The UEFA Soccer League Referee Who Is Also a Theologian

Vienna’s Silent Transformation: Nearly 50% of students in schools are already Muslim. Only 17% are Catholic

Joachin Meisner Hertz

Perhaps no recent controversy symbolizes Vienna’s cultural unease more clearly than the city government’s decision earlier this year not to erect a statue honoring Polish King John III Sobieski. Sobieski led the Christian coalition that defeated Ottoman forces outside Vienna on September 12, 1683, in one of the decisive battles of European history

The Bible and Young People: 7 Striking Findings from New Global Research

Jorge Enrique Mújica

For churches often tempted to discouragement, that may be one of the most important findings of all

What does it mean that Mary is a model of the Church? Leo XIV’s response

ZENIT Staff

General Audience with the Pope, May 13, 2026, on Mary, Model of the Church

Prison sentence for two Israeli soldiers who desecrated an image of the Virgin Mary in Lebanon

ZENIT Staff

On Monday, May 11, the Israeli army announced disciplinary measures against the soldiers involved. According to military authorities, the soldier who staged the act received a sentence of 21 days in military prison, while the soldier who photographed the incident was sentenced to 14 days.

Vatican Publicly Warns: Lefebvrist Ordination of Bishops without Papal Mandate Implies Schism and Excommunication

Jorge Enrique Mújica

According to a letter from St. John Paul II, the faithful who adhere to the schism also incur excommunication.

Neither the Sum of What We Have, Nor Algorithms, Nor Matter Assembled at Random: What Are We? Two Questions Posed in Pope Leo XIV’s Address to University Students

ZENIT Staff

Pope’s Address at La Sapienza University in Rome

Vatican Clarifies Iran Ambassador Controversy: Routine Diplomatic Honor Miscast as Political Endorsement

Jorge Enrique Mújica

According to clarifications issued by both Vatican officials and the U.S. Embassy to the Holy See, the honor formed part of the Vatican’s longstanding diplomatic protocol: ambassadors accredited to the Holy See who complete at least two years of service commonly receive the distinction.

France and England: Two Pro-Life Victories in the Face of the Culture of Discard (Assisted Death and Euthanasia)

Elizabeth Owens

Europe’s Assisted Suicide Debate Hits Resistance: France and Britain Reveal Growing Unease Over Euthanasia

The UEFA Soccer League Referee Who Is Also a Theologian

Dante Alba, LC

Damian Sylwestrzak, 34, belongs to a generation of referees accustomed to constant scrutiny. Every decision is replayed in slow motion, debated on television, and judged on social media. In this ecosystem of constant tension, the Polish referee finds a point of equilibrium in his spirituality.