Local Church•Young People

Increased Acceptance of Pornography in Society Draws Renewed Effort from Catholic Bishops to Support Families at Risk

“The need for us to help those trapped in this addiction is even more urgent today than it was ten years ago when the first edition was published,” said Bishop Robert Barron, chairman of the USCCB Committee on Laity, Marriage, Family Life and Youth.

May 15, 2025 15:09

ZENIT Staff

Pope Leo XIV

Pope Leo XIV’s Coat of Ams Explained by Heraldic Expert

Explanation of Pope’s Coat of Arms and Motto

May 14, 2025 12:05

ZENIT Staff

Pope Leo XIV

The Holy Father received the Prelate of Opus Dei, Msgr. Fernando Ocáriz, in an audience

Pope Leo XIV receives the Prelate of Opus Dei in audience

May 14, 2025 12:03

ZENIT Staff

Jubilee 2025•Pope Leo XIV

Pope asks to define principles, norms, and guidelines for Latin rite priests accompanying Eastern rite Catholics arriving in the West

Address of the Pope to the participants in the Jubilee of the Catholic Churches of Eastern Rites

May 14, 2025 11:59

ZENIT Staff

Analysis Opinion•Pro Life•Woman

Revealing finding never before published: the real impact of the abortion pill on women’s health

Like the literary character of a priest-detective from Chicago created by Ralph McInerny, the American Pope may hold a few surprises.

May 14, 2025 11:57

ZENIT Staff

Analysis Opinion•Pope Leo XIV

Pope Leo XIV, Father Dowling, and China

Like the literary character of a priest-detective from Chicago created by Ralph McInerny, the American Pope may hold a few surprises.

May 14, 2025 11:55

ZENIT Staff

Analysis Opinion•Pope Leo XIV

Former Swiss Guard’s Thoughts on Election of Pope Leo XIV

Today, we can say with certainty the church is in God’s hands. The election of Leo XIV reminds us of this with candor and gentleness at the same time. It seems like a gift from the Lord, who does not make us lack what we need.

May 13, 2025 17:13

ZENIT Staff

Pope Leo XIV

Lion XIV inherits 52 million followers on X and opens Instagram surpassing 400 thousand followers first day

Inheritance of 52 million followers on X and more than 400 thousand new followers in one day

May 13, 2025 17:10

ZENIT Staff

Local Church•Young People

USA: Bishops update pastoral document against pornography in the age of only fans and AI

Indeed, their concern extends beyond pornography’s moral implications to its corrosive effects on community, family, and even the capacity to love. The digital age, they argue, is not merely reshaping behavior—it is reshaping the heart.

May 13, 2025 17:06

ZENIT Staff

Local Church•Religious Freedom

USA: Justice Department sides with Church in harassment over state violation of sacramental confession secrecy

According to the DOJ, the law does more than mandate reporting. It isolates clergy by denying them legal privileges afforded to other professionals, including attorneys and therapists, when it comes to confidential communications.

May 13, 2025 17:03

ZENIT Staff

Pope Leo XIV•Vocations

Leo XIV: A Pope Who Ordains Priests Again (And Other Masses During May 2025)

Leo XIV Is a Pope who ordains priests again. This will occur in Saint Peter’s Basilica on May 31.

May 13, 2025 07:03

ZENIT Staff

Pope Leo XIV

One of Leo XIV’s first letters is to Jews: this is what the missive says

“I pledge to continue and strengthen the Church’s dialogue and cooperation with the Jewish people in the spirit of the Second Vatican Council’s declaration Nostra Aetate,” writes the Pope.

May 13, 2025 06:15

ZENIT Staff