Nicodemus and the Path of Life

Nicodemus and the Path of Life: Leo XIV’s Existential Reflection in Barcelona

ZENIT Staff

The Pope’s Remarks at the Conclusion of the Prayer Vigil at the Olympic Stadium in Barcelona

U.S.: Department of Defense reduces the number of recognized religious denominations. Catholics remain on the list

Tim Daniels

What has generated controversy is not who remains on the list, but who has disappeared from it. A wide range of smaller religious and philosophical communities—including atheists, humanists, Unitarians, deists, Wiccans, Druids, followers of Asatru, spiritualists, and various New Age movements—are no longer individually identified.

The Patriarch of Moscow has transferred Hilarion, a prominent Russian cleric, to Brazil after drugs were found in his car

Joachin Meisner Hertz

Once regarded as one of the most influential voices in the Russian Orthodox Church and widely viewed as a possible successor to Patriarch Kirill of Moscow, the 59-year-old prelate now finds himself transferred to two small parishes in southern Brazil amid a growing cloud of scandals and an ongoing criminal investigation.

The Basilica of the Sagrada Familia and the Influence of Dom Guéranger, Founder of Solesmes, on Gaudí

ZENIT Staff

The impact on the architect was definitive. Gaudí was not content with a superficial or sentimental faith; he devoured those texts. Today, as Father Francesc Xavier affirms, no one denies that the Sagrada Familia is directly inspired by the work of Prosper Guéranger: the influence is so profound that the Sagrada Familia is, spiritually, a child of Dom Guéranger.

Pope Leo XIV Meets with Victims of Abuse in Spain

ZENIT Staff

During the conversation, which lasted almost an hour, each of those present, drawing on their own painful personal experiences, offered the Pope proposals for a more effective Church response to these tragic cases.

Neither spiritualizing pain nor downplaying suffering: Pope Leo XIV’s powerful response on depression and mental health to a woman who attempted suicide

ZENIT Staff

Pope Leo XIV’s response to a young Catalan woman who attempted suicide due to depression and asked the Holy Father two questions: Where can we see God when the darkness is absolute and we cannot take it anymore? How can we trust in God when it seems that nothing — not even our own life — is worth it?