The Disturbing Celebrity Priest Phenomenon

Jun 05, 2025 20:46

ZENIT Staff

Like most moderns, I spend more time than I should scrolling through various social media.

Analysis Opinion•Pope Leo XIV

This Is How the Conclave Was and Here’s the Cardinals’ View of the Pope According to Their Own Statements (Part II)

Statements by the Cardinals after the Conclave and on the Election of Leo XIV

May 16, 2025 17:58

Rafael Llanes

Analysis Opinion•Pope Leo XIV

Leo XIV: a digital phenomenon and the first Pope influencer. Almost 13 million followers in 72 hours

What’s clear is that a new chapter of digital papacy has begun—not just for the Vatican, but for the global Church. And in a world of scrolling hearts and swiping thumbs, the Successor of Peter has found a new pulpit: one where a message can be shared instantly, and echoed across continents in seconds.

May 15, 2025 15:24

Jorge Enrique Mújica

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

One in three Mexican bishops will be replaced by Pope Leo XIV between 2026 and 2027

The generational shift is also visible in the provenance of current appointments. As of the beginning of 2026, 52.5 percent of Mexico’s bishops and archbishops were appointed by Pope Francis, 27.6 percent by Benedict XVI, 17.2 percent by John Paul II, and just 2.6 percent by Leo XIV himself. That last figure is set to rise sharply

For the first time, a Pope will address the Spanish Parliament: it will be Leo XIV during his visit to Madrid in June 2026

According to converging confirmations from parliamentary and ecclesial sources, the Vatican and the Spanish Congress have agreed to convene a joint session of both chambers of the Cortes Generales so that the Pope may address deputies and senators gathered in the hemicycle

The Disturbing Celebrity Priest Phenomenon

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This Is How the Conclave Was and Here’s the Cardinals’ View of the Pope According to Their Own Statements (Part II)

Leo XIV: a digital phenomenon and the first Pope influencer. Almost 13 million followers in 72 hours

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

Pope Leo XIV, Father Dowling, and China

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