Analysis Opinion

Is There Salvation Outside the Catholic Church?

Reflections in light of a catechesis by John Paul II thirty years ago.

May 30, 2025 11:59

ZENIT Staff

Pope Leo XIV

Giro d’Italia will pass through the Vatican and Pope will greet participants in the world’s most important cycling event

This Vatican stage, however brief, transforms the final day of the Giro’s 108th edition into a pilgrimage on wheels

May 29, 2025 17:16

ZENIT Staff

Pope Leo XIV

Will Pope Leo XIV convert Castelgandolfo into a summer residence? Papal visit sparks rumors

Some have read this visit of the pope to Castelgandolfo as an insight into the place and into Pope Francis’ decisions about the current layout. This itself triggered rumors about a reconsideration of retaking Castelgandolfo as a summer residence. Francis turned Castelgandolfo into a Museum in 2016, affecting the local population that lives from tourism around the presence of popes in the summer.

May 29, 2025 17:13

ZENIT Staff

General Audience•Pope Leo XIV

The Parable of the Good Samaritan explained by Pope Leo XIV

Pope’s General Audience, May 28, 2025 on the Parable of the Good Samaritan

May 28, 2025 17:46

ZENIT Staff

Dicasteries•Pope Leo XIV

Pope Leo Appoints New President of the Pontifical Academy for Life

Monsignor Renzo Pegoraro emphasizes the intention of «working in continuity with the themes and methodology of these years, enhancing the specific competencies of our broad and qualified group of international and interreligious academics.»

May 27, 2025 16:08

ZENIT Staff

Good News

“Singing with the Pope»: Vatican’s Pontifical Institute of Sacred Music launches series of tutorials

The tutorials, which are posted on the Institute’s social media platforms, teach simple, easily singable pieces from the Church’s Gregorian tradition, many of which are used in papal Masses and official celebrations

May 27, 2025 11:35

ZENIT Staff

Pope Leo XIV

YouTube Shuts Down AI-Generated Channel Falsely Attributing Sermons to Pope Leo XIV

The tutorials, which are posted on the Institute’s social media platforms, teach simple, easily singable pieces from the Church’s Gregorian tradition, many of which are used in papal Masses and official celebrations

May 26, 2025 11:35

ZENIT Staff

Holy Land•Justice and Peace

Jewish State of Israel Violates International Law: Begins Archaeological Excavations in Sovereign Palestinian Territory

In 2023, the Government announced an allocation of 8 million euros to restore the site, near Nablus in the occupied West Bank, and prepare it to receive Israeli visitors. By beginning excavations and construction on May 12, 2025, Israel is violating international law.

May 26, 2025 11:06

ZENIT Staff

Holy Land•Justice and Peace•Testimonies

The situation in Gaza as told by the parish priest of the only Catholic community in that martyrized land

For three months Gaza received no aid convoys, which meant that the parish had to ration the resources it has to feed the Christians within and some of the families that live nearby.

May 26, 2025 10:52

ZENIT Staff

Cardinals and Bishops•Local Church•Pope Leo XIV

These are the first countries Pope Leo would visit according to Cardinal Sturla’s statements

During a radio interview on May 21 with Uruguay’s Radio Carve, Cardinal Sturla, a participant in the conclave that elected Leo XIV earlier this month, shared what he described as “very high” chances that Uruguay will be part of the Pope’s itinerary.

May 26, 2025 10:50

ZENIT Staff

Pope Leo XIV•Vatican City

Why did Pope Leo give 500 euros to each Vatican employee?

The bonus, given on May 23, reaches around 5,000 workers—from the 2,000 employees of the Roman Curia who assist in governing the global Church, to the many others who sustain the daily functions of Vatican City State.

May 26, 2025 10:47

ZENIT Staff

Angelus•Pope Leo XIV

How God makes us into his dwelling places: a reflection of Pope Leo XIV

Allocution on the occasion of the recitation of the Regina Caeli on Sunday, May 25, 2025

May 25, 2025 19:41

ZENIT Staff