The Bethlehem organ plays again after eight centuries of silence

Sep 22, 2025 18:00

Spanish musicologist David Catalunya performed the 11th-century liturgical chant "Benedicamus Domino Flos filius" using the original pipes of the Bethlehem Organ. Photo: Custody of the Holy Land.

Marriage and Family•Pope Leo XIV

Jubilee, Hope, and Family: Three Reflections by the Pope on the Future of the Family

Pope’s address to Participants in a Synodal and Jubilee Meeting on Hopeful Discernment on the Future of Life and the Family

Sep 19, 2025 22:13

ZENIT Staff

Local Church

Bomb Threat at Córdoba’s Cathedral Sparks Debate Over Sacred Heritage and Security

The scare came only days after a small fire in the cathedral, reportedly caused by the overheating of a cleaning machine’s battery, had already raised questions about preparedness in safeguarding the UNESCO World Heritage Site.

Sep 19, 2025 21:59

Covadonga Asturias

Ecumenism•Pope Leo XIV

This is what the Pope’s trip to Turkey, Lebanon, and Latin America would look like: more details and even dates are emerging

The trip will also mark Leo XIV’s debut on the global stage as pope. Vatican sources confirm that plans are underway for a two-day visit to Turkey on November 29 and 30, with the possibility of an additional stop in Lebanon if the region’s volatile situation allows

Sep 19, 2025 18:47

Valentina di Giorgio

Justice and Peace•Local Church

FBI admits staff dismissals due to investigations against Catholics in the Biden administration

Appearing before the Senate on September 16, Patel faced pointed questions from Missouri Senator Josh Hawley about how the bureau has handled the scandal and what it is doing to address the growing number of attacks on Catholic and Christian communities nationwide.

Sep 19, 2025 18:44

Tim Daniels

Persecuted Christians

Nigerian Priest Abducted Amid Rising Wave of Clergy Kidnappings

The abduction adds to a disturbing pattern that has placed religious leaders on the front lines of Nigeria’s worsening security crisis

Sep 19, 2025 18:41

ZENIT Staff

The Bethlehem organ plays again after eight centuries of silence

Leo XIV, China and attention to communities suffering for their faith

One cardinal, 11 bishops, and over a thousand priests launch initiative against genocide in Gaza

This Is What Leo XIV Has Said About Female Diaconate, the LGBT Community in the Church, and Sexual Abuse

A brief meditation by the Pope that answers a question: how are we managing the good of our own lives?

Pedro Arrupe’s Legacy Confronts a New Test Amid Jesuit Abuse Lawsuit

Justice and its function: a reflection by Pope Leo XIV before judges from around the world on the occasion of the Jubilee

Jubilee, Hope, and Family: Three Reflections by the Pope on the Future of the Family

Bomb Threat at Córdoba’s Cathedral Sparks Debate Over Sacred Heritage and Security

This is what the Pope’s trip to Turkey, Lebanon, and Latin America would look like: more details and even dates are emerging

FBI admits staff dismissals due to investigations against Catholics in the Biden administration

Nigerian Priest Abducted Amid Rising Wave of Clergy Kidnappings