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

Sep 22, 2025 18:02

Valentina di Giorgio

St. Francis of Assisi Photo: Vatican News

Ecumenism•Pope Leo XIV

This is what the Pope’s trip to Turkey, Lebanon, and Latin America would look like: more details and even dates are emerging

The trip will also mark Leo XIV’s debut on the global stage as pope. Vatican sources confirm that plans are underway for a two-day visit to Turkey on November 29 and 30, with the possibility of an additional stop in Lebanon if the region’s volatile situation allows

Sep 19, 2025 18:47

Valentina di Giorgio

Justice and Peace•Local Church

FBI admits staff dismissals due to investigations against Catholics in the Biden administration

Appearing before the Senate on September 16, Patel faced pointed questions from Missouri Senator Josh Hawley about how the bureau has handled the scandal and what it is doing to address the growing number of attacks on Catholic and Christian communities nationwide.

Sep 19, 2025 18:44

Tim Daniels

Persecuted Christians

Nigerian Priest Abducted Amid Rising Wave of Clergy Kidnappings

The abduction adds to a disturbing pattern that has placed religious leaders on the front lines of Nigeria’s worsening security crisis

Sep 19, 2025 18:41

ZENIT Staff

Holy Land•Justice and Peace•Pope Leo XIV

From Castel Gandolfo, Pope Leo XIV Calls for Peace Amid Gaza’s Agony and UN Genocide Allegations

Pope Leo XIV also addressed another crisis weighing on Europe: rising tensions between NATO and Russia

Sep 18, 2025 18:33

Jorge Enrique Mújica

Local Church•Persecuted Christians

Nigeria: Report shows that 100 churches are attacked every month and 32 Christians are killed every day in the country

The destruction is not the only marker of persecution. According to Intersociety’s August report, more than 7,000 Christians were killed across Nigeria in the first 220 days of 2025 alone — an average of thirty-two a day. Since the violence erupted in 2009, the death toll has climbed to 185,000, including some 125,000 Christians and 60,000 Muslims accused of being “liberal” or insufficiently radical

Sep 18, 2025 18:30

ZENIT Staff

The Vatican Outlines the Next Steps in Implementing the Synodal Path for the Entire Church

Central to the meeting was the preparation for a gathering scheduled from June 23 to 25, 2026. This event will serve as a preparatory stage for the Continental Evaluation Assemblies planned for early 2028

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.

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

Leo XIV, China and attention to communities suffering for their faith

One cardinal, 11 bishops, and over a thousand priests launch initiative against genocide in Gaza

This Is What Leo XIV Has Said About Female Diaconate, the LGBT Community in the Church, and Sexual Abuse

Justice and its function: a reflection by Pope Leo XIV before judges from around the world on the occasion of the Jubilee

Jubilee, Hope, and Family: Three Reflections by the Pope on the Future of the Family

Bomb Threat at Córdoba’s Cathedral Sparks Debate Over Sacred Heritage and Security

This is what the Pope’s trip to Turkey, Lebanon, and Latin America would look like: more details and even dates are emerging

FBI admits staff dismissals due to investigations against Catholics in the Biden administration

Nigerian Priest Abducted Amid Rising Wave of Clergy Kidnappings

From Castel Gandolfo, Pope Leo XIV Calls for Peace Amid Gaza’s Agony and UN Genocide Allegations

Nigeria: Report shows that 100 churches are attacked every month and 32 Christians are killed every day in the country