Pope Leo XIV appoints controversial woman as president of the Pontifical Academy of Fine Arts and Letters

Sep 09, 2025 18:17

Valentina di Giorgio

Cristiana Perrella

Holy Land•Pope Leo XIV•Vatican Diplomacy

Between Gaza and Jerusalem: Pope Leo XIV and Israel’s Herzog Navigate Fragile Paths to Peace

The Vatican’s unusually detailed communiqué underscored the urgency. It spoke of hostages whose freedom cannot wait, of a permanent ceasefire that must be reached, and of humanitarian aid too often blocked at checkpoints of suspicion

Sep 06, 2025 19:28

Valentina di Giorgio

Liturgy and Divine Worship

Questions about liturgy: Moving Patronal Feasts

Answered by Legionary of Christ Father Edward McNamara, professor of liturgy and sacramental theology at the Pontifical Regina Apostolorum university.

Sep 06, 2025 19:18

ZENIT Staff

Persecuted Christians

A Global Surge in Anti-Christian Hostility Raises Alarms Across Churches

Across continents, Christian communities are facing a rising tide of aggression, one that touches the heart of their worship and the fabric of their public witness.

Sep 06, 2025 17:23

ZENIT Staff

Local Church

Do Exorcists Charge for Each Session? International Association of Exorcists Issues Statement

A certain «sensationalist journalism,» in an attempt to give itself a veneer of credibility, even goes so far as to cite the International Association of Exorcists as a source. However, the reality is very different and must remain so: the exorcism ministry is absolutely free of charge.

Sep 02, 2025 17:24

ZENIT Staff

Local Church•Persecuted Christians

Nicaragua’s Silenced Church: A Report from Exile on a Persecution Without Pause

The statistics are stark. Since April 2018, when President Daniel Ortega’s government turned its fury against Catholic leaders who had stood with peaceful demonstrators, the Church has endured 1,010 aggressions and seen more than 16,500 processions banned

Sep 01, 2025 15:26

Enrique Villegas

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.

Pope Leo XIV appoints controversial woman as president of the Pontifical Academy of Fine Arts and Letters

Divided at the Pulpit: Illinois Priests’ Campaign Donations Expose Catholic Fault Lines in U.S. Politics

The Vatican welcomes Argentina’s patron saint, the Virgin of Luján, to its gardens

A Cathedral That Never Stood: Congo’s Anglicans Face Fresh Wounds After Collapse of Beni’s Long-Awaited Church

Pope Leo at the canonization of Acutis and Frassati: an invitation not to waste life and to look upward

Catholic member of British royal family to have Catholic funeral attended by the King and Queen of England

Generational Divide Sharpens as New Report Shows Surge in Transgender Identification in the U.S.

Between Gaza and Jerusalem: Pope Leo XIV and Israel’s Herzog Navigate Fragile Paths to Peace

Questions about liturgy: Moving Patronal Feasts

A Global Surge in Anti-Christian Hostility Raises Alarms Across Churches

Do Exorcists Charge for Each Session? International Association of Exorcists Issues Statement

Nicaragua’s Silenced Church: A Report from Exile on a Persecution Without Pause