Details of the Vatican’s Christmas tree and nativity scenes for 2025 are revealed

Oct 04, 2025 22:49

Valentina di Giorgio

Exhibition Of The 100 Nativity Scenes (C) Vatican Media

Local Church•Persecuted Christians•Pope Leo XIV

Pope Leo XIV receives documented report on religious persecution in Nicaragua

The data contained in Molina’s report is stark. Since 2019, more than 16,500 religious processions have been banned by state authorities. Over 300 priests, nuns, and religious workers have abandoned pastoral service in Nicaragua, many forced into exile

Oct 03, 2025 15:37

ZENIT Staff

Analysis Opinion•Ecumenism

The schism and the ecumenical problems ahead: a woman is the new head of Anglicans worldwide

The announcement, formally confirmed by King Charles III after the Crown Nominations Commission’s selection, has been met with both celebration and unease

Oct 03, 2025 15:35

Elizabeth Owens

Local Church

A Pause or a Turning Point? Catholic Exits Decline Across the German-Speaking World

On the optimistic side, analysts note that 2024 marks the second consecutive year of falling exit rates in Germany and Austria, suggesting a trajectory rather than a fluke

Oct 03, 2025 10:05

Joachin Meisner Hertz

Local Church

In which US dioceses do the most people convert to Catholicism?

Seen in the wider context, the 2023 data serves as both encouragement and challenge. Encouragement, because in a society where religious affiliation is often said to be eroding, Catholic communities are still welcoming hundreds of thousands into their fold

Oct 03, 2025 10:03

Tim Daniels

Jubilee 2025

Pilgrims from More Than 100 Countries Arrive in Rome for the Jubilee of the Missionary World and the Jubilee of Migrants

The Jubilee event, in which pilgrims from approximately 100 countries will participate, is especially dedicated to all lay and religious missionaries, pastoral workers in mission, fidei donum, and various organizations linked to the missionary world.

Oct 02, 2025 17:33

ZENIT Staff

Pope Leo XIV Receives Nobel Prize Laureate Maria Corina Machado: This Is What the Venezuelan Leader Asked Him

Maria Corina Machado also expressed to the Pope the importance of the civic demonstration carried out by Venezuelans on July 28, 2024, which reaffirmed the legitimacy of President Edmundo González Urrutia.

Leo XIV begins 2026 with a new papal staff: here is the meaning… and the photos

In a Church often scrutinized for its symbols, Leo XIV’s choice is neither ornamental nor nostalgic. It is a visual theology, compressed into metal and form, reminding both shepherd and faithful that the path forward passes through the wounds of history—but does not end there

Details of the Vatican’s Christmas tree and nativity scenes for 2025 are revealed

Australian Bishop Returns to Ministry After Independent Probe Clears Abuse Allegation

Priests and nuns from the Catholic parish in Gaza are recognized with an international award

Pope Leo XIV’s warm words to his army and a challenge: may they be a message of unity for the entire Roman Curia

From Francis’ “globalization of indifference” to Leo XIV’s “globalization of powerlessness”

Guardian angels, Jesus Christ, and the sick: a reflection from the Pope to doctors, also on AI

Patriarch of Jerusalem on the flotilla intercepted by Israel: “They do not bring anything concrete to the people of Gaza”

Pope Leo XIV receives documented report on religious persecution in Nicaragua

The schism and the ecumenical problems ahead: a woman is the new head of Anglicans worldwide

A Pause or a Turning Point? Catholic Exits Decline Across the German-Speaking World

In which US dioceses do the most people convert to Catholicism?

Pilgrims from More Than 100 Countries Arrive in Rome for the Jubilee of the Missionary World and the Jubilee of Migrants