What Does Pope Leo XIV’s Letter to the President of Ukraine Say? Full Text

Aug 24, 2025 21:19

ZENIT Staff

Pope Leo XIV received Ukrainian President Zelensky in a private audience Photo: Vatican Media

Dicasteries•Local Church

Vatican approves new liturgical calendar for Arabia with its own calendar of saints

At the heart of the calendar are new patrons. Saints Peter and Paul, founders of the apostolic Church, now officially guide AVOSA as its pillars of faith, honored on June 29. Alongside them stands the Virgin Mary under the title of Our Lady of Arabia, declared patroness of the entire Arabian Peninsula

Aug 23, 2025 01:11

ZENIT Staff

Local Church

Cardinal Zupi turns the names of children from Gaza into a 7-hour prayer by saying them one by one

The vigil, held at the Monte Sole memorial near Bologna, stretched into the night. A 469-page register listed 16 Israeli children killed in the Hamas assault of October 7, 2023, alongside more than 12,000 Palestinian children who perished in Gaza in the following months under Israeli bombardment and blockade

Aug 23, 2025 01:10

Valentina di Giorgio

Islam•Justice and Peace

Austria joins Canada and opens the door to Sharia (Islamic law) in the country

In practice, this means that private agreements invoking Islamic law, at least for property-related claims, can be recognized.

Aug 23, 2025 01:07

Joachin Meisner Hertz

Analysis Opinion

Can Transsexuals Be Baptized?

As the LGBTQ ideology comes increasingly to resemble a rival religious movement, we should recognize that it poses similar obstacles to discipleship. The movement possesses its own symbols, holy seasons, rites of initiation, social teachings, speech and purity codes, and inquisitorial methods. In “gender reassignment,” it promises a new identity, much as baptism does

Aug 23, 2025 01:05

ZENIT Staff

Analysis Opinion•Cardinals and Bishops•Young People

Young people looking for answers in a messy world are turning to the Catholic Church

A recent study by Harvard University confirmed the trend among the so-called Generation Z, which saw a 6% increase from 2022 to 2023 in those identifying as Catholic.

Aug 23, 2025 01:02

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

What Does Pope Leo XIV’s Letter to the President of Ukraine Say? Full Text

Why Does Jesus Say the Door of Salvation Is Narrow? Pope Leo XIV Responds

Questions about liturgy: Masses of Christian Burial

UNICEF spends hundreds of millions of dollars promoting sexually explicit content, according to research

UN Maternal Health Coalition Attacks Religious Voices

What is human prosperity? Pope Leo XIV answers based on St. Augustine

Brazilian police arrest woman who digitally harassed a priest: she created and distributed false material

Vatican approves new liturgical calendar for Arabia with its own calendar of saints

Cardinal Zupi turns the names of children from Gaza into a 7-hour prayer by saying them one by one

Austria joins Canada and opens the door to Sharia (Islamic law) in the country

Can Transsexuals Be Baptized?

Young people looking for answers in a messy world are turning to the Catholic Church