Justice and Peace•Pope Francis

Jubilee Report: a plan commissioned by Pope Francis about the debt of the poor countries

The report drafted for the late pope by a group of economists led by Nobel Prize winner Joseph Stiglitz has been released. The study calls for a new global initiative for the most indebted poor countries but also lays out the rules for fairer finance to avoid perpetuating the same problem.

Jun 25, 2025 18:49

ZENIT Staff

Local Church•Pope Leo XIV

Childhood Home of Pope Leo XIV at the Center of Preservation Battle in Dolton, Illinois

Originally slated to be auctioned off this month, the sale of the property at 212 E. 141st Place has now been extended to July 17. Behind the delay is the town of Dolton’s determination to acquire the property — not for development, but for preservation

Jun 25, 2025 18:46

ZENIT Staff

Local Church•Religious Freedom

EU Court to Weigh Whether Baptismal Records Clash with Data Protection Laws

Alessandro Calcagno, a canon lawyer and deputy secretary general of the Commission of the Bishops’ Conferences of the European Union (COMECE), explains the Church’s position: “The sacramental record is not a mailing list, it is a historical document. You may leave the faith, but the fact that you were baptized remains. You cannot ‘un-baptize’ yourself.”

Jun 25, 2025 18:42

ZENIT Staff

Pope Leo XIV

This is the Mexican that Pope Leo XIV appointed as the new coordinator for his pastoral trips

Monsignor Salas Castañeda succeeds Cardinal George Jacob Koovakad, an Indian prelate recently appointed Prefect of the Dicastery for Interreligious Dialogue. Koovakad had long played a central role in shaping the logistics and spiritual tone of papal visits across continents

Jun 24, 2025 22:19

ZENIT Staff

Holy Land•Local Church•Pope Leo XIV

Pope confirms new Custos of the Catholic Church for the Holy Places in the Holy Land

Francesco Ielpo Appointed New Custos of the Holy Land Amidst Turbulent Times

Jun 24, 2025 22:01

ZENIT Staff

Local Church•Persecuted Christians

PHOTO GALLERY: Islamist attack on church in Syria leaves 30 dead

The attacker entered the church during the vesper service, opened fire on the congregation, then detonated an explosive vest amid the chaos. Children were among the casualties. Eyewitnesses described the moment as surreal—»bodies flying,» as one survivor put it. Others recalled the assailant’s covered face and the eerie silence before the explosion.

Jun 24, 2025 21:42

ZENIT Staff

Local Church

Schism overcome? Syro-Malabar Catholic Church reaches liturgical agreement after years of conflict

The June 19 agreement, reached during a presbyteral council meeting, comes after years of deeply entrenched division within the ancient Eastern Catholic Church, which traces its origins to the apostolic mission of Thomas in the 1st century

Jun 24, 2025 21:38

ZENIT Staff

Rome

Nine Questions and Answers Regarding the Process of Adapting Opus Dei’s Statutes

Reduction of influence? The Pope’s ultimatum? Why did the Opus Dei’s Statutes have to be reformed? These are three of the nine questions the Work answers in an article reproduced below.

Jun 23, 2025 22:26

ZENIT Staff

Cardinals and Bishops•Interview•Vatican City

What Is the Difference Between the Holy See, Vatican City, and the Roman Curia? Cardinal Ghirlanda Explains

Cardinal Gianfranco Ghirlanda, Jesuit, Canonist, and Professor Emeritus of the Pontifical Gregorian University, former Rector of the Athenaeum, and Consultant to numerous Vatican Dicasteries, offers a detailed and in-depth reflection on the meaning of three closely related yet distinct terms in their scope and legal and even diplomatic definition.

Jun 23, 2025 22:20

ZENIT Staff

Testimonies•Young People

A Peruvian designer: in charge of revitalizing the Vatican’s digital heart

Ytō approached the redesign not as a stylistic exercise but as a theological metaphor. His first thought was Gian Lorenzo Bernini’s colonnade in St. Peter’s Square—the sweeping arms of the Church encircling the world. The website, he decided, must feel like a digital embrace: universal, serene, and alive.

Jun 23, 2025 17:47

ZENIT Staff

Pope Leo XIV

Here you can watch the first documentary (complete and free) on Pope Leo XIV produced by the Vatican

A documentary that retraces the steps of Robert Francis Prevost’s mission in Peru and helps to understand the current Pope.

Jun 23, 2025 17:32

ZENIT Staff

Justice and Peace•Rome

Parliamentarians from around the world gather in Rome to discuss interfaith dialogue

The Conference brought together hundreds of MPs, including Speakers, as well as religious leaders, UN officials, civil society representatives, and international experts from close to 100 countries, responding to the motto of the Jubilee Year to be “pilgrims of hope” amid a climate of growing conflict, polarization and the weaponization of religion.

Jun 23, 2025 17:29

ZENIT Staff