, think about the recent explosion in the application of artificial intelligence (AI), robotics, and other rapidly advancing technologies?

Aug 26, 2025 12:47

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Pope Leo XIV•Vatican Diplomacy

What Does Pope Leo XIV’s Letter to the President of Ukraine Say? Full Text

«I implore the Lord to move the hearts of people of good will, so that the clamor of arms may be silenced and give way to dialogue, opening the way to peace for the good of all,» the Pope says in part of the letter.

Aug 24, 2025 21:19

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Angelus•Pope Leo XIV

Why Does Jesus Say the Door of Salvation Is Narrow? Pope Leo XIV Responds

Address on the occasion of the Angelus Prayer on Sunday, August 24

Aug 24, 2025 21:15

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Liturgy and Divine Worship

Questions about liturgy: Masses of Christian Burial

People in irregular marriages and suicides should not usually be denied a funeral. In such cases denial of the funeral is more likely than not to be counterproductive and cause unnecessary misunderstanding and bitterness.

Aug 24, 2025 12:45

ZENIT Staff

Analysis Opinion•Gender Ideology•Justice and Peace

UNICEF spends hundreds of millions of dollars promoting sexually explicit content, according to research

It should be understood that UNICEF produces and promotes this material without the explicit approval of UN Member States as a body. What’s more, likely, most governments of the UN General Assembly disapprove of this material

Aug 24, 2025 12:42

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Gender Ideology•Justice and Peace•Pro Life

UN Maternal Health Coalition Attacks Religious Voices

Meanwhile, the strategy lists “conservative ideologies,” “religious fundamentalism,” and opposition to abortion and gender ideology as “threats” to achieving its vision of a world where “universal access to SRHR is upheld.”

Aug 24, 2025 12:40

ZENIT Staff