The bells of two beautiful churches destroyed (and now restored) after the passage of Islamism in Iraq ring once again

Oct 16, 2025 18:07

The two churches — Mar Toma, Syriac Orthodox, and Al Tahira, Chaldean Catholic — reopened on October 15 after years of painstaking restoration. Photo: L’Oeuvre d’Orient

General Audience•Pope Leo XIV

How does Jesus quench our thirst for fulfillment? The beautiful catechesis of Pope Leo XIV that you will identify with

Pope’s general audience, October 15, 2025, on the Risen Jesus as the guarantee that quenches our ardent and infinite thirst for fulfillment that the Holy Spirit instills in our hearts.

Oct 15, 2025 16:52

ZENIT Staff

Analysis Opinion

The 2025 National Study of Catholic Priests Is Released, and These Are the Results on Well-being, Trust in Bishops, and Pastoral Priorities

This Report, based on surveys of 1,165 priests, reveals a complex picture: while priests report high levels of personal well-being, they face significant challenges in terms of trust in leadership, burnout, and pastoral priorities.

Oct 15, 2025 12:01

Jorge Enrique Mújica

Pope Leo XIV

This Is the Horse Pope Leo XIV Received as a Gift

The horse was a gift from a parishioner of St. Adalbert Parish in London, England. The reason for the gift was that the Holy Father, when he was a missionary in Peru, used to ride horses.

Oct 15, 2025 11:59

ZENIT Staff

Justice and Peace•Pope Leo XIV

5,000 antibiotics leave the Vatican for Gaza on the orders of Pope Leo XIV

“This is not just about sending medicine,” said Cardinal Konrad Krajewski, the papal almoner and head of the Dicastery for the Service of Charity. “It is about transforming the Pope’s words in «Dilexi te» into actions. The Gospel becomes credible only when it is lived through gestures of concrete love.”

Oct 15, 2025 11:56

ZENIT Staff

Local Church

Graffiti inside Canterbury Anglican Cathedral (with permission from the gay rector) divides public opinion

Conceived by poet Alex Vellis and curator Jacquiline Creswell, the installation transforms the cathedral’s interior with large pasted graphics posing unsettling questions to God: “Are you there?”, “Why did you create hate when love is so much stronger?”, “Does everything have a soul?”, “Does our struggle mean anything?”

Oct 15, 2025 11:50

Elizabeth Owens

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How does Jesus quench our thirst for fulfillment? The beautiful catechesis of Pope Leo XIV that you will identify with

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This Is the Horse Pope Leo XIV Received as a Gift

5,000 antibiotics leave the Vatican for Gaza on the orders of Pope Leo XIV

Graffiti inside Canterbury Anglican Cathedral (with permission from the gay rector) divides public opinion