Pope Leo XIV Named Treccani’s Person of the Year: A Pontificate of Subtle Strength and Measured Influence

Dec 29, 2025 16:03

the Italian Encyclopedia Institute Treccani has recognized Pope Leo XIV as its 2025 Person of the Year Photo: Vatican Media

Angelus•Pope Leo XIV

This is how the Pope explains how we are called to unite our waiting for the Savior with attention to what God is doing in the world

Address on the occasion of the Angelus prayer on Sunday, December 14, 2025

Dec 14, 2025 21:58

ZENIT Staff

Pope Leo XIV

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

Dec 11, 2025 17:49

ZENIT Staff

General Audience•Pope Leo XIV

What is death? A short but profound catechesis by Pope Leo XIV

Pope’s general audience, December 10, 2025, on how Christ’s Resurrection sheds light on the mystery of death

Dec 10, 2025 18:22

ZENIT Staff

Causes of Saints•Testimonies

Who is behind the promotion of Benedict XVI’s canonization and his declaration as a Doctor of the Church?

Benedict XVI’s death in 2022 closed a public chapter but not the spiritual, theological and cultural influence he continues to exert

Dec 07, 2025 15:49

Joachin Meisner Hertz

Good News

The Journey Home of a Young Woman Open to the Lord: The Case of a Former Atheist Who Came to the Church Through the Eucharist

Seeing people’s reverence for Christ, she was impressed. She was struck by how everyone knelt, and during Mass she noticed that all the worship was directed toward God, which contradicted her idea of idolatry. In the middle of the celebration, she heard the priest say, «Blessed are those who are part of this sacrifice,» and she thought, «I want to be part of this sacrifice.» «That day my heart broke,» she says; «there is pride, and God does not work in a proud heart.»

Dec 04, 2025 08:28

Dante Alba, LC