This is how Leo XIV reintroduces the value of the Creed prayer

Gaza: the ongoing grave situation and persecution of settlers in occupied Palestine

ZENIT Staff

Palestinian religious leaders and academics have issued their own stark assessment. In a recent joint statement, they argued that the UN resolution’s vision for a Peace Board, chaired by the U.S. president, represents a new form of external administration rather than a path to self-determination

Against Western polyamory and African polygamy: this is what the Vatican’s new (and beautiful) document on marriage says

Jorge Enrique Mújica

The Note proposes a vision of monogamy rooted not in rule-making but in anthropology. Marriage, it states, is built on an unbreakable exclusivity, the kind that turns two people into a single story without dissolving their individual identities

How do young Catholics stay informed? Here’s how the digital generation consumes (and how often) news

Jorge Enrique Mújica

The platforms they mentioned form a constellation familiar to anyone who observes Gen Z: TikTok leads the pack at fifty-six percent, followed closely by Instagram at fifty-two and YouTube at forty-five. Twitter/X, once the dominant arena for real-time updates, shows greater use among students at Catholic universities (forty-four percent) compared to their peers at non-Catholic institutions (twenty-nine).

Vatican Dicastery Rejects Resignation of the Commissioner of the Heralds of the Gospel

ZENIT Staff

The Dicastery for Institutes of Consecrated Life and Societies of Apostolic Life responded with a concise message: the Cardinal should «wait a few months» before resigning. Based on the response, there is no indication that Pope Leo XIV was consulted regarding this refusal.

Empty Tabernacles and Closed Schools to Protest Kidnappings in Cameroon

ZENIT Staff

The Archbishop of Bamenda has declared in his Pastoral Letter that the Church’s position is clear: it never pays ransoms. The ultimatum, issued by the Archbishop, states that if the kidnapped priest is not released, all parishes, schools, and Catholic institutions in the Ndop Deanery — in the northern part of the diocese where the kidnapping took place –, will be closed.

The Catholic Church becomes the second most popular religion for weddings in the United Kingdom

Elizabeth Owens

Religious weddings accounted for just 32,473 ceremonies, with Anglican churches hosting approximately 70 percent of them.

This is how Leo XIV reintroduces the value of the Creed prayer

Jorge Enrique Mújica

For Leo XIV, this confession is neither an abstract theory nor a philosophical construction. The conciliar language—terms such as ousia and homoousios, which once sparked so many debates—was never meant to supplant Scripture but to safeguard the truth that God has drawn near

Monaco reaffirms its Catholic identity by halting abortion reform: Prince refuses to enact the law

Covadonga Asturias

The bill had passed with a striking majority, reflecting the perception among many legislators that Monaco was gradually aligning with the broader European trend toward expanded reproductive rights

Romanian and Moldovan Orthodox Christians in conflict

ZENIT Staff

As has been the case in Kiev for some time, there is also conflict in Chişinău between the Orthodox Church of Moldova – linked to the Moscow Patriarchate – and the Metropolis of Bessarabia, which belongs to the Romanian-speaking Church. The Patriarchate of Bucharest itself accuses pro-Russian hierarchs of interfering in the country’s electoral processes. A dispute that brings to the surface the troubled area between the Danube and the Dniester.