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

Sep 21, 2025 22:03

ZENIT Staff

Pedro Arrupe. The Spanish Jesuit who led the Society of Jesus from 1965 to 1983 Photo: Jesuits

Holy Land•Justice and Peace•Pope Leo XIV

From Castel Gandolfo, Pope Leo XIV Calls for Peace Amid Gaza’s Agony and UN Genocide Allegations

Pope Leo XIV also addressed another crisis weighing on Europe: rising tensions between NATO and Russia

Sep 18, 2025 18:33

Jorge Enrique Mújica

Local Church•Persecuted Christians

Nigeria: Report shows that 100 churches are attacked every month and 32 Christians are killed every day in the country

The destruction is not the only marker of persecution. According to Intersociety’s August report, more than 7,000 Christians were killed across Nigeria in the first 220 days of 2025 alone — an average of thirty-two a day. Since the violence erupted in 2009, the death toll has climbed to 185,000, including some 125,000 Christians and 60,000 Muslims accused of being “liberal” or insufficiently radical

Sep 18, 2025 18:30

ZENIT Staff

Pope Leo XIV

Three unifying elements in religious life, according to Pope Leo XIV

To Participants in the General Chapters of the Missionaries of the Precious Blood of the Society of Mary of the Franciscan Friars of the Immaculate of the Ursuline Sisters Daughters of Mary Immaculate

Sep 18, 2025 08:39

ZENIT Staff

Local Church

Germany: Dancing on Good Friday will remain illegal, according to the Constitutional Court

Germany’s Top Court Upholds Ban on Good Friday Dancing, Reaffirming Sacred Quiet in a Secular Age

Sep 18, 2025 08:36

Joachin Meisner Hertz

Cardinals and Bishops•Homosexuality•Pope Francis

Cardinal Ambongo, leader of the entire African episcopate: “Fiducia Supplicans was a bad chapter in Pope Francis’ pontificate”

African Cardinal Challenges Vatican Document, Calls for Stronger Prophetic Voice in Church

Sep 18, 2025 08:33

Valentina di Giorgio

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

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

From Castel Gandolfo, Pope Leo XIV Calls for Peace Amid Gaza’s Agony and UN Genocide Allegations

Nigeria: Report shows that 100 churches are attacked every month and 32 Christians are killed every day in the country

Three unifying elements in religious life, according to Pope Leo XIV

Germany: Dancing on Good Friday will remain illegal, according to the Constitutional Court

Cardinal Ambongo, leader of the entire African episcopate: “Fiducia Supplicans was a bad chapter in Pope Francis’ pontificate”