Questions about liturgy: Handling the Lectionary and Missal

Questions about liturgy: Kneeling at the Consecration and for Communion

ZENIT Staff

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

Mexico: MORENA party pushes for law to restrict freedom of expression of Catholic clergy

Jorge Enrique Mújica

The new paragraph would require all ministers or religious organizations operating digital platforms — from TikTok accounts to livestreamed homilies — to follow rules set by the government’s new Agency for Digital Transformation and Telecommunications, in coordination with the Ministry of the Interior

This is what Pope Leo XIV thinks about digital addictions

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Video message to the VII National Conference on Addiction

Pope Leo XIV’s call for unity and communion with the Church of Rome

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Address on the occasion of the Angelus prayer on Sunday, November 9, 2025

For the first time in a decade, support for gay marriage falls significantly

Tim Daniels

According to a recent YouGov/The Economist survey, public support for same-sex marriage has dropped to 54 percent, while opposition has climbed to 33 percent, with 13 percent undecided

Triumph Over Evil: a revealing look at exorcism with Church approval

ZENIT Staff

Ziberna’s own conversion story serves as a quiet thread running through the film. He recalls that his first exposure to an exorcism came not as a believer but as a technical assistant. Expecting something eerie, he instead encountered what he calls “a great light.”

In the Name of Secularism, France Bans Film About the Sacred Heart of Jesus

Rafael Llanes

The Marseille City Council issued a statement on October 23, justifying the ban based on a 1905 law that prohibits the exhibition of religious content in public places.

Between Sin and Choice: How America’s Moral Compass Is Being Rewritten

Tim Daniels

When researchers asked adults to evaluate twelve behaviors traditionally viewed as sinful, only six were still condemned by a majority: lying or manipulation, taking God’s name in vain, idol worship, sex outside marriage, pornography, and the use of illegal drugs. On the rest, the moral consensus has fractured.

UN Expert Wants Boys to Shower With Girls?

Iulia Cazan

Forty-one UN member states, including the UK, Israel, France, Canada, Germany, Denmark, Finland, Norway, Sweden, and Switzerland, voiced “strong support” for the work of the Independent Expert.

Questions about liturgy: Handling the Lectionary and Missal

ZENIT Staff

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

An Upright Gaze: Key to Leo XIV’s Homily for the Pontifical Universities

ZENIT Staff

The Holy Father began with the Gospel image of the bent-over woman (Luke 13:10-17), a symbol of one who has lost the ability to see beyond him/herself. By straightening her, Jesus restores not only her health, but also her vision: the possibility of opening herself to a broader horizon.