For the third time and in the midst of war, the president of Ukraine meets with Pope Leo XIV

Dec 09, 2025 17:40

Valentina di Giorgio

The meeting took place on 9 December inside the papal villa in the Alban Hills Photo: Vatican Media

Local Church

One in four clergy members feels isolated, according to a study that also reveals their emotional state

The survey followed more than a thousand clergy ordained in different cohorts or admitted to training in 2016, revisiting them year after year

Dec 06, 2025 15:43

Elizabeth Owens

Gender Ideology

European Court violates national laws and imposes recognition of same-sex unions in the European Union

What the report ultimately provides is not closure but a map: a chart of the questions that still divide scholars, bishops, and believers.

Dec 05, 2025 09:40

ZENIT Staff

Bioethics

Yes, Evil Can Be Defeated: Slovenes Say «No» to Euthanasia in Referendum

The director of the Coalition for the Prevention of Euthanasia (EPC) stated that the result demonstrates the effectiveness of an organized and balanced campaign to stop harmful legislation, even in the face of massive funding from pro-euthanasia groups.

Dec 04, 2025 08:26

Rafael Llanes

Dicasteries•Woman

Vatican publishes conclusions of study on women and the diaconate: here’s what it says

What the report ultimately provides is not closure but a map: a chart of the questions that still divide scholars, bishops, and believers.

Dec 04, 2025 08:23

Jorge Enrique Mújica

Good News•Local Church

Faced with rising suicide rates among nuns and priests, the Catholic Church in India launches a ministry of healing and mental health

Archbishop Thomas Tharayil, who heads the association, framed the matter with unusual candor. Parish life, he said, cannot be pastoral if it ignores mental well-being. His remarks resonated particularly in Kerala, where several priests in recent years have taken their own lives, leaving dioceses to reckon with a pattern they could no longer chalk up to isolated crises

Dec 03, 2025 22:58

ZENIT Staff

Under the agreement with China, Leo XIV appoints a new bishop

Chang Yanfeng, 42, was ordained bishop today under the Sino-Holy See agreement to a diocese that has been without its own pastor for 20 years. Just three weeks ago, the new prelate had to publicly commit the local Church to a controversial law designed to eliminate minorities.

Leo XIV encourages religious to view community life as a source of inspiration and sanctification

Message from Leo XIV to the Conference of Major Superiors of Men’s Religious Orders in the United States

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Francigena Britannica formally recognised as part of historic pilgrimage route

One in four clergy members feels isolated, according to a study that also reveals their emotional state

European Court violates national laws and imposes recognition of same-sex unions in the European Union

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Vatican publishes conclusions of study on women and the diaconate: here’s what it says

Faced with rising suicide rates among nuns and priests, the Catholic Church in India launches a ministry of healing and mental health