First Vatican Summit Is Announced on Longevity: Science, Ethics and Future of Longevity

Feb 06, 2025 16:00

The meeting will bring together scientists, Nobel laureates and world leaders to address one of the crucial challenges of our time

99% of the surveyed dioceses have multiple parishes offering Mass in Spanish.

Analysis Opinion•Homosexuality

Homosexuality Is Not Genetic, British Data Confirms

The latest report on the British population reveals that, in five years, young people who identify as LGBT have risen from 4.4% to 10.4%. Bisexuals especially grow. Strong intergenerational differences. In short, homosexuality is the result of conditioning.

Feb 04, 2025 05:57

ZENIT Staff

Analysis Opinion

The War of a hundred models or Beijing’s secret behind DeepSeek

The explosion of «cheap» alternative to ChatGPT is the result of China’s bet on internal competition among large companies and startups to develop the most advanced AI systems. A stinging defeat in a Go tournament is having a greater impact than US sanctions on the advanced microchip exports to China.

Feb 03, 2025 19:41

ZENIT Staff

Pope Francis

Vatican: Shaolin (Zen Buddhist) monks visit Pope Francis

Best known for kung fu, the monks are the custodians of Zen Buddhism in China. The meeting with the pontiff comes a few days after their temple in Henan held a world conference on meditation and its contribution to peace and the development of relations between peoples.

Feb 03, 2025 19:39

ZENIT Staff

Local Church•Persecuted Christians

New Slaughter of Christians in Nigeria During Christmas Celebrations

The news of the massacre came recently to Aid to the Church in Need (ACN, from reports received by the local Church.

Feb 03, 2025 17:58

ZENIT Staff

Jubilee 2025•Rome

Confession in Rome During the Jubilee: Diocese of Rome Gives Norms to Priests

In regard to Confession, on December 12 the Diocese of Rome published explanatory norms for priests.

Feb 03, 2025 17:55

ZENIT Staff

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

Ordinary time, our baptism, and the memory of a gift received: a simple reflection by Leo XIV

Address on the occasion of the Angelus prayer on Sunday, January 11, 2026

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First Vatican Summit Is Announced on Longevity: Science, Ethics and Future of Longevity

Pope Francis asks all Catholics to pray for vocations: here is the video

Mary’s Visitation to Elizabeth explained beautifully and briefly by Pope Francis

Holy See approves statutes of the Regnum Christi Federation (of which the Legionaries of Christ are a part)

Vatican pronounces on the transfer of days of obligation for Mass in the liturgical calendar

Vatican: they get married in the Church and are fired. They are going to trial against the “Vatican bank”

Pope at summit on children’s rights: tough on abortion and child exploitation, announces exhortation on childhood

Homosexuality Is Not Genetic, British Data Confirms

The War of a hundred models or Beijing’s secret behind DeepSeek

Vatican: Shaolin (Zen Buddhist) monks visit Pope Francis

New Slaughter of Christians in Nigeria During Christmas Celebrations

Confession in Rome During the Jubilee: Diocese of Rome Gives Norms to Priests