The Pope’s poetic words at the Marian vigil of prayer in which the Church prayed for peace

Oct 11, 2025 13:38

ZENIT Staff

Pope Leo XIV presided over a Marian prayer vigil in St. Peter's Square. Photo: Vatican Media

Islam•Vatican City

A Prayer Room in the Pope’s Library: Vatican’s Gesture Toward Muslim Scholars Sparks Quiet Storm

For some, the move reflects an admirable spirit of dialogue and respect for those who come from afar to study ancient manuscripts. For others, it represents a troubling confusion of mission and identity

Oct 10, 2025 13:09

Valentina di Giorgio

Dicasteries•Homosexuality•Local Church

Vatican contradicts German bishops: text for blessing same-sex couples was not approved

Bishop Georg Bätzing, head of the DBK, has repeatedly defended the initiative. At the September assembly, he told journalists the document had been produced “in transparent consultation with the Dicastery for the Doctrine of the Faith” (DDF), portraying it as a contextual application of the Vatican’s 2023 declaration Fiducia supplicans

Oct 10, 2025 13:05

Joachin Meisner Hertz

Pope Leo XIV

Papal Exhortation «Dilexi Te»: The Poor, the Essence of Our Faith

Summary of the First Apostolic Exhortation of Pope Leo XIV

Oct 10, 2025 08:13

ZENIT Staff

Good News•Local Church

80,000 People Attend Mass Every Sunday… in the Same Church. Of Which Country Are We Talking About?

Thirty Masses are celebrated on weekends in English, Arabic, French, Urdu, and Filipino.

Oct 09, 2025 17:25

Rafael Llanes

Pope Leo XIV

The Pope’s homily to consecrated persons on their Jubilee Day in the Holy Year

Homily of Pope Leo XIV on the occasion of the Jubilee of Consecrated Life

Oct 09, 2025 17:22

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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The Pope’s poetic words at the Marian vigil of prayer in which the Church prayed for peace

Religious freedom explained by Leo XIV

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A Prayer Room in the Pope’s Library: Vatican’s Gesture Toward Muslim Scholars Sparks Quiet Storm

Vatican contradicts German bishops: text for blessing same-sex couples was not approved

Papal Exhortation «Dilexi Te»: The Poor, the Essence of Our Faith

80,000 People Attend Mass Every Sunday… in the Same Church. Of Which Country Are We Talking About?

The Pope’s homily to consecrated persons on their Jubilee Day in the Holy Year