Emotion in Assisi: Carlo Acutis sculpture unveiled in the garden near his tomb

Aug 27, 2025 17:17

ZENIT Staff

It is located in the garden of the Church of Santa Maria Maggiore

Local Church

He resigns from the priesthood to run for office in Argentina. This is how the Church responds

Canon 287 explicitly prohibits clergy from active involvement in political parties, except in extraordinary cases authorized by ecclesiastical authority. The principle is clear: the priesthood and partisan politics are meant to remain separate spheres.

Aug 22, 2025 15:45

ZENIT Staff

Local Church

Majority of Austrians in favor of preserving Christian elements (holidays and crosses) in the country’s public life

“The data show a strong attachment to Christianity as part of Austria’s cultural heritage, regardless of personal religious practice,” explained pollster Johannes Klotz when presenting the results alongside Family Minister Claudia Plakolm.

Aug 22, 2025 15:43

ZENIT Staff

Holy Land•Justice and Peace•Local Church

President of U.S. Bishops Conference Calls for Special Collection for Humanitarian Relief and Pastoral Support in Gaza

The Holy Father continues to call for a cease fire and for aid to enter the territory, noting with great sorrow that ‘Gaza is starving,’” and encouraged the bishops to consider the special collection in their dioceses at their earliest opportunity.

Aug 20, 2025 22:19

ZENIT Staff

Local Church•Pope Leo XIV

Pope Leo XIV will visit Lebanon, according to official statements by the Archbishop of Beirut

If realized, the visit would mark the first by Leo XIV to a country where Christians, though diminished in numbers, continue to play a decisive role in the political and cultural landscape of the Middle East

Aug 20, 2025 22:10

Valentina di Giorgio

Local Church•Protection of vulnerable people

French archbishop reverses appointment of priest convicted of abuse

In a written statement, Archbishop de Kerimel acknowledged the outcry, apologized to victims who interpreted the appointment as a dismissal of their suffering, and confirmed the selection of Father Léopold Biyoki as the new chancellor, effective September 1.

Aug 19, 2025 20:50

Covadonga Asturias

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.

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Emotion in Assisi: Carlo Acutis sculpture unveiled in the garden near his tomb

Pope Leo XIV will speak with young Americans during his first digital visit to the United States

PHOTO GALLERY: Amidst the war, a beautiful new Catholic basilica is blessed and inaugurated in Ukraine

Legal dispute over Rio de Janeiro’s Christ the Redeemer statue: this is the solution proposed by the Senate

Brazilian police arrest woman who digitally harassed a priest: she created and distributed false material

Vatican approves new liturgical calendar for Arabia with its own calendar of saints

Cardinal Zupi turns the names of children from Gaza into a 7-hour prayer by saying them one by one

He resigns from the priesthood to run for office in Argentina. This is how the Church responds

Majority of Austrians in favor of preserving Christian elements (holidays and crosses) in the country’s public life

President of U.S. Bishops Conference Calls for Special Collection for Humanitarian Relief and Pastoral Support in Gaza

Pope Leo XIV will visit Lebanon, according to official statements by the Archbishop of Beirut

French archbishop reverses appointment of priest convicted of abuse