The Pope’s advice to European parliamentarians on the art of debate (and on religious freedom and dialogue between faith and reason)

Dec 10, 2025 18:26

ZENIT Staff

Pope Leo XIV received European parliamentarians who had come to Rome Photo: Vatican Media

Gender Ideology•Homosexuality

Japanese court reaffirms natural marriage, creating new tensions in Japan’s LGBT debate

Presiding judge Ayumi Higashi argued that the current statutory language, which describes marriage as the mutual consent of “both sexes,” cannot be stretched to include same-sex couples without legislative intervention

Dec 09, 2025 18:19

ZENIT Staff

Dicasteries•Virgin Mary

In defense of the Virgin Mary? International Marian Association against document by Cardinal Fernández and Congregation for the Doctrine of the Faith

At the center of the dispute is Mater Populi Fidelis, the note released by the Dicastery for the Doctrine of the Faith (DDF) in early November under the signature of Cardinal Víctor Manuel Fernández

Dec 09, 2025 18:00

Jorge Enrique Mújica

Local Church

Polish bishops speak out against attacks on the legacy and figure of Saint John Paul II

Scrutiny of John Paul II has become increasingly visible in digital spaces, where detractors highlight his conservative positions on moral issues

Dec 09, 2025 17:58

Joachin Meisner Hertz

Pope Leo XIV•Vatican Diplomacy

For the third time and in the midst of war, the president of Ukraine meets with Pope Leo XIV

Zelenskyy highlighted this dimension after the meeting, thanking the Pope for his continued prayers and for the Holy See’s assistance. He confirmed that the Vatican remains involved in efforts to reunite abducted children with their families and added that he had invited the Pope to visit Ukraine

Dec 09, 2025 17:40

Valentina di Giorgio

Virgin Mary

For the first time, a U.S. president writes in honor of the Immaculate Conception of Mary: this is what Trump’s message says

The message unfolded as both a meditation on Mary’s role in salvation history and an appeal to the religious memory of the United States. It also contained a theological misstep on the timing of the Incarnation

Dec 08, 2025 18:02

Tim Daniels

A simple, concrete, and timely meditation on work based on the nativity scene created by Leo XIV

Congratulations to the employees of the Roman Curia, the Governorate of Vatican City State, and the Vicariate of Rome, together with their families.

2 two fundamental aspects of the life of the Church: mission and communion explained by Leo XIV to the curia in a great speech

Address of the Pope to the Roman Curia on two fundamental aspects of the life of the Church: mission and communion, on the occasion of the annual Christmas greetings

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The Pope’s advice to European parliamentarians on the art of debate (and on religious freedom and dialogue between faith and reason)

What is death? A short but profound catechesis by Pope Leo XIV

The Gospel According to the Elves: Quebec Secularism Law Targets Even Baby Jesus

China’s Reported Marriage Surge: A Turning Point or a Mirage of Reform?

100 children kidnapped from Catholic school in Nigeria are freed… hostages remain

Why didn’t the Pope pray in a Turkish mosque? Trump, Ukraine, and Pope Leo XIV’s next residence

Juanito.ai Takes a Bold Leap: From Guadalupan AI to Platform for Catholic Formation

Japanese court reaffirms natural marriage, creating new tensions in Japan’s LGBT debate

In defense of the Virgin Mary? International Marian Association against document by Cardinal Fernández and Congregation for the Doctrine of the Faith

Polish bishops speak out against attacks on the legacy and figure of Saint John Paul II

For the third time and in the midst of war, the president of Ukraine meets with Pope Leo XIV

For the first time, a U.S. president writes in honor of the Immaculate Conception of Mary: this is what Trump’s message says