ZENIT Staff, Author at ZENIT - English

«I am writing these things to initiate a shared reflection and to avoid pretending that this challenge to monastic life today doesn’t exist,» writes the Prior General of the Camaldolese.

Feb 15, 2026 18:56

ZENIT Staff

Liturgy and Divine Worship

Questions about liturgy: The Baptist’s “Heavenly Birth”

Answered by Legionary of Christ Father Edward McNamara, professor of liturgy and sacramental theology at the Pontifical Regina Apostolorum university.

Feb 15, 2026 18:43

ZENIT Staff

Dicasteries•Pope Leo XIV•Woman

Another Woman Appointed to the Dicastery for Bishops. Leo XIV Confirms Other Members

She is Sister Simona Brambilla, M.C., Prefect of the Dicastery for Institutes of Consecrated Life and Societies of Apostolic Life

Feb 15, 2026 18:33

ZENIT Staff

Cardinals and Bishops•Local Church

This is how the inauguration of the new Catholic Archbishop of Westminster went

The Archbishop of Canterbury, Dame Sarah Mullally, then greeted Archbishop Moth on behalf of the co-presidents of Churches Together in England, offering a word of welcome

Feb 14, 2026 18:48

ZENIT Staff

Local Church

The number of students studying theology in Germany plummets: only Cardinal Woelki’s Cologne diocese sees growth

Hartl argues that the distribution of enrollment losses may reflect more than demographic shrinkage or a generalized crisis of vocations. In his view, prospective theology students today are motivated by a desire to deepen and articulate their faith, rather than to engage in what they perceive as the deconstructive critique of tradition

Feb 14, 2026 12:02

ZENIT Staff

Cardinals and Bishops•Dicasteries

The Lefebvrians’ meeting with the Congregation for the Doctrine of the Faith at the Vatican, as told by themselves

We now offer the statement issued by the General House of the Priestly Society of Saint Pius X on the same day

Feb 14, 2026 11:54

ZENIT Staff

Cardinals and Bishops•Local Church•Pope Leo XIV

Cuban bishops cancel special visit to the Pope: there is no gasoline in the country, not even for airplanes

When the visit is eventually rescheduled, it will likely carry an added layer of gravity. The reports the bishops bring to Rome will speak not only of parish life and vocations but also of blackouts, migration and the search for dialogue in a climate of scarcity

Feb 14, 2026 11:44

ZENIT Staff

Pope Leo XIV

Pope Leo XIV Suppresses Body Created by Pope Francis: The Pontifical Committee for World Children’s Day

In a Chirograph, the Pope notes that he shares Pope Francis’s request «that the Church pay attention to children also by instituting a Day dedicated to them,» which implies that World Children’s Day will continue to be celebrated.

Feb 13, 2026 17:34

ZENIT Staff

Pope Leo XIV•Woman

The deputy director of the Vatican Press Office resigns. Pope Leo XIV appoints a Croatian nun as her replacement

With this appointment, Sister Krapić becomes the third woman to hold the position of deputy director of the Holy See Press Office. The first was Spanish journalist Paloma García Ovejero, followed by Murray. Both predecessors eventually stepped down from the role.

Feb 13, 2026 17:31

ZENIT Staff

A Pope’s Letter to a Newspaper: Leo XIV Reflects on 150 Years of Journalism in a Changing World

Another dimension Leo XIV emphasized was the human element of storytelling. Technology may accelerate the flow of information, he observed, but experience and judgment remain essential for interpreting events and giving them meaning

The Middle East, the spread of war, and the position of the Pope and the Catholic Church

As the Middle East faces the prospect of a broader regional war, the Vatican’s hope remains that diplomacy — not missiles — will ultimately shape the future of the region.