The Awarding of the 2025 Mission Prizes and the Winners: “God Has Given Each Family A Unique and Unrepeatable Mission”

Oct 19, 2025 20:53

ZENIT Staff

The 13th Edition of the Mission Awards

Cardinals and Bishops•Local Church

These are the 10 bishops who are candidates to lead the Catholic Church in the United States for the next three years

During the meeting, the bishops will also vote for new chairmen of six USCCB standing committees

Oct 14, 2025 17:25

ZENIT Staff

Local Church

Artistic and religious catastrophe: important Italian monastery (where Carlo Acutis made his first communion) catches fire

Founded in 1628, Bernaga was more than an architectural landmark. For generations it had been a living fragment of Catholic heritage, a space where time seemed to slow to the rhythm of the bell

Oct 14, 2025 17:23

ZENIT Staff

Local Church•Vocations

One in five Catholics worldwide is African, as is one in three seminarians: the impressive statistics of African Catholicism

Africa Becomes the Beating Heart of Catholic Growth

Oct 14, 2025 17:14

ZENIT Staff

Local Church•Young People

Northern Ireland’s Youth Spark Unexpected Religious Revival

The survey offers an optimistic counterpoint to the narrative of a faith in decline

Oct 13, 2025 11:15

Elizabeth Owens

Local Church

Bishops in Kenya launch brand of wine for Mass: the existing brand lost its sacred character

The directive, unveiled on the Feast of St. Francis of Assisi, marks the end of a troubling chapter in which the same wine consecrated at Mass was being casually poured in bars, hotels, and supermarkets across the country

Oct 13, 2025 11:06

Elizabeth Owens

Leo XIV begins 2026 with a new papal staff: here is the meaning… and the photos

In a Church often scrutinized for its symbols, Leo XIV’s choice is neither ornamental nor nostalgic. It is a visual theology, compressed into metal and form, reminding both shepherd and faithful that the path forward passes through the wounds of history—but does not end there

Ordinary time, our baptism, and the memory of a gift received: a simple reflection by Leo XIV

Address on the occasion of the Angelus prayer on Sunday, January 11, 2026

The Awarding of the 2025 Mission Prizes and the Winners: “God Has Given Each Family A Unique and Unrepeatable Mission”

Asia’s Oldest Seminary Turns 360 Years: Where Is It?

USA: Bishop Chairmen Respond to Administration’s Announcement of Expansion of Access to IVF and Fertility Treatments

The bells of two beautiful churches destroyed (and now restored) after the passage of Islamism in Iraq ring once again

England, Belgium, and Germany: the three “most inclusive” countries for LGBT Catholics, according to a study

Graffiti inside Canterbury Anglican Cathedral (with permission from the gay rector) divides public opinion

Vatican suspends training at major seminary in Congo amid growing division in local Church

These are the 10 bishops who are candidates to lead the Catholic Church in the United States for the next three years

Artistic and religious catastrophe: important Italian monastery (where Carlo Acutis made his first communion) catches fire

One in five Catholics worldwide is African, as is one in three seminarians: the impressive statistics of African Catholicism

Northern Ireland’s Youth Spark Unexpected Religious Revival

Bishops in Kenya launch brand of wine for Mass: the existing brand lost its sacred character