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

Apr 27, 2026 16:44

Dante Alba, LC

Edoardo Santini

Local Church•Vocations

The Land of a Thousand Islands, 150,000 Catholics, and… 44 Seminarians!

The Spanish navigator Álvaro de Mendaña believed he had found the source of King Solomon’s «Gold of Ophir» in the Islands he discovered, and so he named them the Solomon Islands.

Mar 19, 2026 10:41

ZENIT Staff

Pope Leo XIV•Vocations

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

Address by the Holy Father to the priests and seminarians who participated in the course on the Internal Forum of the Apostolic Penitentiary

Mar 14, 2026 20:29

ZENIT Staff

Vocations•Young People

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

Steele’s warnings come against the backdrop of striking statistics about pornography consumption among young people

Mar 12, 2026 22:00

Elizabeth Owens

Pope Leo XIV•Rome•Vocations

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

The authorization, granted on March 7, clears the way for the ordination of eight future priests and seven permanent deacons who have completed the required stages of formation and examination under the diocesan commissions responsible for evaluating candidates for sacred orders

Mar 12, 2026 21:35

ZENIT Staff

Vocations•Woman

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

The decision to publish the reports was ordered by Pope Leo XIV, who has insisted that synodality must include transparency and accountability before the entire People of God. Cardinal Mario Grech, Secretary General of the Synod, described the texts not as finished products but as working instruments—“a starting point, not an arrival.”

Mar 03, 2026 08:47

Valentina di Giorgio

“I’ve never seen anything like it”: Leon XIV recounts his trip to Africa and the impact his encounter with prisoners in Guinea had on him

General Audience with the Pope, April 29, 2026, on the Apostolic Journey to Algeria, Cameroon, Angola, and Equatorial Guinea

Some Characteristics of the Papal Diplomatic Priest: The Tasks Assigned by Leo XIV to Those Preparing to Become His Ambassadors

Address by the Holy Father to the community of the Pontifical Ecclesiastical Academy on the occasion of its 325th anniversary

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

Rome Experiences Thrilling Seminary Soccer Cup Final: Legionaries Defeat Augustinians and Are Crowned Champions

A Priest’s 3 Secrets: Leo XIV’s Beautiful Homily (and Task) at His Second Mass for Priestly Ordinations as Pope

Priestly vocations in the military? Record attendance at “military” vocational retreat

A new generation of priests takes shape in the United States: data, trends and the quiet strength of vocation 2026

PHOTO GALLERY: Heralds of the Gospel Ordain 26 Priests and 31 Deacons Following the Vatican’s Lifting of Restrictions

Some reflections on the inner dimension of vocation: a 100% vocational message from Pope Leo XIV

The Land of a Thousand Islands, 150,000 Catholics, and… 44 Seminarians!

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