How many pilgrims visited Brazil’s main shrine? Data for 2025 is released

Jan 09, 2026 00:11

Enrique Villegas

National Shrine of Our Lady of Aparecida, in the interior of São Paulo state

Local Church•Virgin Mary

Asian bishops warn against visits to the Korean shrine of Naju: even with ex-communion

In early November, Archbishop Simon Poh of Kuching addressed inquiries he had received from Malaysian Catholics regarding organized pilgrimages to Naju. His message, published on 4 November in Today’s Catholic, was strikingly direct: the faithful are not permitted to visit the site

Nov 14, 2025 19:23

Lim Kym

Good News•Virgin Mary

Iran, the Land of Radical Muslims, Dedicates Metro Station to the Virgin Mary

The Armenian and Assyrian communities valued the recognition of their faith with this official symbol at the metro station near the Cathedral, built between 1964 and 1970 by the Brotherhood of Saint Sergius, which is the heart of Armenian Christianity in Tehran. It was restored in 2006.

Nov 06, 2025 13:36

Rafael Llanes

Dicasteries•Virgin Mary

Mary Co-redemptrix? This is what the most comprehensive Vatican reflection on Marian terminology since the Second Vatican Council says

The Vatican’s new note is not merely a negative prohibition but an attempt at theological purification—a careful pruning of language to preserve the integrity of devotion

Nov 04, 2025 17:43

Jorge Enrique Mújica

Local Church•Virgin Mary

Cuba: Hurricane destroys the National Shrine of Our Lady of Charity of El Cobre

Pope Leo XIV, addressing the faithful during his general audience in Rome on October 29, assured his prayers for the victims of Hurricane Melissa in Jamaica and Cuba, invoking Mary’s comfort for the afflicted.

Nov 01, 2025 21:45

ZENIT Staff

Pope Leo XIV•Virgin Mary

Marian spirituality explained by Leo XIV in the light of authentic Christian spirituality

Homily of Pope Leo XIV on the occasion of the Jubilee of Marian Spirituality

Oct 12, 2025 13:44

ZENIT Staff

Leo XIV begins 2026 with a new papal staff: here is the meaning… and the photos

In a Church often scrutinized for its symbols, Leo XIV’s choice is neither ornamental nor nostalgic. It is a visual theology, compressed into metal and form, reminding both shepherd and faithful that the path forward passes through the wounds of history—but does not end there

Ordinary time, our baptism, and the memory of a gift received: a simple reflection by Leo XIV

Address on the occasion of the Angelus prayer on Sunday, January 11, 2026

How many pilgrims visited Brazil’s main shrine? Data for 2025 is released

Attendance record broken at Basilica of Guadalupe on December 12, 2025. President of Mexico speaks with the Pope

Juanito.ai Takes a Bold Leap: From Guadalupan AI to Platform for Catholic Formation

In defense of the Virgin Mary? International Marian Association against document by Cardinal Fernández and Congregation for the Doctrine of the Faith

For the first time, a U.S. president writes in honor of the Immaculate Conception of Mary: this is what Trump’s message says

The Pope’s message at Lebanon’s most important Marian shrine

The Tallest Image of Our Lady of Fatima Was Inaugurated in Brazil’s Most Catholic City.

Asian bishops warn against visits to the Korean shrine of Naju: even with ex-communion

Iran, the Land of Radical Muslims, Dedicates Metro Station to the Virgin Mary

Mary Co-redemptrix? This is what the most comprehensive Vatican reflection on Marian terminology since the Second Vatican Council says

Cuba: Hurricane destroys the National Shrine of Our Lady of Charity of El Cobre

Marian spirituality explained by Leo XIV in the light of authentic Christian spirituality