Study reveals that priests in the US trust the Pope, but not their own bishops

Oct 20, 2025 13:09

Nearly 86 percent of priests expressed either “a great deal” or “quite a lot” of confidence in Pope Leo XIV Photo: Alberto PIZZOLI/AFP

Local Church•Vocations

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

The Vatican’s intervention suggests growing concern over the impact of the dispute on ecclesial life

Oct 15, 2025 11:47

ZENIT Staff

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

Dates and Locations Announced for Mass Events with Pope Leo XIV in Spain

Pope Leo XIV will celebrate a great Prayer Vigil with young people and three great Masses during his Apostolic Journey to Spain. Registration forms are now open for participation in these first confirmed events on the Pope’s agenda. Registration can be done through the official website of the trip: conelpapa.es.

On the Controversy with Trump, Leo XIV Denounces a «Not Entirely Accurate Narrative»

During the flight from Cameroon to Angola, the third leg of an itinerary that will ultimately take him to Equatorial Guinea, the Pope explained to the approximately 70 journalists accompanying him that many media interpretations are based on a dynamic of «comments upon comments,» rather than reflecting his true intentions.

Study reveals that priests in the US trust the Pope, but not their own bishops

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