Young people looking for answers in a messy world are turning to the Catholic Church

Aug 23, 2025 01:02

ZENIT Staff

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Holy Land•Justice and Peace•Local Church

President of U.S. Bishops Conference Calls for Special Collection for Humanitarian Relief and Pastoral Support in Gaza

The Holy Father continues to call for a cease fire and for aid to enter the territory, noting with great sorrow that ‘Gaza is starving,’” and encouraged the bishops to consider the special collection in their dioceses at their earliest opportunity.

Aug 20, 2025 22:19

ZENIT Staff

Justice and Peace•Pope Leo XIV

Pope calls for day of fasting and prayer on August 22: this is what he said and this is why

The decision resonates with the Pope’s recent reflections in Castel Gandolfo, where he spoke candidly about the war in Ukraine. He expressed hope that an end to the crisis might be found, while cautioning that it will require both perseverance in diplomacy and constancy in prayer.

Aug 20, 2025 22:16

ZENIT Staff

General Audience•Pope Leo XIV

What should I do if I have been betrayed? The Pope’s beautiful catechesis based on Judas and a gesture by Jesus

Pope’s general audience, August 20, 2025, on how every betrayal can become an opportunity for salvation.

Aug 20, 2025 22:13

ZENIT Staff

Local Church•Pope Leo XIV

Pope Leo XIV will visit Lebanon, according to official statements by the Archbishop of Beirut

If realized, the visit would mark the first by Leo XIV to a country where Christians, though diminished in numbers, continue to play a decisive role in the political and cultural landscape of the Middle East

Aug 20, 2025 22:10

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Bioethics

China: Laboratory claims to be on the verge of launching robots with uteruses to give birth to babies

Dr. Zhang Qifeng, founder of Kaiwa Technology, has described the project as “mature” and commercially ready, with prototypes expected to sell for around US$14,000 in the coming year

Aug 20, 2025 22:06

ZENIT Staff

Vogue praises the Pope’s “elegance” and places him on its annual list of best-dressed people

Vogue singled out the pope’s first public appearance after his election as the defining image of his papacy’s visual identity. Standing on the central loggia of St. Peter’s Basilica, Leo XIV wore a red satin mozzetta and a wine-colored stole embroidered in gold, completed by a pectoral cross suspended from a golden silk cord

This is how the Pope explains how we are called to unite our waiting for the Savior with attention to what God is doing in the world

Address on the occasion of the Angelus prayer on Sunday, December 14, 2025

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Young people looking for answers in a messy world are turning to the Catholic Church

He resigns from the priesthood to run for office in Argentina. This is how the Church responds

Majority of Austrians in favor of preserving Christian elements (holidays and crosses) in the country’s public life

PHOTO GALLERY: This is how the Lefebvrians’ pilgrimage to Rome went during the Holy Jubilee Year

Online masses are less effective than in-person masses, according to a study by Duke University

Dozens of Orthodox rabbis speak out against settler violence and Gaza’s humanitarian crisis

Analysis shows that almost a third of Generation Z does not exist due to abortion

President of U.S. Bishops Conference Calls for Special Collection for Humanitarian Relief and Pastoral Support in Gaza

Pope calls for day of fasting and prayer on August 22: this is what he said and this is why

What should I do if I have been betrayed? The Pope’s beautiful catechesis based on Judas and a gesture by Jesus

Pope Leo XIV will visit Lebanon, according to official statements by the Archbishop of Beirut

China: Laboratory claims to be on the verge of launching robots with uteruses to give birth to babies