The world’s largest Orthodox cathedral is inaugurated: one of its most important benefactors was Saint John Paul II

Oct 31, 2025 18:02

Joachin Meisner Hertz

Justice and Peace•Vatican Diplomacy

Israeli ambassador to Vatican acknowledges role of popes in ending war

The ambassador, speaking at a commemorative event hosted by the Israeli Embassy to the Holy See on October 23, reflected not only on political strategy and military resolve, but also on prayer, moral courage, and the quiet diplomacy that helped move hardened hearts

Oct 30, 2025 20:02

ZENIT Staff

General Audience•Pope Leo XIV

Leo XIV reveals what the Church’s relationship with other religions will be like during his pontificate

Catechesis on the occasion of the 60th anniversary of the conciliar Declaration Nostra aetate

Oct 29, 2025 20:10

ZENIT Staff

Good News•Local Church•Vatican City

United States to Exhibit Largest Collection of Vatican Treasures Outside Europe

The exhibition will display 300 items, including Pope Pius XII’s radio microphone, his papal ring, and an extremely rare historic Swiss Guard uniform.

Oct 29, 2025 19:58

Rafael Manuel Tovar

Gender Ideology•Justice and Peace•Religious Freedom

Oregon social worker appeals order forcing him to remove children’s books from desk

InterMountain Education Service District in Oregon ordered a licensed clinical social worker to remove three children’s books that he had displayed behind his office desk because they convey messages with which the district disagrees.

Oct 29, 2025 15:51

ZENIT Staff

Religious Freedom

World Jewish Congress Welcomes Pope Leo XIV’s Strong Condemnation of Antisemitism

WJC President Ronald S. Lauder praised the Pope’s message, calling it “an extraordinarily positive and deeply meaningful gesture.”

Oct 29, 2025 15:46

ZENIT Staff

De Foucauld´s "Spiritual Intuitions" Touted by Pope
Urges Sahara Missionary´s Followers to Promote Charity
A prayer by some bishops with Trump has become a source of political...
The controversy comes at a less than two weeks before the November 3...
1.5 million people attend Pope Leo XIV’s Mass in Lima; tickets avail...
Beyond the vast crowds and the elaborate security arrangements, its...
Christian Mother Sentenced to 14 Years in Prison in Nigeria
The woman at the center of the case testified that she had chosen Ch...

1.5 million people attend Pope Leo XIV’s Mass in Lima; tickets available through Ticketmaster; and a “papacopter” in Peru

Beyond the vast crowds and the elaborate security arrangements, its significance may lie in something less measurable: the return of a pastor to a country that helped shape his life, at a moment when its people are looking for reasons to face the future with confidence.

Culture and Its Relationship to the Christian Faith: An Explanation by Pope Leo XIV

Pope’s General Audience, October 28, 2026, on Culture and Its Relationship to the Christian Faith

The world’s largest Orthodox cathedral is inaugurated: one of its most important benefactors was Saint John Paul II

Basilica of the Holy Family Becomes the Tallest Church in Europe

Spain’s socialist-communist government allocates €3 million to Masonic temple

3 educational challenges according to Pope Leo XIV

Napa Legal Institute’s: New Report Finds Religious Freedom Waning Across Most U.S. States

This is what World Youth Day Korea 2027 will look like, according to a presentation made to the press in Seoul

Research shows that German Catholics have a stronger attachment to the Church than Protestants

Israeli ambassador to Vatican acknowledges role of popes in ending war

Leo XIV reveals what the Church’s relationship with other religions will be like during his pontificate

United States to Exhibit Largest Collection of Vatican Treasures Outside Europe

Oregon social worker appeals order forcing him to remove children’s books from desk

World Jewish Congress Welcomes Pope Leo XIV’s Strong Condemnation of Antisemitism