Lost for Eight Decades, Found by Chance: Argentina Cathedral Recovers Relic of the True Cross Ahead of Lent

Mar 16, 2026 10:07

Enrique Villegas

reliquary containing fragments believed to come from the cross of Jesus Christ Photo: Diario Cuyo

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Guinness World Record for The Chosen: it becomes the series translated into the most languages

The new Guinness recognition surpasses a previous record set in September 2025, when the first season was available in 86 languages

Mar 01, 2026 22:27

ZENIT Staff

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Israeli government announces new museum dedicated to the baptism of Jesus

Known in Arabic as Al-Maghtas, meaning “the immersion,” Qasr el Yahud occupies a liminal geography both spiritually and historically. It stands at the threshold between desert and river, promise and fulfillment, and has long been embedded in Christian memory as a site of epiphany and renewal

Feb 28, 2026 20:43

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Hallow surpasses WhatsApp and ChatGPT to become the most downloaded app in the Apple Store

That phenomenon reflects a broader shift in how religious practice intersects with technology. For centuries, spiritual disciplines were mediated through parish life, printed missals, and devotional booklets. Today, the smartphone has become an extension of daily routine — and increasingly, of prayer life.

Feb 22, 2026 10:40

ZENIT Staff

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Surprise in Belgium: Catholic Church reports increase in adult baptisms. Here are the figures

The Belgian Church itself has framed the moment with cautious optimism. Headlines in both francophone and Flemish Catholic media have noted that religion may not be as moribund as often portrayed

Feb 20, 2026 12:19

ZENIT Staff

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Number of Dutch Catholics on the Rise: Dutch Episcopal Conference Releases Data

The number of new members of the Catholic Church in the Netherlands increased significantly in 2024. Compared to 2023, the total number of adults who joined, with or without Baptism, increased by almost 40%.

Feb 17, 2026 10:00

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Pope Leo XIV calls the liturgy the “driving force of evangelization” and urges priests to respect liturgical texts and norms

The Pope’s General Audience, May 27, 2026, on Tradition and Reform in the Liturgy

Pope Leo XIV receives Spain’s atheist president amid a political crisis in the country he is about to visit

The approximately 45-minute private audience between Sánchez and the Pope unfolded against a turbulent domestic backdrop. On the same day, Spanish political debate was dominated by developments involving investigations linked to the Socialist Party and the legal scrutiny surrounding former Prime Minister José Luis Rodríguez Zapatero

Lost for Eight Decades, Found by Chance: Argentina Cathedral Recovers Relic of the True Cross Ahead of Lent

London’s Trafalgar Square to Host Landmark 15th Anniversary Performance of the Passion of Jesus on Good Friday

The Cross Atop the Jesus Christ Tower of the Basilica of the Holy Family, which the Pope will Inaugurate in Barcelona, Is Now Visible

The testimony of faith of Christian cricket champion Sanju Samson

Catholic Church in Singapore to Receive Largest Number of New Catholics at Easter 2026: Here Are the Numbers

City where Divine Mercy was born to welcome 5,000 pilgrims from across globe

Former Director of Oxford Seminary Converts to Catholicism

Guinness World Record for The Chosen: it becomes the series translated into the most languages

Israeli government announces new museum dedicated to the baptism of Jesus

Hallow surpasses WhatsApp and ChatGPT to become the most downloaded app in the Apple Store

Surprise in Belgium: Catholic Church reports increase in adult baptisms. Here are the figures

Number of Dutch Catholics on the Rise: Dutch Episcopal Conference Releases Data

Lost for Eight Decades, Found by Chance: Argentina Cathedral Recovers Relic of the True Cross Ahead of Lent

London’s Trafalgar Square to Host Landmark 15th Anniversary Performance of the Passion of Jesus on Good Friday

The Cross Atop the Jesus Christ Tower of the Basilica of the Holy Family, which the Pope will Inaugurate in Barcelona, ​​Is Now Visible

The testimony of faith of Christian cricket champion Sanju Samson

Catholic Church in Singapore to Receive Largest Number of New Catholics at Easter 2026: Here Are the Numbers

City where Divine Mercy was born to welcome 5,000 pilgrims from across globe

Former Director of Oxford Seminary Converts to Catholicism

Guinness World Record for The Chosen: it becomes the series translated into the most languages

Israeli government announces new museum dedicated to the baptism of Jesus

Hallow surpasses WhatsApp and ChatGPT to become the most downloaded app in the Apple Store

Surprise in Belgium: Catholic Church reports increase in adult baptisms. Here are the figures

Number of Dutch Catholics on the Rise: Dutch Episcopal Conference Releases Data

The Cross Atop the Jesus Christ Tower of the Basilica of the Holy Family, which the Pope will Inaugurate in Barcelona, Is Now Visible