Pope Francis and his most important diplomatic speech of the year: here’s what he said

Jan 08, 2024 00:14

ZENIT Staff

Good News•Spirituality•Virgin Mary

Second Scientific Study Shows Health Benefits of Praying the Rosary

Two New York doctors, Patricia Gerbarg and Richard Brown, carried out two studies, gathered in a New York Times bestseller, written by journalist James Nestor entitled “Breath: The New Science of a Lost Art.” The doctors concluded that the most efficient breathing was when patients inhaled for 5.5 seconds and exhaled for 5.5 seconds, breathing between 5 and 6 times per minute.

Jan 01, 2024 00:35

Dante Alba, LC

Local Church

USA: Catholics Make a Positive Impact by Showing Solidarity with the Church in Latin America

Last year, the collection delivered more than $6.5 million in grants to help people who reside in regions where poverty, political and religious persecution, and other hardships make it difficult for the Church to support itself.

Dec 28, 2023 23:46

ZENIT Staff

General Audience•Pope Francis

The Pope’s catechesis on the custody of the heart

Pope’s General Audience December 27, 2023: safeguarding the heart

Dec 27, 2023 00:36

ZENIT Staff

Analysis Opinion

Fiducia Supplicans: To Bless or Not to Bless Same-Sex Couples?

The priests and professors of theology and bioethics analyze the controversial reception of the Declaration and how it is fundamentally in continuity with the Church’s doctrine on marriage and sexuality, while developing and enriching our understanding of blessings.

Dec 26, 2023 22:34

ZENIT Staff

Controversies•Local Church

Cardinal of Kinshasa asks all African episcopates to make common pronouncement on gay blessings

Letter from the President of the Symposium of Catholic Bishops of Africa and Madagascar to the Presidents of the Episcopal Conferences of Africa and Madagascar on the Declaration «Fiducia Suplicans».

Dec 21, 2023 01:58

ZENIT Staff

The art of refraining from taking advantage of fame, popularity, and success, according to Pope Leo XIV

Address on the occasion of the Angelus prayer on Sunday, January 18, 2026

Pope Leo XIV approves a jubilee year to mark 800 years since the death of St. Francis: here’s what you need to know

As part of the centenary observances, the Holy See has also announced an exceptional opportunity for veneration: from 22 February to 22 March 2026, the body of Saint Francis will be brought out of its crypt

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Pope Francis and his most important diplomatic speech of the year: here’s what he said

Pope Francis baptizes 16 children in the Sistine Chapel: photos and words (with permission to shout and speak)

Eyes to heaven, feet on earth and heart in adoration: the Pope and the Magi

Pope Francis explains in 5 paragraphs what the epiphany of Jesus Christ is (and how to adore Him)

Pope Francis to German Catholics: Two Aspects Not to Go Astray in the Synodal Path

Dicastery for the Doctrine of the Faith issues new clarification on blessings to gay and irregular couples

Prefect of Dicastery for Doctrine of the Faith: there will be no priestly ordination of women

Second Scientific Study Shows Health Benefits of Praying the Rosary

USA: Catholics Make a Positive Impact by Showing Solidarity with the Church in Latin America

The Pope’s catechesis on the custody of the heart

Fiducia Supplicans: To Bless or Not to Bless Same-Sex Couples?

Cardinal of Kinshasa asks all African episcopates to make common pronouncement on gay blessings