Ten Popes and Ninety Years as a Religious Sister: This Is the World’s Longest-Living Nun

May 09, 2026 12:17

Sister Francis Piscatella was born in 1913 on Long Island and entered the Dominican Sisters in Amityville in 1931 Photo: Sisters Of St. Dominic

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The positive effects of Mass on people’s health, as explained by a medical specialist

From a clinical standpoint, the logic is coherent. Lower rates of smoking and alcohol abuse translate into reduced incidence of cancer and cardiovascular disease. Improved mental health reduces vulnerability to a range of chronic conditions

Apr 29, 2026 10:30

Enrique Villegas

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Italy’s «Most Handsome Man» Shares What His Life Is Like… Inside the Seminary and Away from Social Media

Currently, the young man is officially in formation at the Seminary and collaborating pastorally in ecclesial communities. But beyond his academic and pastoral duties, what has most caught the attention in his statements is the serenity with which he speaks of the path he has undertaken.

Apr 27, 2026 16:44

Dante Alba, LC

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Pope Francis’ Last Words Are Published One Year After His Death

The gesture encapsulates the Pontiff’s personality: approachable, humble, and attentive to those around him. The author considers it a synthesis of his way of living the priestly ministry with direct, informal interactions.

Apr 20, 2026 18:47

Rafael Llanes

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The Shroud of Manoppello Analyzed by Science: A Miracle That Records the Mystery of Christ’s Passion

The Son of God Himself revealed the authenticity of this Holy Veil to mystic Maria Valtorta, and in 1963, Padre Pio said: «The Holy Face in Manoppello is the greatest miracle we have.» Science also yields to the evidence.

Apr 10, 2026 15:54

ZENIT Staff

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Vittorio Messori, the great Catholic apologist and “reporter of the faith,” has died

If his legacy can be reduced to a single contribution, it is this: he demonstrated that belief, in an age of skepticism, need not retreat into subjectivity. It can, instead, enter the arena of argument—exposed, contested, and, in his view, ultimately vindicated

Apr 07, 2026 18:03

ZENIT Staff

The Pope to Young Iraqi Christians: Your Mission Is to Be Light in the Darkness

The «Ankawa Youth Meeting» is the largest Christian gathering in Iraq. It began in 2013, though it had to be suspended the following year due to the occupation of the Nineveh Plains — where Erbil is located — by ISIS and the ensuing conflict.

Leo XIV Reveals The Four Things He Will Do While on Vacation, Which Might Also Inspire Other Catholics’ Vacation

After settling into the Apostolic Palace in Castel Gandolfo, Leo XIV appeared on the central balcony and revealed his plans for his vacation.

Ten Popes and Ninety Years as a Religious Sister: This Is the World’s Longest-Living Nun

She was baptized at age 98, with her 77-year-old son serving as her godfather: the touching story of a long-awaited baptism

Sister Paulina Melite: The «David vs. Goliath» of the Pro-Life Movement in India and Her Impressive Work

In His Youth He Was Expelled from the Church: In 2026, He Was Ordained a Priest by Leo XIV

King Charles invokes faith, ‘shared values’ as he calls for peace in address to USA Congress

Ukraine: Priests on the front lines witness a «growing search for meaning»

This is the viral video with 8.1 million views showing happy nuns eating a Turkish kebab in Germany

The positive effects of Mass on people’s health, as explained by a medical specialist

Italy’s «Most Handsome Man» Shares What His Life Is Like… Inside the Seminary and Away from Social Media

Pope Francis’ Last Words Are Published One Year After His Death

The Shroud of Manoppello Analyzed by Science: A Miracle That Records the Mystery of Christ’s Passion

Vittorio Messori, the great Catholic apologist and “reporter of the faith,” has died