Pope Leo XIV will speak with young Americans during his first digital visit to the United States

PHOTO GALLERY: Amidst the war, a beautiful new Catholic basilica is blessed and inaugurated in Ukraine

ZENIT Staff

For Archbishop Shevchuk and the more than twenty bishops who stood with him, the basilica is more than a new place of worship. It is a visible testament that the Church, once driven underground during decades of Soviet repression, continues to raise sanctuaries of light in the midst of new shadows of war.

Pope Leo XIV inaugurates Borgo Laudato si’: Francis’ encyclical that became a reality in one place

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To mark this historic occasion, Maestro Andrea Bocelliand his son Matteo will join the gathering in prayer, offering a song before the Holy Father’s blessing. Representatives of the Roman Curia, civic institutions, and many who helped bring this vision to life will also be present.

Emotion in Assisi: Carlo Acutis sculpture unveiled in the garden near his tomb

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St. Carlo at the Cross, a work by sculptor Timothy Schmalz—widely known as Pope Francis’ sculptor—was installed in the garden of the Sanctuary of the Renunciation, just days before the canonization of the millennial saint.

Jesus, the Liturgy, and Vocation: What Pope Leo XIV Told French Altar Boys That Every Altar Boy Should Know

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Pope’s Address to a group of French Altar Boys

World Meeting on Human Fraternity 2025: Two Days to Rediscover the Path of Fraternity. The event was a failure in 2024

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It is officially announced that the World Meeting on Human Fraternity 2025 will take place on September 12 and 13 in Rome’s most iconic locations, culminating in an international event in St. Peter’s Square with Andrea Bocelli, Pharrell Williams with the gospel choir Voices of Fire, and John Legend

Pope Leo XIV will speak with young Americans during his first digital visit to the United States

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The Holy Father is expected to address up to 15,000 registered young people, aged 14 to 18, coming from Catholic youth movements across the United States, and to interact directly with them in a live 45-minute dialogue.

Vatican Announces Publication of Pope Leo XIV’s First Book

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In his first addresses, the American Pope conveyed to all some of his priorities: the primacy of God, communion in the Church, and the pursuit of peace. He emphasized the fundamental and irreplaceable commitment of those who exercise a ministry of authority in the Church: to disappear so that Christ may remain, to make oneself small so that He may be known and glorified.

Joint Statement by the Greek Orthodox Patriarchate of Jerusalem and the Latin Patriarchate of Jerusalem in response to Israel’s full invasion of Gaza

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It seems that the Israeli government’s announcement that “the gates of hell will open” is indeed taking on tragic forms. The experience of past campaigns in Gaza, the declared intentions of the Israeli government with regard to the current operation, and the reports now reaching us from the ground, show that the operation is not just a threat, but a reality that is already in the process of being implemented. 

Israeli government approves settlement of more Palestinian territory; bishops of the Holy Land oppose

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On August 20, Israel’s Higher Planning Council granted final approval for 3,753 housing units, including more than 3,400 in the long-disputed E1 corridor east of Jerusalem. The decision revives a project frozen for decades under U.S. pressure, yet now pushed forward by Finance Minister Bezalel Smotrich, who openly declared that the plan would “bury the idea of a Palestinian state.”

Faith Before Technology

ZENIT Staff

How should Christians, in light of their faith, think about the recent explosion in the application of artificial intelligence (AI), robotics, and other rapidly advancing technologies?

Legal dispute over Rio de Janeiro’s Christ the Redeemer statue: this is the solution proposed by the Senate

Enrique Villegas

The Archdiocese responded firmly in August: the monument, the plateau, and the chapel beneath remain Church property, safeguarded by the Mitra Arquidiocesana. “The Brazilian people must have certainty that Christ the Redeemer is sacred,” declared Father Omar Raposo, rector of the sanctuary, who underlined that the Church is the only legitimate authority over its use and preservation.

How Devotion to Mary Shapes Vocations in the Church: an interesting study

Jorge Enrique Mújica

The numbers tell a clear story. Nearly nine in ten respondents describe a living devotion to Mary, most often expressed through the rosary, pilgrimages, or the wearing of devotional medals. For many, such practices are not simply private habits but enduring sources of identity and strength in ministry

One Hundred Days of Pope Leo: An Approximation

Simone Varisco

One leader is a great «peacemaker» who has achieved «spectacular» military successes and is doing «great things» in the economic field; the other is Pope Leo XIV.