Gender Ideology•Woman

UN Women’s Rights Czar Fights Back Against Trans-Feminist Smears

Alsalem has been ostracized by the global women’s rights establishment and is being attacked viciously by government-backed trans-friendly women’s rights organizations and their media allies. The attacks are also coming from within the UN system, including the very UN rights office that should support her mandate.

Jul 27, 2025 20:35

ZENIT Staff

Ecumenism•Pope Leo XIV

Pope Leo XIV Meets Russian Orthodox Envoy Amid Hopes and Hurdles for Dialogue

Metropolitan Anthony, who also attended the funeral of Pope Francis as Kirill’s representative, came bearing a message of goodwill and congratulations from the Moscow Patriarch to Leo XIV, recently elected Bishop of Rome

Jul 26, 2025 20:38

ZENIT Staff

Pope Leo XIV

How to build a solid priest in formation and happiness? 3 answers from Pope Leo XIV

Address of the Pope to participants in the course for seminary formators at the Pontifical Athenaeum Regina Apostolorum and to participants in the General Chapter of the Xaverian Missionaries

Jul 25, 2025 20:50

ZENIT Staff

Holy Land•Justice and Peace•Local Church

Why did the Israeli army attack a Catholic parish in Gaza? Israel “holds itself accountable” after investigation

Days later, the Israel Defense Forces (IDF) described the incident as the result of a “technical failure,” not a human miscalculation. In a report, military investigators claimed the damage had been caused by an unintentional munition deviation during an operation in the area.

Jul 25, 2025 20:36

ZENIT Staff

Causes of Saints•Ecumenism•Local Church

Relic of Saint Thomas More could be exhumed from Anglican church to be venerated by Catholics

More’s head, once placed on a pike above London Bridge as a warning to traitors, was rescued by his daughter, Margaret Roper. After her death, both she and the relic were interred in the Roper family vault beneath St Dunstan’s — a space that has been opened several times in the past two centuries, most recently in 1997, confirming the presence of the skull in a niche.

Jul 25, 2025 20:26

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Testimonies

Navigating Compassion: Sailor Honored for Transforming a Journey into a Lifeline

Behind the scenes, Fairman assumed every role: skipper, engineer, communicator, host, fundraiser, and even press liaison. With his wife Deirdre anchoring efforts from land, he chronicled his odyssey with humility and clarity, engaging local and national media while continuing the day-to-day labor of sailing and outreach.

Jul 25, 2025 13:23

ZENIT Staff

Pro Life

USA: 4th Circuit upholds WV law that protects women, the unborn

A chemical abortion drug manufacturer is challenging West Virginia’s pro-life laws that protect unborn lives and maternal health and safety.

Jul 25, 2025 13:21

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Gender Ideology•Religious Freedom

Oregon Department of Human Services denied single mother Jessica Bates’ application to adopt siblings from foster care because of her religious beliefs

9th Circuit rejects gender-ideology mandate for adoption, Oregon mom now free to care for kids in need

Jul 25, 2025 13:16

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Local Church•Pope Leo XIV

“Pope Leo XIV’s Paths”: New Tourist Route Is Presented in Peru

«We are facing a route that not only runs through streets and churches, but rather travels through the memory, faith, and hope of a people who never ceased dreaming and who today can proudly say that we have a Peruvian Pope,» said the country’s President, noting that this initiative is also a tribute to Leo XIV.

Jul 24, 2025 21:30

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Pope Leo XIV•Rome

According to The New York Times Pope Leo XIV Is Among The Most Stylish People So Far in 2025

That the circumstance of a new Pope has had an impact on fashion can be seen, for example, in the most recent Dolce & Gabbana fashion show just a few meters from the Vatican: on the bridge overlooking Castel Sant’Angelo — a show dedicated to Catholic fashion.

Jul 24, 2025 21:24

ZENIT Staff

Analysis Opinion

Community Life: A Possible Solution to the Priestly Crisis

The challenge is not simply to remedy a problem, but to reimagine a way of priestly life more in tune with the truth of man, the very nature of the ministry, and the logic of the Gospel.

Jul 24, 2025 21:20

ZENIT Staff

Analysis Opinion

How clergy and religious grapple with chastity in the tech age

In stark reality, many priestly and religious individuals are failing to properly integrate their sexuality. They neglect to give it the necessary time, energy, and attention. This void is increasingly filled by a secular-tinged virtual world that infiltrates convents, monasteries, and seminaries, causing significant disorientation and deviation from their consecrated, chaste lives.

Jul 24, 2025 20:42

ZENIT Staff