Report shows falling number of youth who identify as transgender

Oct 16, 2025 18:02

ZENIT Staff

The report estimates that 1% of Americans aged 13 and older now identify as transgender

Pope Leo XIV

This Is the Horse Pope Leo XIV Received as a Gift

The horse was a gift from a parishioner of St. Adalbert Parish in London, England. The reason for the gift was that the Holy Father, when he was a missionary in Peru, used to ride horses.

Oct 15, 2025 11:59

ZENIT Staff

Justice and Peace•Pope Leo XIV

5,000 antibiotics leave the Vatican for Gaza on the orders of Pope Leo XIV

“This is not just about sending medicine,” said Cardinal Konrad Krajewski, the papal almoner and head of the Dicastery for the Service of Charity. “It is about transforming the Pope’s words in «Dilexi te» into actions. The Gospel becomes credible only when it is lived through gestures of concrete love.”

Oct 15, 2025 11:56

ZENIT Staff

Local Church

Graffiti inside Canterbury Anglican Cathedral (with permission from the gay rector) divides public opinion

Conceived by poet Alex Vellis and curator Jacquiline Creswell, the installation transforms the cathedral’s interior with large pasted graphics posing unsettling questions to God: “Are you there?”, “Why did you create hate when love is so much stronger?”, “Does everything have a soul?”, “Does our struggle mean anything?”

Oct 15, 2025 11:50

Elizabeth Owens

Local Church•Vocations

Vatican suspends training at major seminary in Congo amid growing division in local Church

The Vatican’s intervention suggests growing concern over the impact of the dispute on ecclesial life

Oct 15, 2025 11:47

ZENIT Staff

Holy Land

Israel’s “administrative” detentions of Palestinian Christians: the case of Layan Nasir

Her previous imprisonment—eight months under “administrative detention,” a system that allows for incarceration without charge or trial—drew criticism from church leaders across England

Oct 15, 2025 11:45

ZENIT Staff

Leo XIV, Putin’s rejection of the Christmas truce, and disappointment with the Democratic governor of Illinois

Speaking on the evening of December 23, Leo XIV returned repeatedly to a single theme that framed his reflections: the meaning of life, human dignity, and the possibility of peace—even if only for a day.

Germans trust Leo XIV more than Islam: new survey results released

Data released from a representative Forsa poll indicate that 28 percent of Germans now say they place high or very high trust in the Pope

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Report shows falling number of youth who identify as transgender

The Pope, the Green Owl, and 30,000 XP: How Duolingo Found an Unexpected Student in the Vatican”

Russian Reset Required in Rome

Interview with Israeli Jesuit David Neuhaus: Deconstructing the Use of Religion to Justify the War

Frankie Muniz, Star of Malcolm in the Middle, Declares His Faith in Jesus and Generates a Wave of Support on Social Media

How does Jesus quench our thirst for fulfillment? The beautiful catechesis of Pope Leo XIV that you will identify with

The 2025 National Study of Catholic Priests Is Released, and These Are the Results on Well-being, Trust in Bishops, and Pastoral Priorities

This Is the Horse Pope Leo XIV Received as a Gift

5,000 antibiotics leave the Vatican for Gaza on the orders of Pope Leo XIV

Graffiti inside Canterbury Anglican Cathedral (with permission from the gay rector) divides public opinion

Vatican suspends training at major seminary in Congo amid growing division in local Church

Israel’s “administrative” detentions of Palestinian Christians: the case of Layan Nasir