Jesuits acknowledge failures in Rupnik abuse scandal and offer victims path to healing

Mar 30, 2025 19:41

Attorney Laura Sgrò, who represents several of the victims, released excerpts of the letters to the press on March 26. Photo: Yahoo News

Local Church

Salesians elect as new Superior General a Maltese who did not participate in elective General Chapter

As per Salesian tradition, the Rector Major is not just the leader of the congregation but also its spiritual father, responsible for guiding and unifying the global Salesian Family for the next six years.

Mar 25, 2025 20:29

ZENIT Staff

Local Church•Testimonies•Vocations

Verbites: 150 years at the service of the world

Born in German-speaking countries, today more than half of the missionaries belonging to the institute founded by Arnold Janssen are from Asia, and are also on the frontline in the existential peripheries of Europe today. Now the institute is being called to reflect on mission in today’s world at an international conference In Rome from 27 to 29 March.

Mar 25, 2025 19:59

ZENIT Staff

Local Church

Which is the least Christian and Catholic city in the United States? Study reveals

Among other major metropolitan areas, San Francisco reported the third-highest proportion of religiously unaffiliated adults at 42%, while Boston and San Diego followed closely with 40%. These numbers reflect a growing secularization in some of America’s most culturally influential urban centers.

Mar 24, 2025 17:45

ZENIT Staff

Local Church

USCCB Statement on the Executive Order Pertaining to the U.S. Department of Education

The Catholic Church teaches that parents are the primary educators of their children and should have the freedom and resources to choose an educational setting best suited for their child

Mar 23, 2025 20:11

ZENIT Staff

Local Church•Pope Francis

Biden’s gift to the Pope: Medal of Freedom arrives in Buenos Aires

The Presidential Medal of Freedom is the highest civilian distinction in the United States, rarely bestowed upon religious figures. Before Pope Francis, only one pontiff had received it: John Paul II, who was honored by President George W. Bush in 2004 for his role in promoting religious freedom and helping to end communism in Eastern Europe.

Mar 22, 2025 22:50

ZENIT Staff

Photo Gallery: Leo XIV Now Has An Official Mosaic to Enrich St. Paul’s Basilica, and This Is How He Reacted When It Was Shown to Him

Just over eight months after the election of Pope Leo XIV, the Vatican Mosaic Workshop has completed the mosaic portrait for the Basilica of St. Paul Outside-the-Walls, at the request of the Archpriest of the Basilica, Cardinal James Michael Harvey.

How Jesus Christ transforms man’s relationship with God, according to Pope Leo XIV

Pope’s general audience, January 14, 2026, on the Dogmatic Constitution Dei Verbum on Divine Revelation

Jesuits acknowledge failures in Rupnik abuse scandal and offer victims path to healing

Sale of relics of Blessed Carlo Acustis: Italian prosecutor’s office investigates one month before his canonization

Church calls on legislature to investigate child sexual abuse in state-run facilities and to treat all victims of abuse equally

Result of the German Synodal Way? Half a million Catholics leave the Church, official figures show

El Salvador: Pope’s Nuncio condemns presence of Anglican “bishopess” (and not only) during important Mass

Organizational Leadership: Marian University Launches Innovative Online Doctorate Program

Brazil: Inauguration of New 43-Meter Statue of Christ

Salesians elect as new Superior General a Maltese who did not participate in elective General Chapter

Verbites: 150 years at the service of the world

Which is the least Christian and Catholic city in the United States? Study reveals

USCCB Statement on the Executive Order Pertaining to the U.S. Department of Education

Biden’s gift to the Pope: Medal of Freedom arrives in Buenos Aires