The Pope’s beautiful speech praising consecrated women

Sep 23, 2025 17:17

Pope Leo XIV received in audience religious women participating in the General Chapters of four different female congregations Photo: Vatican Media

Good News•Holy Land

The Bethlehem organ plays again after eight centuries of silence

This extraordinary discovery marks a turning point in European organology studies and restores to the world a sound heritage once thought lost.

Sep 22, 2025 18:00

ZENIT Staff

Analysis Opinion•Local Church•Pope Leo XIV

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

AsiaNews editorial director Fr. Gianni Criveller comments on the Pope’s words on China in an interview released in recent days: «He guarantees the continuity of previous choices, aware that there is time between now and the new expiry of the Agreement in 2028. But he also says he is listening to the “underground” communities that (rightly or wrongly) feel they have been sacrificed. So that the government’s narrative is not the only one in this complex and painful ecclesial affair.»

Sep 22, 2025 17:57

ZENIT Staff

Justice and Peace•Rome

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

Catholic Clergy Launch Global Petition Condemning ‘Genocide’ in Gaza

Sep 22, 2025 17:48

ZENIT Staff

Interview•Pope Leo XIV

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

Women and the LGBT community in the Church, as well as the issue of abuse, are some of the questions answered by Pope Leo XIV in a new book.

Sep 21, 2025 22:13

Jorge Enrique Mújica

Angelus•Pope Leo XIV

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

Address on the occasion of the Angelus prayer on Sunday, September 21, 2025

Sep 21, 2025 22:06

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 beautiful speech praising consecrated women

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German president visits the Pope: invitation to the country, role of the Holy See in the current situation, and ecclesial life in Germany are the topics

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Study Links Traditional Eucharistic Practices to Stronger Belief in Christ’s Presence

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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?