Becciu case: Vatican appeal trial enters uncharted waters amid questions about the role of the prosecution

Sep 25, 2025 17:40

Valentina di Giorgio

Cardinal Angelo Becciu © Vatican Media

Bishop John Stowe of Lexington, Kentucky

Pope Leo XIV•Vatican Diplomacy

German president visits the Pope: invitation to the country, role of the Holy See in the current situation, and ecclesial life in Germany are the topics

Steinmeier Meets Pope Leo XIV, Urges Stronger Churches and Global Mediation

Sep 23, 2025 15:05

Valentina di Giorgio

Jubilee 2025•Justice and Peace

How can a legal system show mercy? Judge Alito of the US Supreme Court intervenes in the Vatican

The discussion, hosted by the U.S. Embassy to the Holy See in collaboration with the Dicastery for Evangelization and the U.S. bishops’ conference, placed Alito opposite Monsignor Laurence Spiteri of the Roman Rota

Sep 23, 2025 15:00

ZENIT Staff

Analysis Opinion

Study Links Traditional Eucharistic Practices to Stronger Belief in Christ’s Presence

What made a difference, Lindemann found, was not gender, age, or ethnicity, but liturgical context. Catholics who had ever received Communion on the tongue scored significantly higher in belief than those who had never done so.

Sep 23, 2025 12:07

Tim Daniels

Local Church

Barcelona’s Sagrada Familia Prepares to Crown Its Skyline with the Tower of Christ, the highest in Europe

When crowned with a luminous cross, the tower will eclipse Germany’s Ulm Minster, holder of the record since the 19th century at 162 meters. Surrounding it will be five other towers, one dedicated to the Virgin Mary and four slightly smaller ones symbolizing the Evangelists.

Sep 23, 2025 12:04

Covadonga Asturias

Local Church•Rome

Italy Weighs Restoring Feast of St. Francis as National Holiday Amid Calls for Unity

If approved, the holiday would return nearly half a century after its removal in 1977, when austerity measures swept away several feast days

Sep 22, 2025 18:02

Valentina di Giorgio

Pope Leo XIV to Equatorial Guinea: video captures the Holy Father’s travel coordinator visiting the country ahead of a papal trip

If Malabo’s walk-through on 9 February is any indication, the new pontificate intends to move early and visibly. For the Vatican, apostolic travel has never been mere movement; it is a pastoral act staged in public space

Health for all: a speech by Leo XIV on health and human life

Address of the Pope to participants in the Plenary Assembly of the Pontifical Academy for Life

Becciu case: Vatican appeal trial enters uncharted waters amid questions about the role of the prosecution

Four nuns, including the superior general of the Order, die in tragic accident

This is the mental health campaign launched by the Catholic Church in the United States

USA: The National Catholic and Muslim Dialogue: “Journeying Together”

This Is the Catholic Priest Who Won the «Asian Nobel» Prize and Here’s the Reason for the Award

The Pope’s beautiful speech praising consecrated women

Does a pontificate influence LGBT+ acceptance by the clergy? A study provides the answer

German president visits the Pope: invitation to the country, role of the Holy See in the current situation, and ecclesial life in Germany are the topics

How can a legal system show mercy? Judge Alito of the US Supreme Court intervenes in the Vatican

Study Links Traditional Eucharistic Practices to Stronger Belief in Christ’s Presence

Barcelona’s Sagrada Familia Prepares to Crown Its Skyline with the Tower of Christ, the highest in Europe

Italy Weighs Restoring Feast of St. Francis as National Holiday Amid Calls for Unity