Lost for Eight Decades, Found by Chance: Argentina Cathedral Recovers Relic of the True Cross Ahead of Lent

Mar 16, 2026 10:07

Enrique Villegas

reliquary containing fragments believed to come from the cross of Jesus Christ Photo: Diario Cuyo

Pope Leo XIV•Vocations

The sacrament of confession (reconciliation or penance), beautifully explained by Pope Leo XIV to young priests and seminarians

Address by the Holy Father to the priests and seminarians who participated in the course on the Internal Forum of the Apostolic Penitentiary

Mar 14, 2026 20:29

ZENIT Staff

Justice and Peace•Pope Leo XIV•Vatican City

Some reflections with you on the relationship between the administration of justice and the value of unity, according to Pope Leo XIV

Address by the Holy Father on the occasion of the opening of the judicial year of the Tribunal of the Vatican City State

Mar 14, 2026 20:06

ZENIT Staff

Good News•Local Church

The Cross Atop the Jesus Christ Tower of the Basilica of the Holy Family, which the Pope will Inaugurate in Barcelona, Is Now Visible

The church’s Construction Board is gradually removing the scaffolding, and the 17-meter cross is now visible.

Mar 13, 2026 18:47

ZENIT Staff

Justice and Peace•Vatican Diplomacy

Results of Vatican diplomacy: Amid conflict with the U.S., Cuba will release prisoners

The decision underscores the continued relevance of Vatican diplomacy in Cuba. By combining moral appeals with patient negotiation, the Holy See has repeatedly succeeded in encouraging humanitarian gestures that might otherwise have remained politically impossibl

Mar 13, 2026 13:41

Enrique Villegas

Local Church•Persecuted Christians

Nicaraguan dictatorship bans priestly and diaconal ordinations in four dioceses across the country

For a Church already weakened by years of repression, the measure appears designed not merely to punish current leadership but to obstruct the formation of the next generation of clergy.

Mar 13, 2026 13:31

ZENIT Staff

Amid the polarization between Trump and Leo XIV, U.S. police respond to a bomb threat at the home of the Pope’s brother

Police in New Lenox, a suburban community outside Chicago, responded on the evening of April 15 at approximately 6:30 p.m. to reports of a bomb threat at the home of John Prevost, one of the Pope’s two older brothers

Leo XIV on TIME magazine’s list of the 100 most influential people

Pope Benedict XVI appeared three times, while Francis was featured on six occasions, reflecting different phases in the Church’s engagement with global issues

Lost for Eight Decades, Found by Chance: Argentina Cathedral Recovers Relic of the True Cross Ahead of Lent

USA: New Data Reveal a Nation Less Religiously Anchored, but Not Uniformly Secular

Europeans Create New Censorship Body

London’s Trafalgar Square to Host Landmark 15th Anniversary Performance of the Passion of Jesus on Good Friday

Questions about liturgy: Should the cross be veiled during Lent?

EU Court Requires Member States to Legally Recognize “Gender Reassignment”

Online “relics” of St. Francis spark alarm: Franciscans warn faithful about growing digital fraud

The sacrament of confession (reconciliation or penance), beautifully explained by Pope Leo XIV to young priests and seminarians

Some reflections with you on the relationship between the administration of justice and the value of unity, according to Pope Leo XIV

The Cross Atop the Jesus Christ Tower of the Basilica of the Holy Family, which the Pope will Inaugurate in Barcelona, Is Now Visible

Results of Vatican diplomacy: Amid conflict with the U.S., Cuba will release prisoners

Nicaraguan dictatorship bans priestly and diaconal ordinations in four dioceses across the country

Lost for Eight Decades, Found by Chance: Argentina Cathedral Recovers Relic of the True Cross Ahead of Lent

USA: New Data Reveal a Nation Less Religiously Anchored, but Not Uniformly Secular

Europeans Create New Censorship Body

London’s Trafalgar Square to Host Landmark 15th Anniversary Performance of the Passion of Jesus on Good Friday

Questions about liturgy: Should the cross be veiled during Lent?

EU Court Requires Member States to Legally Recognize “Gender Reassignment”

Online “relics” of St. Francis spark alarm: Franciscans warn faithful about growing digital fraud

The sacrament of confession (reconciliation or penance), beautifully explained by Pope Leo XIV to young priests and seminarians

Some reflections with you on the relationship between the administration of justice and the value of unity, according to Pope Leo XIV

The Cross Atop the Jesus Christ Tower of the Basilica of the Holy Family, which the Pope will Inaugurate in Barcelona, ​​Is Now Visible

Results of Vatican diplomacy: Amid conflict with the U.S., Cuba will release prisoners

Nicaraguan dictatorship bans priestly and diaconal ordinations in four dioceses across the country

The Cross Atop the Jesus Christ Tower of the Basilica of the Holy Family, which the Pope will Inaugurate in Barcelona, Is Now Visible