This is the letter that Pope Leo sent to all priests on Sacred Heart day

U.S. Federal Government joins legal battle against Washington state Democratic law that undermines sacrament of confession

Tim Daniels

The DOJ’s formal intervention in the case—Etienne v. Ferguson—emphasizes the unique constitutional protections of sacramental confidentiality. “The seal of confession is not merely tradition,” the department’s filing states

China, A Mammoth Report on the Internet Announces Increased Surveillance

ZENIT Staff

278 pages about the web and the “rule of law” emphasize that the authorities regard cyberspace’s “increasing diversity of opinions” as a problem.

How Many New Priests Will Be Ordained in France in 2025? These Are the Figures

ZENIT Staff

Marseille, Paris, and Rennes are the dioceses with the most new priests in 2025

Reconciled, united and transformed: Pope Leo’s challenge to all priests on the day of the Sacred Heart of Jesus

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Homily of Pope Leo XIV on the Solemnity of the Sacred Heart of Jesus 2025

Dispute Over Torreciudad Remains Unresolved: Opus Dei denies that an agreement has been reached

Covadonga Asturias

The dispute erupted publicly in December 2022 when the Diocese of Barbastro-Monzón declared the 1962 enfiteutic contract governing the site null and void, accusing Opus Dei of breaching its conditions

Vatican publishes the note ‘Jubilee 2025: remission of the ecological debt’

ZENIT Staff

The Dicastery for Promoting Integral Human Development publishes a thematic note on the remission of the ecological debt, as a goal from which to start in this year of jubilee hope.

ProLife Europe Honored at 19th Mystery of Life Awards in Seoul Global

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Recognition for European Youth Movement Promoting the Dignity of Life

This is the letter that Pope Leo sent to all priests on Sacred Heart day

ZENIT Staff

Letter of Pope Leo XIV to the priests of the Catholic Church on the Solemnity of the Sacred Heart of Jesus, World Day of Prayer for the Sanctification of the Clergy