For the First Time in 800 Years, the Body of Saint Francis of Assisi Will Be Displayed. Dates, Location, and Details Here

Oct 05, 2025 23:19

Jorge Enrique Mújica

he Saint’s body will be publicly displayed for the first time Photo: Sala Stampa

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PHOTO GALLERY: Amidst the war, a beautiful new Catholic basilica is blessed and inaugurated in Ukraine

For Archbishop Shevchuk and the more than twenty bishops who stood with him, the basilica is more than a new place of worship. It is a visible testament that the Church, once driven underground during decades of Soviet repression, continues to raise sanctuaries of light in the midst of new shadows of war.

Aug 26, 2025 15:46

ZENIT Staff

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One amputee, another with brain damage, and another malnourished: Vatican welcomes three children affected by the war in Gaza

With their arrival, the number of Gazan children treated at Bambino Gesù since the war’s outbreak in October 2023 has risen to twenty. Their ailments tell a story that statistics alone cannot

Aug 19, 2025 20:48

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The 7th shrine dedicated to Mary, mother of persecuted Christians, will open in Iraq

The new shrine will stand within the recently built Church of St. Ephrem, its focal point an icon delivered this August by Father Benedict Kiely, founder of the Vermont-based charity Nasarean.org.

Aug 15, 2025 10:06

ZENIT Staff

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Zaragoza’s Basilica of the Pillar Marks Record-Breaking Global Pilgrimage Surge: Americans are the largest group

The first half of 2025 has brought unprecedented numbers of international pilgrims, with 2.64 million visitors recorded between January and June. Among them, 9,290 came in officially registered groups from 24 different countries—an increase of nearly one-third over last year.

Aug 13, 2025 16:06

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American Jewish association to fund repairs to Gaza’s only Catholic church

The aid will be distributed through the Archdiocese of New York and the Catholic Near East Welfare Association—longstanding partners in humanitarian relief

Aug 03, 2025 00:07

ZENIT Staff

Under the agreement with China, Leo XIV appoints a new bishop

Chang Yanfeng, 42, was ordained bishop today under the Sino-Holy See agreement to a diocese that has been without its own pastor for 20 years. Just three weeks ago, the new prelate had to publicly commit the local Church to a controversial law designed to eliminate minorities.

Leo XIV encourages religious to view community life as a source of inspiration and sanctification

Message from Leo XIV to the Conference of Major Superiors of Men’s Religious Orders in the United States

For the First Time in 800 Years, the Body of Saint Francis of Assisi Will Be Displayed. Dates, Location, and Details Here

Details of the Vatican’s Christmas tree and nativity scenes for 2025 are revealed

Australian Peter Carroll appointed new Superior General of the Marist Brothers

Villanova Celebrates Launch of Mother Cabrini Institute to Foster Global Collaboration on Refugees and Migrants Solutions

World’s Largest Statue Dedicated to the Virgin Mary Is Inaugurated in Brazil

The Way of the Holy Family is relaunched: the “Way of St. James” but following in the footsteps of Jesus, Joseph, and Mary

The Bethlehem organ plays again after eight centuries of silence

PHOTO GALLERY: Amidst the war, a beautiful new Catholic basilica is blessed and inaugurated in Ukraine

One amputee, another with brain damage, and another malnourished: Vatican welcomes three children affected by the war in Gaza

The 7th shrine dedicated to Mary, mother of persecuted Christians, will open in Iraq

Zaragoza’s Basilica of the Pillar Marks Record-Breaking Global Pilgrimage Surge: Americans are the largest group

American Jewish association to fund repairs to Gaza’s only Catholic church