Questions about liturgy: Handling the Lectionary and Missal

Nov 07, 2025 16:17

ZENIT Staff

Handling the Lectionary and Missal

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

Dicasteries•Virgin Mary

Mary Co-redemptrix? This is what the most comprehensive Vatican reflection on Marian terminology since the Second Vatican Council says

The Vatican’s new note is not merely a negative prohibition but an attempt at theological purification—a careful pruning of language to preserve the integrity of devotion

Nov 04, 2025 17:43

Jorge Enrique Mújica

Justice and Peace•Persecuted Christians•Religious Freedom

California’s Democratic government removes statue of Saint Junípero Sierra after lying about consulting the Archbishop of San Francisco

Archbishop Salvatore Cordileone of San Francisco, whose archdiocese encompasses many of the missions Serra founded in the 18th century, says he was blindsided by the decision

Nov 04, 2025 10:09

ZENIT Staff

Vocations

Nine diocesan priests begin novitiate in the Priestly Fraternities of St. Dominic

Br. John Langlois, OP, Provincial Promoter of the Priestly Fraternities of St. Dominic for the Province of St. Joseph, vested the priests with the scapular of the Order. During the rite of vestition, Br. John asked those seeking admission into the Order what they desired. They responded: “God’s mercy and yours.”

Nov 04, 2025 10:07

ZENIT Staff

Persecuted Christians

Trump threatens military intervention in Nigeria over the serious killing of Christians in the country

Trump’s statement on October 31, posted on his social media platform Truth Social, ignited a global debate about faith, politics, and foreign policy. “Christianity faces an existential threat in Nigeria,” he wrote

Nov 03, 2025 17:42

Tim Daniels

What Does the Pope Think About Violence Against Women? A Revealing Letter Signed by Leo XIV

Pope Leo XIV’s response is clear and profoundly pastoral. The Pontiff confesses that violence in relationships, and particularly violence against women, is a source of great suffering for him.

An Italian: this is the Pope’s new ambassador “to” Donald Trump

Archbishop Caccia, 68, has served as Permanent Observer of the Holy See to the United Nations since 2019, and succeeds Cardinal Christophe Pierre, 80, who has held the post since 2016

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Questions about liturgy: Handling the Lectionary and Missal

An Upright Gaze: Key to Leo XIV’s Homily for the Pontifical Universities

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Iran, the Land of Radical Muslims, Dedicates Metro Station to the Virgin Mary

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 what Pope Leo XIV said about Rupnik, the situation in Venezuela, and the religious freedom rights of migrants in the USA

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

Mary Co-redemptrix? This is what the most comprehensive Vatican reflection on Marian terminology since the Second Vatican Council says

California’s Democratic government removes statue of Saint Junípero Sierra after lying about consulting the Archbishop of San Francisco

Nine diocesan priests begin novitiate in the Priestly Fraternities of St. Dominic

Trump threatens military intervention in Nigeria over the serious killing of Christians in the country