The Pope’s beautiful speech praising consecrated women

Sep 23, 2025 17:17

Pope Leo XIV received in audience religious women participating in the General Chapters of four different female congregations Photo: Vatican Media

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Study reveals that praying the Rosary is an important mental health ally. This is what the research says

Rosary Prayer Gains New Recognition as Tool for Mental Well-Being, Study Finds

Jun 29, 2025 23:41

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Pope Leo XIV•Woman

First woman at apex of Vatican dicastery in Pope Leo XIV era

The appointment of a woman as secretary is not without precedent—but it is significant. What makes this moment historic is that Sister Merletti will serve directly under another woman: Sister Simona Brambilla, the current Prefect of the Dicastery

May 22, 2025 18:38

ZENIT Staff

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Sr. Oonah O’Shea Elected President of UISG, Brings Rural Wisdom and Bold Vision to Global Role

For two decades, Sister O’Shea lived among the rural poor, accompanying lay catechists, founding a women’s empowerment NGO, and forging a quiet revolution of presence in areas untouched by privilege. Her ministry was less about institutional expansion and more about incarnational solidarity—becoming a neighbor, not a visitor, in the Gospel sense.

May 16, 2025 14:18

ZENIT Staff

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Revealing finding never before published: the real impact of the abortion pill on women’s health

Like the literary character of a priest-detective from Chicago created by Ralph McInerny, the American Pope may hold a few surprises.

May 14, 2025 11:57

ZENIT Staff

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World’s oldest human being dies: nun who lived from Pius X to Pope Francis

Recognized as the oldest living person by longevity research group LongeviQuest, Sister Inah was more than a supercentenarian; she was a witness to an entire century’s transformation

May 07, 2025 17:50

ZENIT Staff

Superior of the Schoenstatt Fathers in audience with the Pope: a beatification pending

Pope Leo XIV welcomed Father Alexandre (Alexander) Awi Mello, Superior General of the Schoenstatt Fathers and president of the International Schoenstatt Movement

Pope Leo XIV brings spiritual exercises back to the Apostolic Palace: they will be preached by a Norwegian monk (and bishop)

Pope Leo XIV Entrusts His First Lenten Retreat to Erik Varden

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The Pope’s beautiful speech praising consecrated women

Pope Leo XIV appoints controversial woman as president of the Pontifical Academy of Fine Arts and Letters

New study shows high risk of mental health problems for women who have abortions

UN Women’s Rights Czar Fights Back Against Trans-Feminist Smears

Laywoman Appointed Chancellor of Mexico City Archdiocese in Historic First

8,583 Women Were Accompanied and Consoled by the Adoratrices, Handmaids of the Blessed Sacrament and Charity

Top UN Women’s Rights Expert Declares War on Gender Ideology

Study reveals that praying the Rosary is an important mental health ally. This is what the research says

First woman at apex of Vatican dicastery in Pope Leo XIV era

Sr. Oonah O’Shea Elected President of UISG, Brings Rural Wisdom and Bold Vision to Global Role

Revealing finding never before published: the real impact of the abortion pill on women’s health

World’s oldest human being dies: nun who lived from Pius X to Pope Francis