Some Priests Need Therapy, and This Is Not a Sign of Weak Faith or Lack of Prayer, Says Father Mariusz Marszalek

Mar 19, 2026 10:57

ZENIT Staff

Pallottine priest Mariusz Marszalek Photo: Portaluz

Pro Life•Testimonies

Woman Accused of Harassment Simply for Praying Outside An Abortion Clinic

Claire Brennan was convicted for staging an illegal protest and appealed the conviction, while David Hall admitted his guilt. Lawyer Christian Concern described the conviction as «an unprecedented development.» The woman filed a motion to recuse the presiding judge of the County Court, Ciaran Moynagh, due to his extensive history of pro-abortion activism.

Jan 23, 2026 18:17

Rafael Manuel Tovar

Good News•Local Church•Testimonies•Young People

Carmelite friar who prays the Rosary online at 4 a.m. becomes Brazil’s most-watched streamer in 2025

Yet Frei Gilson’s success also challenges some assumptions about digital religion. In an era dominated by algorithms favoring brevity, his most popular content remains lengthy, repetitive and explicitly devotional

Jan 18, 2026 12:31

ZENIT Staff

Testimonies

Muslim police officer who died saving Christians on New Year’s Eve

On the night of 31 December, Mohamed Massat stopped an ISIS terrorist who wanted to attack a church, paying for his gesture with his life. Six months ago, there was an attack against Mar Elias in Damascus. Many today praise his courage, pointing to him as an example for Syria today.

Jan 05, 2026 11:29

ZENIT Staff

Testimonies

Military Chaplain at 59: The Story of a Future Catholic (Married) Priest in Ukraine

His vocation wasn’t born in his youth, but in a moment of profound sorrow. In 2023, during the funeral of Dmytro Pashchuk — a young soldier and his daughter’s fiancé — Petro felt something he recognized as a true experience of the Resurrection. This shook him to his core: the pain of loss became a call to give meaning to death.

Dec 20, 2025 17:26

Dante Alba, LC

Pro Life•Testimonies•Woman

The grandmother who went to jail for praying silently outside an abortion clinic

Christian grandmother Rose Docherty was arrested and criminally charged for holding a sign reading “Coercion is a crime, here to talk, only if you want” within 200m of a Glasgow hospital. Prosecution back down on “disproportionate” bail conditions; two charges relate to alleged “influencing” within the censorial “buffer zone”

Dec 20, 2025 16:54

ZENIT Staff

This is what the letter that Pope Leo XIV sent to the first female leader of the Anglican Church on the day of her “enthronement” says

The Holy Father congratulates the new Archbishop of Canterbury, reaffirms the value of ecumenical dialogue between Catholics and Anglicans despite the difficulties, and asks God to guide her so that both Churches may continue to bear united witness to Christ before the world

Pope Leo XIV continues to reshape the Roman Curia: Meet the new Australian prefect of the Dicastery for Legislative Texts

The appointment, announced on March 25, fills a strategic vacancy at the heart of the Vatican’s juridical machinery. Randazzo, 59, succeeds Filippo Iannone, who was transferred in September 2025 to lead the Dicastery for Bishops, the body responsible for vetting episcopal appointments worldwide

Some Priests Need Therapy, and This Is Not a Sign of Weak Faith or Lack of Prayer, Says Father Mariusz Marszalek

After Reason, What Remains? The Death of Jürgen Habermas and His Unfinished Dialogue with Faith

This was the funeral of the Lebanese Catholic priest who died in Israeli army bombings

The testimony of faith of Christian cricket champion Sanju Samson

A Bishop in War-Torn Sudan: Not Being in the Room That Night Saved My Life, Giving Me One More Day for Mission and Evangelization

Puerto Rico’s pro-life governor redefines the concept of “human being” in criminal law, opening a new phase in the abortion debate

Young Hebrew-speaking Catholics aim to build a culture of respect and dialogue between communities

Woman Accused of Harassment Simply for Praying Outside An Abortion Clinic

Carmelite friar who prays the Rosary online at 4 a.m. becomes Brazil’s most-watched streamer in 2025

Muslim police officer who died saving Christians on New Year’s Eve

Military Chaplain at 59: The Story of a Future Catholic (Married) Priest in Ukraine

The grandmother who went to jail for praying silently outside an abortion clinic