Latin Mass returns to St. Peter’s Basilica: here’s what we know

A Cathedral That Never Stood: Congo’s Anglicans Face Fresh Wounds After Collapse of Beni’s Long-Awaited Church

ZENIT Staff

The cathedral’s fall, in this sense, is more than an architectural failure. It is a parable of persistence in a land where nearly every act of building—whether of homes, schools, or churches—requires defying the odds.

Latin Mass returns to St. Peter’s Basilica: here’s what we know

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A Latin Mass Returns to St. Peter’s: Cardinal Burke to Celebrate Pontifical Liturgy Amid Growing Interest in Tradition

Blood That Unites: Pope Leo XIV to Lead Ecumenical Memorial for Modern Christian Martyrs

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The initiative comes from the Dicastery for the Causes of Saints and its Commission for New Martyrs–Witnesses of the Faith, a body established by Pope Francis in 2023 to document and preserve the memory of contemporary martyrs

Masonic Controversy in the Philippines: Augustinian Priest Suspended After Blessing Ceremony

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“The incident illustrates the need for vigilance,” Kerschbamer wrote, adding that the order is strengthening formation programs for its members to ensure they can discern situations that may compromise the Church’s witness.

Pope Leo XIV appoints controversial woman as president of the Pontifical Academy of Fine Arts and Letters

Valentina di Giorgio

Perrella’s appointment has not gone unnoticed by critics. Her curatorial portfolio includes exhibitions highlighting nudity, queer identity, nightlife culture, and explicit explorations of sexuality

Divided at the Pulpit: Illinois Priests’ Campaign Donations Expose Catholic Fault Lines in U.S. Politics

Tim Daniels

The findings show striking contrasts in both scale and motivation

The Vatican welcomes Argentina’s patron saint, the Virgin of Luján, to its gardens

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Argentine ambassador to the Holy See, Luis Pablo María Beltranino, spoke with visible emotion. Calling the Virgin “the spiritual heart of our nation,” he described her as a sign of unity and hope since 1630

Bolivian Court Convicts Jesuit Superiors in Cover-Up of Predator Priest

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The court found that Recolons and Alaix, who led the Bolivian Jesuit province between 1993 and 2007, were informed directly of Pedrajas’s predatory behavior, sometimes by victims themselves, yet failed to notify authorities or take steps to protect minors

Seventeen centuries of history behind the political-religious crisis in Yerevan

ZENIT Staff

Katholikos Karekin II’s opposition to Prime Minister Pašinyan’s policy on agreements with Azerbaijan is only the latest chapter in a ‘rivalry’ that has its roots in the very origins of what was the world’s first Christian state. And Karabakh, which the Church does not want to cede definitively, was a symbol of the defence of its identity during the years of Soviet domination.

A Delegation of the Vatican City State at the 28th Universal Postal Congress

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During the Congress, elections will also be held to appoint the new Director General and Deputy Director General of the UPU, as well as the members of the Council of Administration and the Postal Operations Council.