Spain’s anti-clerical government presents winning project to redefine the Valley of the Fallen from the left

Nov 12, 2025 13:31

“The Base and the Cross”, envisions a dramatic reconfiguration of the vast esplanade and approach to the basilica Photo: Elentir

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Vatican elevates oldest church on the Arabian Peninsula to basilica status

For the faithful of Bahrain, the announcement is more than an ecclesial decree; it is the recognition of a spiritual home that has served generations of migrant Catholics from across Asia, Africa, and the Middle East. Consecrated in 1940, the Sacred Heart Church is affectionately known as the “mother church” of the Gulf

Nov 05, 2025 13:22

ZENIT Staff

Good News•Local Church•Pope Leo XIV

This is the 197-inch sculpture dedicated to Pope Leo XIV in his former Peruvian diocese

The statue, towering and radiant under the Lambayeque sun, captures the Pope in a gesture of blessing — right hand extended, a serene smile illuminating his face. For many in Chiclayo, this image transcends artistry. It is a gesture of gratitude

Nov 05, 2025 10:13

Enrique Villegas

Local Church•Virgin Mary

Cuba: Hurricane destroys the National Shrine of Our Lady of Charity of El Cobre

Pope Leo XIV, addressing the faithful during his general audience in Rome on October 29, assured his prayers for the victims of Hurricane Melissa in Jamaica and Cuba, invoking Mary’s comfort for the afflicted.

Nov 01, 2025 21:45

ZENIT Staff

Analysis Opinion•Local Church•Young People

Report shows that young Americans attend religious services more than their parents

The numbers may be modest, but the implications are far-reaching. For years, sociologists and church leaders alike have worried that Christianity in America was entering a phase of irreversible decline

Oct 31, 2025 18:05

Tim Daniels

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The world’s largest Orthodox cathedral is inaugurated: one of its most important benefactors was Saint John Paul II

When Pope John Paul II visited Romania in 1999 — the first papal visit to an Orthodox-majority country since the Great Schism — he donated $200,000 to support the construction of the future national cathedral. The funds were later used to help purchase the cathedral’s bells, manufactured in Austria and blessed in 2018

Oct 31, 2025 18:02

Joachin Meisner Hertz

The gunman who attempted to assassinate John Paul II tried to meet with Leo XIV in Turquí: what happened?

Agca arrived with the unmistakable intention of inserting himself into the story. Speaking to Turkish media, he expressed hope for a brief conversation with the pontiff—a few minutes, nothing more—while insisting that the papal presence in Iznik was “extraordinary.”

The homily with which Pope Leo XIV instilled hope in the Lebanese people

Homily of Pope Leo XIV at the concluding Mass of his pastoral visit to Lebanon

Spain’s anti-clerical government presents winning project to redefine the Valley of the Fallen from the left

From Oklahoma and Brownsville: these are the new bishops chosen to lead the US episcopate

“Serious and false”: the response of the Diocese of Cádiz to accusations of abuse against its bishop

Mexico: MORENA party pushes for law to restrict freedom of expression of Catholic clergy

Triumph Over Evil: a revealing look at exorcism with Church approval

The Vanishing Line Between Sin and Choice: How America’s Moral Compass Is Being Rewritten

Pax Christi International, the global Catholic peace movement, Marks 80 Years of Building Bridges for Tomorrow

Vatican elevates oldest church on the Arabian Peninsula to basilica status

This is the 197-inch sculpture dedicated to Pope Leo XIV in his former Peruvian diocese

Cuba: Hurricane destroys the National Shrine of Our Lady of Charity of El Cobre

Report shows that young Americans attend religious services more than their parents

The world’s largest Orthodox cathedral is inaugurated: one of its most important benefactors was Saint John Paul II