Belarus releases Discalced Carmelite friar accused of espionage

May 01, 2026 16:17

Joachin Meisner Hertz

Brother Grzegorz Gawel, a Discalced Carmelite from Poland Photo: Facebook

General Audience•Pope Leo XIV

“I’ve never seen anything like it”: Leon XIV recounts his trip to Africa and the impact his encounter with prisoners in Guinea had on him

General Audience with the Pope, April 29, 2026, on the Apostolic Journey to Algeria, Cameroon, Angola, and Equatorial Guinea

Apr 29, 2026 14:40

ZENIT Staff

Testimonies

This is the viral video with 8.1 million views showing happy nuns eating a Turkish kebab in Germany

From the convent to viral fame: a 92-year-old nun, a kebab, and the digital face of religious life

Apr 29, 2026 10:45

Joachin Meisner Hertz

Testimonies

The positive effects of Mass on people’s health, as explained by a medical specialist

From a clinical standpoint, the logic is coherent. Lower rates of smoking and alcohol abuse translate into reduced incidence of cancer and cardiovascular disease. Improved mental health reduces vulnerability to a range of chronic conditions

Apr 29, 2026 10:30

Enrique Villegas

Analysis Opinion•Local Church•Young People

A realignment: what the latest data reveal about faith, gender, and the future of religion among America’s youth

Taken together, the evidence resists simplistic narratives of either religious revival or irreversible decline. Instead, it points to a more fragmented and internally differentiated Generation Z, in which belief, belonging, and practice no longer move in tandem

Apr 29, 2026 10:24

Jorge Enrique Mújica

Analysis Opinion•Good News•Local Church

New research reports an increase in church attendance and donations and a decrease in clergy departures

Catholic and Orthodox communities report the highest average attendance, around 200 participants, partly reflecting their structural organization with fewer but larger parishes. Evangelical congregations average 75 attendees, while mainline Protestant churches report around 50

Apr 28, 2026 17:09

Jorge Enrique Mújica

Under the agreement with China, Leo XIV appoints a new bishop

Chang Yanfeng, 42, was ordained bishop today under the Sino-Holy See agreement to a diocese that has been without its own pastor for 20 years. Just three weeks ago, the new prelate had to publicly commit the local Church to a controversial law designed to eliminate minorities.

Leo XIV encourages religious to view community life as a source of inspiration and sanctification

Message from Leo XIV to the Conference of Major Superiors of Men’s Religious Orders in the United States

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Belarus releases Discalced Carmelite friar accused of espionage

They give the Eucharist to their dogs, are reported to the bishop, and the diocese issues a ruling: what was it?

Israeli police arrest Jewish man who pushed and kicked a French nun in Jerusalem: here are the videos

“On the Universality of the Church and the Importance of Dialogue”: A Reflection by Leo XIV

Catholics No Longer Go to Confession, Even Though They Desire It. Recent Study Reveals Why

An Analysis of the Current Situation: The Catholic Church in China

Ukraine: Priests on the front lines witness a «growing search for meaning»

“I’ve never seen anything like it”: Leon XIV recounts his trip to Africa and the impact his encounter with prisoners in Guinea had on him

This is the viral video with 8.1 million views showing happy nuns eating a Turkish kebab in Germany

The positive effects of Mass on people’s health, as explained by a medical specialist

A realignment: what the latest data reveal about faith, gender, and the future of religion among America’s youth

New research reports an increase in church attendance and donations and a decrease in clergy departures