The DNA of the Shroud of Turin: Surprising Revelations

Blessed the first stone of the Polish chapel at the Shepherds’ Field in Holy Land

ZENIT Staff

The new place of prayer dedicated to St. Joseph enriches the complex of the chapels of the nations with that of one of the countries most deeply rooted in the Catholic faith

The Catholic Faith in Public Life: Bishop Barron Interviews the Vice President of the United States on YouTube

ZENIT Staff

Vance’s political career has made him one of the most prominent Catholic voices in American public life. His interpretation of the faith, however, is not simply a collection of political positions borrowed from Catholic language

Less religion in childhood, poorer mental health in adolescence: what the results of a scientific study show

Jorge Enrique Mújica

This may help explain why the study’s conclusions are particularly relevant to the mental health of the young. Childhood and adolescence are not merely periods in which individuals acquire skills; they are also stages in which they seek a stable answer to the question of who they are and where they belong

When Psychiatry Faces the Inexplicable. Two Doctors Delve Into Exorcisms; Both Confirm What the Church Says: The Devil Exists

Covadonga Asturias

The latest voice to enter this difficult territory is José Miguel Gaona, a Spanish forensic neuropsychiatrist whose recent book, Possession, is the result of five years of research and runs to almost 1,000 pages

Holy See Issues Statement on Current Status of Proceedings Against Ex-Jesuit Amidst Fabricated Reports Regarding the Rupnik Case

ZENIT Staff

The Holy See Press Office issued a statement on Wednesday, July 22.

Holy See Issues Statement on Current Status of Proceedings Against Ex-Jesuit Amidst Fabricated Reports Regarding the Rupnik Case

ZENIT Staff

The Holy See Press Office issued a statement on Wednesday, July 22.

The Christian Presence in the Holy Land Is Being Squeezed from Every Direction

ZENIT Staff

The central question is therefore not simply whether Christianity can survive in the Holy Land. It is whether the international community will accept a future in which the ancient Christian communities of the region remain only as monuments, while the people who gave those places their living meaning are gradually forced to leave

Leo XIV encourages religious to view community life as a source of inspiration and sanctification

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Message from Leo XIV to the Conference of Major Superiors of Men’s Religious Orders in the United States

Colombia’s President-elect Appoints a Dominican Friar as Director of the National Learning Service

Enrique Villegas

The new director’s appointment also reflects the incoming government’s intention to raise the status of technical and technological education, which De la Espriella says should no longer be treated as a second-tier alternative to university studies

Research reveals what young Brazilian Catholics are like and what they are looking for: formation, liturgy, and keeping their faith free from politics

Enrique Villegas

Their answers point toward an unexpected conclusion. In an age in which young people are often assumed to be primarily attracted by novelty, many of these Catholics are searching for depth, formation and continuity

Venezuela One Month After the Earthquake: The Scale of the Disaster and the Role of the Church

Enrique Villegas

An analysis by the United Nations Office for Disaster Risk Reduction estimated direct damage at approximately $24 billion to public and private buildings and another $13 billion to infrastructure

The DNA of the Shroud of Turin: Surprising Revelations About the Cloth Wrapped Around Jesus Published in a Scientific Journal

ZENIT Staff

Published in Scientific Reports, part of the Nature publishing group, the study is the result of a research project conducted between September 2022 and December 2025 by the Universities of Padua and Pavia, together with national and international institutions

International Association of Exorcists Reiterates Warning About the Risks of «Family Constellations»

ZENIT Staff

«This technique is based on a flawed concept and presents strong analogies, regarding both content and worldview, to the spiritism practiced under an animist conception,» states the IAE.

Seven Keys to Spotting a «Monster» Under the Guise of Coaching, Therapy, and Corporate Training.

ZENIT Staff

Jenni Walford has written a guide to detecting coercive persuasion techniques that, beyond traditional cults, are becoming increasingly common in contexts where they are harder to detect, even though they are causing devastating harm to many people.