This Is the Young Spokeswoman for the U.S. Government: A Young Catholic Mother

Feb 20, 2025 18:57

Dante Alba, LC

Karoline was born and raised in New Hampshire in a devout Catholic family. Photo: EFE

Good News•Testimonies

Brazilian Nun Becomes World’s Oldest Person, Embraces Life of Prayer and Quiet Devotion

Born on June 8, 1908, in São Francisco de Assis, Brazil, Sister Inah’s early years were anything but promising. Doctors believed she wouldn’t survive infancy due to her frail health. However, defying all odds, she has lived through two world wars, the advent of electricity in her hometown, and the rise of modern Brazil

Jan 10, 2025 15:30

Enrique Villegas

Local Church•Testimonies

This is the priest (and the story) in which a miracle was worked that will make Pier Giorgio Frassati a saint

But this odd combination of circumstances would eventually prove providential, confounding medical authorities, changing the life of this anonymous seminarian, and forever tying him to another young man who had been dead for almost 100 years: Pier Giorgio Frassati, who in August will be declared a saint of the Catholic Church on account of the miracle of Juan Gutierrez’s ankle.

Dec 17, 2024 18:48

ZENIT Staff

Good News•Testimonies•Vocations

The Papal Foundation Awards $800,000 in Scholarships to 110 Priests, Brothers, Sisters, and Lay Faithful

Since its founding, the program has provided nearly $14 million in scholarships to more than 1700 individuals, known as Saeman Scholars, to advance their education and prepare them to return home and serve in leadership positions in their own countries.

Dec 13, 2024 13:52

ZENIT Staff

Good News•Testimonies

The Moving Story of a Religious Congregation with Sisters Who Have Down Syndrome

The religious community founded to give individuals with Down syndrome the opportunity to dedicate their lives to God is celebrating its 40th anniversary.

Dec 12, 2024 17:29

Dante Alba, LC

Justice and Peace•Testimonies

Mexico: “The hardest is telling a child their father was killed,” says Michoacán religious sister

In one of the most dangerous states in Mexico, the Worker Sisters help children who are exposed to violence. With ACN’s support, they also train novices who grew up in difficult environments, preparing them to carry hope to vulnerable communities.

Dec 09, 2024 17:49

ZENIT Staff

The Middle East, the spread of war, and the position of the Pope and the Catholic Church

As the Middle East faces the prospect of a broader regional war, the Vatican’s hope remains that diplomacy — not missiles — will ultimately shape the future of the region.

Leo XIV perfects the mission of the Pontifical Academy for Life

The 2026 update is narrower in scope. Its most visible innovation is the formal introduction of “collaborators” — a new category distinct from the academy’s academic members.

This Is the Young Spokeswoman for the U.S. Government: A Young Catholic Mother

“I met Jesus»: one woman’s faith beyond all odds in Pakistan

The Case of Marko Rupnik: An Artist’s Perspective

Religious sisters are “the foot soldiers of Christ” in Zimbabwe, says bishop

Caitlin Clark: Basketball’s new star is Catholic

A Muslim woman in an Opus Dei school

The smiling Carmelite is on her way to the altars: she is recognized as a “servant of God”

Brazilian Nun Becomes World’s Oldest Person, Embraces Life of Prayer and Quiet Devotion

This is the priest (and the story) in which a miracle was worked that will make Pier Giorgio Frassati a saint

The Papal Foundation Awards $800,000 in Scholarships to 110 Priests, Brothers, Sisters, and Lay Faithful

The Moving Story of a Religious Congregation with Sisters Who Have Down Syndrome

Mexico: “The hardest is telling a child their father was killed,” says Michoacán religious sister