Search for meaning»: important reason for coming to Christianity, survey shows

Jun 05, 2025 20:36

ZENIT Staff

These are not people who arrived at church doors with theological curiosity Photo: ANSEGOB

Liturgy and Divine Worship

Questions about liturgy: Use of Holy Oils

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

Jun 01, 2025 18:57

ZENIT Staff

Pope Leo XIV

Pope Leo XIV attends surprise birthday party

Sunday’s lunch was not a grand public event, but it spoke volumes. In celebrating a birthday, the Pope celebrated also a brotherhood that has endured shifting vocations and distant geographies. It was a moment of joy, reflection, and quiet affirmation of the values that first brought them together: intellectual pursuit, spiritual depth, and a common life rooted in the Rule of St. Augustine — where no one seeks the truth alone, but leads others to it in unity and humility.

Jun 01, 2025 18:55

ZENIT Staff

Virgin Mary

Are there medical benefits to praying the Rosary? Leading Austrian psychiatrist gives the answer

Pope Leo on “credible protagonists of non-violent peace-building processes” in address to popular movements and associations at Vatican

Jun 01, 2025 18:40

Joachin Meisner Hertz

Cardinals and Bishops•Local Church

Pope Leo writes for the first time to all the French bishops and this is what his letter says

Letter of Pope Leo XIV to the French Episcopate on the occasion of the centenary of the canonization of St. John Eudes, St. John Mary Vianney and St. Therese of the Child Jesus

May 31, 2025 18:58

ZENIT Staff

Justice and Peace•Local Church

Trump exonerates major Catholic university from million-dollar fine imposed by Biden

The department’s spokesperson, Ellen Keast, framed the decision as a return to principled governance. «Unlike the previous administration, we will not target institutions based on their religious identity,» she said. «Accountability remains essential, but enforcement must be rooted in facts—not in ideological agendas.»

May 31, 2025 18:49

Tim Daniels

A «Box Office» Pope: Vatican Reveals Number of People That Attended Events with Leo XIV in 2025

Between Pope Francis and Pope Leo, the total number of people received was 3,176,620.

Pope Leo XIV Named Treccani’s Person of the Year: A Pontificate of Subtle Strength and Measured Influence

By exercising quiet leadership, prioritizing pastoral care, and resisting the pressures to adopt extremes, he has positioned the Catholic Church as a thoughtful actor in global discussions on justice, peace, and human dignity

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Search for meaning»: important reason for coming to Christianity, survey shows

Pontifical Roman University Awards the Patriarch of Constantinople and the Former Priest and Theologian of Liberation Leonardo Boff

Pape Leo Spoke On The Phone With Vladimir Putin: This Is What Their Conversation Was About

The parable of the vinedressers explained by Pope Leo XIV

African springtime of faith: more than 1 million Catholics on Martyrs’ Day (and a foiled bombing)

Oldest functioning monastery of mankind in dispute between Egyptians and Greek Orthodox

Pope Leo, unity in the Church and applications to family and marriage

Questions about liturgy: Use of Holy Oils

Pope Leo XIV attends surprise birthday party

Are there medical benefits to praying the Rosary? Leading Austrian psychiatrist gives the answer

Pope Leo writes for the first time to all the French bishops and this is what his letter says

Trump exonerates major Catholic university from million-dollar fine imposed by Biden