Pope Leo XIV

Are you or do you know someone who is having suicidal thoughts? Here is what Pope Leo XIV has to say about it

The Pope dedicates his prayer intention for the month of November to “those who are struggling with suicidal thoughts,” that they “might find support” in their community and “might be open to the beauty of life.” Pope Leo XIV recalls that even believers can be “vulnerable.” He asks parishes and dioceses to listen to and accompany those going through a difficult time with “an attentive and compassionate heart.”

Nov 06, 2025 13:30

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General Audience•Pope Leo XIV

How is every day Easter? Pope Leo XIV explains it this way

Pope’s general audience, November 5, 2025, on Easter every day

Nov 05, 2025 13:25

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Good News•Local Church

Vatican elevates oldest church on the Arabian Peninsula to basilica status

For the faithful of Bahrain, the announcement is more than an ecclesial decree; it is the recognition of a spiritual home that has served generations of migrant Catholics from across Asia, Africa, and the Middle East. Consecrated in 1940, the Sacred Heart Church is affectionately known as the “mother church” of the Gulf

Nov 05, 2025 13:22

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Justice and Peace•Persecuted Christians•Religious Freedom

California’s Democratic government removes statue of Saint Junípero Sierra after lying about consulting the Archbishop of San Francisco

Archbishop Salvatore Cordileone of San Francisco, whose archdiocese encompasses many of the missions Serra founded in the 18th century, says he was blindsided by the decision

Nov 04, 2025 10:09

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Vocations

Nine diocesan priests begin novitiate in the Priestly Fraternities of St. Dominic

Br. John Langlois, OP, Provincial Promoter of the Priestly Fraternities of St. Dominic for the Province of St. Joseph, vested the priests with the scapular of the Order. During the rite of vestition, Br. John asked those seeking admission into the Order what they desired. They responded: “God’s mercy and yours.”

Nov 04, 2025 10:07

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Local Church•Virgin Mary

Cuba: Hurricane destroys the National Shrine of Our Lady of Charity of El Cobre

Pope Leo XIV, addressing the faithful during his general audience in Rome on October 29, assured his prayers for the victims of Hurricane Melissa in Jamaica and Cuba, invoking Mary’s comfort for the afflicted.

Nov 01, 2025 21:45

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Religious Freedom

Pope Leo XIV Grants Plenary Indulgence for Schoenstatt Centennial Pilgrims

The indulgence, announced at the start of the Schoenstatt Sisters of Mary’s centennial jubilee, is available from October 1, 2025, through November 4, 2026

Nov 01, 2025 21:43

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Religious Freedom

India’s Supreme Court Questions Anti-Conversion Law, Reasserting the Nation’s Secular Soul

At issue is the Uttar Pradesh Prohibition of Unlawful Conversion of Religion Act, introduced by Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath’s Hindu nationalist government

Nov 01, 2025 12:01

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Local Church

Basilica of the Holy Family Becomes the Tallest Church in Europe

With the placement of the lower arm, the tower of Jesus of the Holy Family church reaches a height of 162.91 meters

Oct 31, 2025 12:06

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Church and World

Spain’s socialist-communist government allocates €3 million to Masonic temple

What might have been a purely cultural act has instead ignited one of the oldest and most persistent tensions in Spanish public life: the uneasy intersection between national history, religion, and secular politics.

Oct 31, 2025 11:59

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Pope Leo XIV•Young People

3 educational challenges according to Pope Leo XIV

Address of the Pope to students participating in the Jubilee of the world of education

Oct 30, 2025 20:15

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Local Church•Young People

This is what World Youth Day Korea 2027 will look like, according to a presentation made to the press in Seoul

At a press conference held at the Catholic University of Korea, Archbishop Peter Chung Soon-taick, president of the Local Organizing Committee, described the event as “a declaration of faith and hope, and a solemn commitment to the youth of the world

Oct 30, 2025 20:06

ZENIT Staff