600 Mariologists from around the world gather in Rome to discuss the future of Mariology

Oct 02, 2025 17:13

26th International Mariological Congress organized by the Pontifical International Marian Academy (PAMI). Foto: Iglesia Noticias

Rome

Vatican definitively approves statutes of international association of exorcists

Vatican Grants Definitive Recognition to International Exorcists’ Association, Setting New Standards of Transparency and Training

Oct 01, 2025 17:03

Valentina di Giorgio

Holy Land•Local Church

Catholic Church in Italy announces funding for new hospital in Gaza

The hospital represents only one dimension of a broader strategy of solidarity. Italian bishops committed to addressing pressing needs for families, parishes, and young people in the region, ranging from food and housing to employment and education

Oct 01, 2025 16:56

Valentina di Giorgio

Local Church•Virgin Mary

Church proposes to French government recognition of candlelight procession as intangible cultural heritage of the country

The application, filed with the Ministry of Culture on September 26, represents more than a bureaucratic gesture. It is a declaration that what began with the humble act of Bernadette Soubirous carrying a single candle has blossomed into a kaleidoscopic

Oct 01, 2025 16:52

Covadonga Asturias

Holy Land•Justice and Peace•Local Church•Pope Leo XIV•Pro Life

Pope Leo XIV comments on Trump’s peace plan for Gaza (and other current topics of general interest)

The Pope began with words of cautious encouragement regarding the proposed peace plan for Gaza, a 20-point framework unveiled by President Donald Trump with the endorsement of Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu

Oct 01, 2025 10:45

ZENIT Staff

Local Church

USA: Pro-abortion politician declines Cardinal Cupich award: Pope Leo intervenes and Archbishop of Chicago issues this statement

Statement of Cardinal Blase J. Cupich, archbishop of Chicago, on the Keep Hope Alive Award

Oct 01, 2025 10:40

ZENIT Staff

1.5 million people attend Pope Leo XIV’s Mass in Lima; tickets avail...
Beyond the vast crowds and the elaborate security arrangements, its...
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De Foucauld´s "Spiritual Intuitions" Touted by Pope
Urges Sahara Missionary´s Followers to Promote Charity
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

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600 Mariologists from around the world gather in Rome to discuss the future of Mariology

Canada’s Bishops Choose New Leader as Church Faces Digital, Cultural, and Indigenous Challenges

Did gender ideology influence violence and attacks in the US? Trump promises to investigate

Italian Priest Receives Bullet Wrapped in Handkerchief for Speaking Against the Mafia

From the poor to artificial intelligence: this is what Leo XIV’s first encyclical and apostolic exhortation would be like

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

Pope Leo XIV’s meditation on wounds: a catechesis based on the risen Christ

Vatican definitively approves statutes of international association of exorcists

Catholic Church in Italy announces funding for new hospital in Gaza

Church proposes to French government recognition of candlelight procession as intangible cultural heritage of the country

Pope Leo XIV comments on Trump’s peace plan for Gaza (and other current topics of general interest)

USA: Pro-abortion politician declines Cardinal Cupich award: Pope Leo intervenes and Archbishop of Chicago issues this statement