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

Oct 01, 2025 17:11

ZENIT Staff

Mother Cabrini Institute on Immigration at Villanova University Photo: Villanova University

Good News•Local Church•Virgin Mary

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

Covadonga Asturias

Good News•Holy Land

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

Good News

After Many Years, Disney Produces A Friendly Movie Revolving Around Life, Faith And Family

Business Times reports that The Fantastic Four: First Steps «captured the weekend box office in North America, earning US$118 million and edging out Superman, industry estimates showed on Sunday.»

Aug 01, 2025 01:50

Rafael Manuel Tovar

Good News

During the Jubilee of Digital Missionaries, the “Catholic Mass Times” app surpasses 2 million downloads and brings the faithful closer to the Mass

Available in nine languages and with data from more than 125,000 churches, the app is establishing itself globally as the most complete and up-to-date platform for locating Catholic churches and checking their mass times.

Jul 31, 2025 21:50

ZENIT Staff

Causes of Saints•Good News•Pope Leo XIV

Pope Leo XIV grants his first “doctorate”: this is the saint named the 38th Doctor of the Church

Though the date of the formal proclamation has not yet been announced, the message is clear: the Church continues to learn from those who searched for truth with humility and rigor

Jul 31, 2025 21:36

Elizabeth Owens

Why is Christian archaeology important? Pope Leo XIV provides these answers

Address of the Pope to the professors and students of the Pontifical Institute of Christian Archaeology

What you should know about Pope Leo XIV’s letter on Christian archaeology

The letter repeatedly emphasizes archaeology’s capacity to inspire hope. Modern technologies capable of recovering microscopic details or reconstructing damaged inscriptions remind scholars that even the most neglected materials can reveal unexpected depths

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

After Many Years, Disney Produces A Friendly Movie Revolving Around Life, Faith And Family

During the Jubilee of Digital Missionaries, the “Catholic Mass Times” app surpasses 2 million downloads and brings the faithful closer to the Mass

Pope Leo XIV grants his first “doctorate”: this is the saint named the 38th Doctor of the Church