Graffiti inside Canterbury Anglican Cathedral

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

ZENIT Staff

“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.”

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

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The resurrection of these two landmarks owes much to international solidarity. The Aliph Foundation, through its “Mosul Mosaic” program, financed the restoration in partnership with Iraq’s State Board of Antiquities and Heritage

England, Belgium, and Germany: the three “most inclusive” countries for LGBT Catholics, according to a study

Elizabeth Owens

According to the latest Rainbow Index of Churches in Europe (RICE), published on October 11 by the European Forum of LGBTI+ Christian Groups, the Catholic Church in England and Wales now ranks second in inclusivity among Catholic communities across the continent, tied with Belgium and just behind Germany

Report shows falling number of youth who identify as transgender

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According to new data from the American College Health Association, just 3.6% of college students now identify as a gender different from their biological sex

Russian Reset Required in Rome

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Had a Russian blitzkrieg conquered Kyiv back then, the Catholic leader of Ukraine, Major Archbishop Sviatoslav Shevchuk, was scheduled for immediate liquidation. Ukrainian bravery prevented his martyrdom. But some people never quit: During the recent papal interregnum, Major Archbishop Shevchuk was being tailed in Rome by agents of the FSB, successor to the KGB

Interview with Israeli Jesuit David Neuhaus: Deconstructing the Use of Religion to Justify the War

Simone Varisco

Truce: hope, goal, fragility, victory and defeat, prize, respite or illusion. The only feeling that is not out of place is hope. Father David Neuhaus (Jerusalem) on the challenge of deconstructing the use of religious texts to promote war, violence, and exclusion.

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

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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.

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

Jorge Enrique Mújica

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.

This Is the Horse Pope Leo XIV Received as a Gift

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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.

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

Elizabeth Owens

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?”

Vatican suspends training at major seminary in Congo amid growing division in local Church

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The Vatican’s intervention suggests growing concern over the impact of the dispute on ecclesial life

Israel’s “administrative” detentions of Palestinian Christians: the case of Layan Nasir

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Her previous imprisonment—eight months under “administrative detention,” a system that allows for incarceration without charge or trial—drew criticism from church leaders across England