Marriage and Family•Pope Leo XIV

‘Blessed are those who have not lost hope’: Pope Leo XIV’s Message for the Fifth World Day for Grandparents and the Elderly

The Dicastery for Laity, Family and Life has released the official prayer and suggestions for celebrations, with particular attention to elderly people unable to participate in the jubilee pilgrimages.

Jul 10, 2025 21:26

ZENIT Staff

Gender Ideology•Marriage and Family•Young People

USA: 22 states support NJ dad seeking end to policy that hides ‘social transition’ of daughter

A New Jersey father is suing a school district and state officials for violating his parental rights by secretly treating his daughter as a boy without his permission, then refusing to comply with his wishes that they refer to her as a girl when he discovered that school officials were “socially transitioning” his daughter as required by district policy and state law.

Jul 10, 2025 21:22

ZENIT Staff

Cardinals and Bishops•Interview•Jubilee 2025

How Is the Jubilee Going and What Impressions Do Those Who Organized It Have? ZENIT’s Interview with Monsignor Rino Fisichella

ZENIT interviewed Monsignor Rino Fisichella, Italian Archbishop, Pro-Prefect of the Dicastery for the New Evangelization, and organizer of the 2025 Jubilee.

Jul 09, 2025 22:44

ZENIT Staff

Dicasteries•Local Church•Virgin Mary

Vatican gives new nihil obstat to Marian apparitions in Litmanová, Slovakia

The letter specifies that the “declaration, although it does not imply the recognition of the supernatural authenticity of the alleged apparitions, allows, however, to approve the public worship and to communicate to the faithful that, if they wish, they can approach this spiritual proposal without risk, besides the fact that the fundamental contents of the alleged messages can be of help to live the Gospel of Christ”.

Jul 09, 2025 22:36

ZENIT Staff

Pope Leo XIV•Vatican Diplomacy

Pope Leo XIV receives Zelensky: open doors to Russia and Ukraine for negotiations and invitation to visit Ukraine

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky met on July 9 with Pope Leo XIV for a private conversation centered on the pursuit of peace.

Jul 09, 2025 22:32

ZENIT Staff

Analysis Opinion•Causes of Saints

Who Is Afraid of Catholic Saints? A Strange Campaign Against Carlo Acutis

The Italian teenager is set to be canonized in September. Progressive Catholics and secular journalists are opposing the canonization. Why?

Jul 09, 2025 22:28

ZENIT Staff

Local Church

Opus Dei Denies Accusation of «Trafficking» and Considers It Necessary to Grant the Accused Individuals the Right to Give Their Version of the Facts

«We reiterate that we categorically deny the accusation of human trafficking and labour exploitation made by her against Prelature,» states the press release from Opus Dei in Argentina.

Jul 07, 2025 13:35

ZENIT Staff

Local Church•Vocations

The Seminary with the Most Seminarians in the World (700) Dedicated to a French Laywoman

No fewer than 63 Bishops and four Cardinals have passed through its Chapel and classrooms.

Jul 07, 2025 13:32

ZENIT Staff

Cardinals and Bishops•Rome

Vatican to Release Marian Document Clarifying Supernatural Phenomena Guidelines

Speaking to journalists in Rome on July 3, Cardinal Fernández revealed that the document is nearing completion and will offer theological reflections and pastoral criteria regarding Marian devotion, particularly as it relates to alleged apparitions and private revelations

Jul 07, 2025 13:26

ZENIT Staff

Analysis Opinion•Local Church

Media obsession with ‘wicked nuns’ upended by Irish report on Tuam mother and baby home

Some of the accounts depict miserable conditions that were both physically and emotionally chilly. Several eyewitnesses mention Sr Hortense, who ran the home for most of its existence – but inconveniently for the current narrative, they praise her. One eyewitness says: “Sister Hortense loved children and helped out with them”.

Jul 06, 2025 23:34

ZENIT Staff

Good News•Testimonies

World’s Highest IQ Holder Publicly Professes Christian Faith, Citing Quantum Physics and the Mystery of Consciousness

What makes Kim’s statement particularly compelling isn’t merely the boldness of his confession in an increasingly secularized intellectual climate. It’s the reasoning he offers: not in defiance of science, but through it—especially through the lens of quantum physics.

Jul 06, 2025 23:28

ZENIT Staff

Holy Land•Justice and Peace

Gaza parish priest: Gaza is a ‘cage’ where bombs kill (also) hope. The need for a truce

Speaking to AsiaNews, the parish priest describes the tragic reality of a population that is getting more desperate by the day. The war continues in the shadow of Israel-Iran confrontation, with a glimmer of hope for fresh ceasefire negotiations. Netanyahu is set to visit the White House next week. Palestinians in Gaza show photos of Israeli children killed by Hamas on 7 October.

Jul 06, 2025 23:20

ZENIT Staff