Passing of Italy’s Card. Ruini marks end of an era
Cardinal Camillo Ruini is dead at 95. A giant of the Church in Italy at the end of the twentieth century and the start of the twenty-first, Ruini was, perhaps, the last truly great Italian…
The Pope’s Apostolic Journey to Spain, as Told by the Pope Himself: This Is How Pope Leo XIV Experienced Madrid, Barcelona, and the Canary Islands
(ZENIT News / Vatican City, 06.17.2026).- On Wednesday, June 17, the Holy Father held his traditional general audience in St. Peter’s Square before thousands of pilgrims gathered there. After touring the avenues of the square…
Fact check: Did Iceland really ‘eradicate’ Down syndrome in that country?
A high-profile online controversy in early June reignited one of bioethics’ most charged debates: the morality of terminating a pregnancy following a prenatal diagnosis of Down syndrome. As the discussion spread across social media platforms,…
Here’s what the new 2026 Gallup study says about the decline in support for same-sex marriage
(ZENIT News / Rome, 06.17.2026).- For much of the past quarter-century, the trajectory of American public opinion on LGBTQ issues appeared remarkably consistent. Support for same-sex marriage rose steadily, cultural acceptance broadened, and opposition seemed…
Leo XIV emphasizes the need for safe spaces within the Church to experience love with Jesus Christ
(ZENIT News / Vatican City, 06.17.2026).- On the morning of Wednesday, June 17, moments before the general audience, Pope Leo XIV received in audience, in the room adjacent to the Paul VI Hall, several members…
Ukraine Advocate Says Cathedral Bombing Reflects Broader Campaign Against Christianity
Genya Savilov/AFP Smoke and fire rises from the Dormition Cathedral in the Orthodox complex of the Kyiv Pechersk Lavra following a Russian missile strike on the Ukrainian capital Kyiv on June 15, 2026, amid the…
Speaking Truth to Power: When the Pope Addresses Governments
Pope Leo XIV speaks at Palacio de las Cortes in Madrid, Spain, on June 8, 2026, becoming the first Pope in history to address the Spanish Parliament. From Westminster Hall to the U.N., popes have…
Pope Leo XIV Says Care for Creation Is a Requirement of Faith
Pope Leo XIV feeds fish during the Sept. 5, 2025, inauguration of Borgo Laudato Si’, an ecological village on the papal estate of Castel Gandolfo, 18 miles south of Rome. In a video message to…
Pope Leo XIV Defends Journalism Against the Drug of ‘Fake News’
Javier RomeroPope Leo XIV talks to reporters outside the papal villa of Castel Gandolfo on May 5, 2026, before returning to Rome after a daylong stay there. In a message to an Italian newspaper, the…
Mary’s ‘Yes’ in the Age of AI: The Marian Heart of ‘Magnifica Humanitas’
‘No one manifests human personhood and humanity better than Our Lady,’ explains professor Mark Miravalle. Mark Miravalle discusses the Marian dimension of Pope Leo’s encyclical on Catholic social teaching and artificial intelligence.