The sacrament of confession (reconciliation or penance), beautifully explained by Pope Leo XIV to young priests and seminarians

Mar 14, 2026 20:29

ZENIT Staff

the Pope emphasized the importance of the seal of confession in the life of the Church Photo: Vatican Media

Local Church•Vocations

National liturgical donation: 4,000 American seminarians will receive the Liturgy of the Hours free of charge

The edition now being placed in seminarians’ hands represents more than a publishing update. It is the result of over a decade of liturgical and linguistic work.

Feb 01, 2026 18:31

ZENIT Staff

Local Church•Vocations

This is what religious with perpetual vows in the USA are like, according to the CARA 2025 survey

The Center for Applied Research in the Apostolate (CARA), Georgetown University’s research arm for Catholic life, has released its annual survey of women and men who professed perpetual vows in 2025 within religious institutes, provinces, or monasteries based in the United States

Jan 27, 2026 21:58

Jorge Enrique Mújica

Local Church•Vocations

Austria Opens a New Path to the Priesthood for Midlife Professionals

The conference has stressed that the initiative aligns fully with Vatican norms, particularly those outlined in the Ratio Fundamentalis Institutionis Sacerdotalis, the foundational document governing priestly formation worldwide

Jan 07, 2026 17:46

Joachin Meisner Hertz

Local Church•Vocations

Priestly vocations in England and Wales: data pointing to either stabilization or decline

In 2024, the Catholic dioceses of England and Wales, together with the Personal Ordinariate of Our Lady of Walsingham, recorded 22 priestly ordinations, two more than the previous year

Dec 24, 2025 19:40

Elizabeth Owens

Pope Leo XIV•Vocations

The current situation of the priesthood: this is what Leo XIV’s letter to priests says about identity, formation, loneliness, desertions, renewal, etc.

Leo XIV Recasts the Meaning of Priesthood for a Wounded Church

Dec 22, 2025 15:27

Jorge Enrique Mújica

Confirmed: The 4th Mediterranean Meeting will take place in Barcelona with the Pope in attendance

Their meeting with the Pope, held in the Apostolic Palace, lasted about an hour and centered on preparations for the next major milestone: a gathering of Mediterranean bishops scheduled for June 9–12 in Barcelona. It will be the fourth such assembly, following earlier encounters in Bari (2020), Florence (2022) and Marseille (2023), and will revolve around a single, urgent theme—peace

For the first time, a pope (Leo XIV) will receive the U.S. Medal of Freedom: here’s what you need to know

Organizers have been explicit about this broader interpretation. For them, honoring the pope is not only about recognizing an individual, but about narrating a longer story—one that includes multiple faith traditions and acknowledges the complex path through which religious liberty became a foundational principle in the United States

The sacrament of confession (reconciliation or penance), beautifully explained by Pope Leo XIV to young priests and seminarians

Pornography: one of the causes of the decline in vocations, according to expert

Pope Leo XIV assumes his role as Bishop of Rome for the second time and will ordain new priests for his diocese

Synod Study Groups Signal Structural Shifts: Digital Jurisdiction and Women’s Role in Seminary Formation on the Vatican Table

Pope Leo XIV, seminarians, and the call to a supernatural view of reality

Pope Leo XIV to priests: no to homilies with Artificial Intelligence and the search for “likes” and “followers” on social media

Letter of the Superior General of the Camaldolese Monks about Netflix, Instagram and TikTok that Every Superior and Formator Should at Least Read.

National liturgical donation: 4,000 American seminarians will receive the Liturgy of the Hours free of charge

This is what religious with perpetual vows in the USA are like, according to the CARA 2025 survey

Austria Opens a New Path to the Priesthood for Midlife Professionals

Priestly vocations in England and Wales: data pointing to either stabilization or decline

The current situation of the priesthood: this is what Leo XIV’s letter to priests says about identity, formation, loneliness, desertions, renewal, etc.