Rome and the Church in the United States

Dec 11, 2025 17:45

ZENIT Staff

Photo: Marco Di Lauro

Good News•Local Church

Faced with rising suicide rates among nuns and priests, the Catholic Church in India launches a ministry of healing and mental health

Archbishop Thomas Tharayil, who heads the association, framed the matter with unusual candor. Parish life, he said, cannot be pastoral if it ignores mental well-being. His remarks resonated particularly in Kerala, where several priests in recent years have taken their own lives, leaving dioceses to reckon with a pattern they could no longer chalk up to isolated crises

Dec 03, 2025 22:58

ZENIT Staff

Local Church

Excommunication for traditionalist clergyman “ordained bishop” in the US without the Pope’s authorization

The prelate who performed the rite was Archbishop Telesphore G. Mpundu, the retired head of the Archdiocese of Lusaka

Dec 03, 2025 22:56

Tim Daniels

Local Church•Pope Francis•Pope Leo XIV•Rome

Pope Leo XIV reverses Pope Francis’ decision regarding the organization of the Diocese of Rome

Leo XIV acknowledges Francis’ intentions without contesting their validity. But he suggests that the Holy Year provided something the earlier reform could not foresee: a lived demonstration of the center’s pastoral coherence

Nov 28, 2025 22:30

Valentina di Giorgio

Local Church

Korean bishops warn about AI-generated videos of clergy, bishops, and the Pope

What troubles Church leaders most is not simply the technical manipulation, but the pastoral impact

Nov 27, 2025 17:57

ZENIT Staff

Local Church

After the Supreme Court’s Landmark Ruling, Northern Ireland Faces a New Conversation on Faith in Schools

The Supreme Court’s decision closes one legal chapter but opens a much larger social conversation. Whether that conversation becomes a source of conflict or a bridge toward a more confident and inclusive future will depend on how schools, churches, parents and policymakers choose to respond

Nov 27, 2025 17:55

Elizabeth Owens

Why is Christian archaeology important? Pope Leo XIV provides these answers

Address of the Pope to the professors and students of the Pontifical Institute of Christian Archaeology

What you should know about Pope Leo XIV’s letter on Christian archaeology

The letter repeatedly emphasizes archaeology’s capacity to inspire hope. Modern technologies capable of recovering microscopic details or reconstructing damaged inscriptions remind scholars that even the most neglected materials can reveal unexpected depths

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Rome and the Church in the United States

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Faced with rising suicide rates among nuns and priests, the Catholic Church in India launches a ministry of healing and mental health

Excommunication for traditionalist clergyman “ordained bishop” in the US without the Pope’s authorization

Pope Leo XIV reverses Pope Francis’ decision regarding the organization of the Diocese of Rome

Korean bishops warn about AI-generated videos of clergy, bishops, and the Pope

After the Supreme Court’s Landmark Ruling, Northern Ireland Faces a New Conversation on Faith in Schools