Pope Leo XIV intervenes in the Pontifical International Marian Academy: these are the new reforms

Feb 09, 2026 10:29

Valentina di Giorgio

the Pope insists, must be intellectually rigorous, culturally sensitive and spiritually fruitful Photo: Vatican Media

Pope Leo XIV•Virgin Mary

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

Words of the Pope during the Meeting with Bishops, Priests, Consecrated Men and Women, and Pastoral Workers at the Shrine of Our Lady of Lebanon

Dec 01, 2025 22:13

ZENIT Staff

Good News•Local Church•Virgin Mary

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

The inaugural celebration included a Mass in front of the giant image, which was then blessed. Musical performances followed, featuring Sisters Raquel and Patricia, and Father Fabio de Mello, with great devotion and joy from the people in attendance.

Nov 18, 2025 09:45

Rafael Manuel Tovar

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

Pope Leo XIV intervenes in the Pontifical International Marian Academy: these are the new reforms

Photo Gallery: These Are the First Digital Collection Boxes (or Baskets) for Alms at One of the Pope’s Basilicas in Rome

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