‘Are you dead?’ The most downloaded app among Chinese people living alone

Jan 13, 2026 19:07

This is how Sileme works, a basic Chinese app that has recently hit the headlines for the high volume of downloads on mobile phones in China Photo: AsiaNews

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The Shroud of Turin goes digital: Turin officially opens an ancient relic to the world in the AI era

The digital platform now available online is an adaptation of that same experience. What visitors encountered physically on the five-meter table has been translated into a format suitable for personal screens, without losing the sense of progression and discovery

Jan 11, 2026 19:26

Jorge Enrique Mújica

Liturgy and Divine Worship

Questions about liturgy: Seminarians, Deacons and Collars

Answered by Legionary of Christ Father Edward McNamara, professor of liturgy and sacramental theology at the Pontifical Regina Apostolorum university.

Jan 11, 2026 19:24

ZENIT Staff

Pope Leo XIV

Leo XIV begins 2026 with a new papal staff: here is the meaning… and the photos

In a Church often scrutinized for its symbols, Leo XIV’s choice is neither ornamental nor nostalgic. It is a visual theology, compressed into metal and form, reminding both shepherd and faithful that the path forward passes through the wounds of history—but does not end there

Jan 11, 2026 19:22

ZENIT Staff

Angelus•Pope Leo XIV

Ordinary time, our baptism, and the memory of a gift received: a simple reflection by Leo XIV

Address on the occasion of the Angelus prayer on Sunday, January 11, 2026

Jan 11, 2026 19:20

ZENIT Staff

Cardinals and Bishops•Pope Leo XIV

Vatican Makes Known the Words the Pope Said to Cardinals at the End of the Consistory

Pope’s words at the end of the Extraordinary Consistory of January 2026

Jan 11, 2026 07:08

ZENIT Staff

Pope Leo XIV won’t be visiting the U.S. in 2026, but his popemobile will: here’s what we know

The papal vehicle, now rebranded as the “Hopemobile,” will not simply travel as a static exhibit. Organizers intend it to become a focal point for public encounters, prayer gatherings, and moments of reflection along the route. The objective is twofold: to raise funds for humanitarian programs and to bring the reality of war’s victims

“On the Universality of the Church and the Importance of Dialogue”: A Reflection by Leo XIV

Address by Pope Leo XIV to the Delegation of “Weltkirche & Dialog” from the Archdiocese of Cologne

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‘Are you dead?’ The most downloaded app among Chinese people living alone

When Rome Says “You Are Big Enough”: Accra’s Archbishop Calls for Self-Reliance

Pope Leo XIV Receives Nobel Prize Laureate Maria Corina Machado: This Is What the Venezuelan Leader Asked Him

This is Cardinal Joseph Zen’s controversial speech during the last consistory

A Coin No Longer Suffices: Rome Puts a Price on Getting Close to the Trevi Fountain

For the first time, Generation Z Catholics outnumber Protestants in the United States

Nottingham Cathedral publishes “handbook” for parish communications

The Shroud of Turin goes digital: Turin officially opens an ancient relic to the world in the AI era

Questions about liturgy: Seminarians, Deacons and Collars

Leo XIV begins 2026 with a new papal staff: here is the meaning… and the photos

Ordinary time, our baptism, and the memory of a gift received: a simple reflection by Leo XIV

Vatican Makes Known the Words the Pope Said to Cardinals at the End of the Consistory