5 things to know about St. Bridget of Sweden, mystic and mother
On July 23, the Catholic Church celebrates the feast day of St. Bridget of Sweden, a mystic of the Middle Ages who was a wife, mother to a large family, lady-in-waiting to a queen, and…
Young Catholics at Eastern African assembly welcome opportunity to engage directly with bishops
NAIROBI, Kenya — Young Catholics participating in the 21st assembly of the Association of Member Episcopal Conferences in Eastern Africa (AMECEA) are welcoming the opportunity to engage directly with Catholic bishops at the event, saying…
When Light Overcomes Darkness: A Catholic Nun Takes on Modern Vampire Fiction
Courtesy photoPauline Sister Allison Regina Gliot holds the last book in her trilogy, which thousands of young people are reading nationwide. In a genre saturated with morally ambiguous antiheroes, Pauline Sister Allison Regina Gliot shows…
Federal guidance on religious liberty reflects church autonomy, parental rights rulings
The Department of Justice (DOJ) sent a memorandum to federal departments and agencies with updated guidance on religious liberty and parental rights protections, based on recent U.S. Supreme Court precedent. The update, issued July 23,…
Federal Guidance on Religious Liberty Reflects Church Autonomy, Parental Rights Rulings
Religious sisters show their support for the Little Sisters of the Poor outside the Supreme Court, where oral arguments were heard on March 23, 2016, in the case Zubik v. Burwell. The update is the…
Less religion in childhood, poorer mental health in adolescence: what the results of a scientific study show
(ZENIT News / Rome, 07.22.2026).- The debate over religion and mental health has acquired a new dimension. Rather than asking simply whether religious individuals are psychologically healthier than nonreligious people, an international study has examined…
The Catholic Faith in Public Life: Bishop Barron Interviews the Vice President of the United States on YouTube
(ZENIT News / Washington, 07.22.2026).- For J. D. Vance, the central question is not whether Christianity belongs in public life, but what happens when a society tries to live as though it does not need…
Blessed the first stone of the Polish chapel at the Shepherds’ Field in Holy Land
Lorenzo Vita (ZENIT News / Bethlehem, Palestine, 07.22.2026).- “A simple gesture, but rich in hope.” These are the words with which the Custos of the Holy Land, Fr. Francesco Ielpo, commented on the laying of…
When Psychiatry Faces the Inexplicable. Two Doctors Delve Into Exorcisms; Both Confirm What the Church Says: The Devil Exists
(ZENIT News / Madrid, 07.22.2026).- The modern debate over demonic possession rarely takes place where one might expect it. It is not necessarily found in the world of sensationalist horror films or sensational television. Increasingly,…
As pope warns of ‘pandemic of loneliness,’ Caritas Lithuania offers a Catholic answer
When Pope Leo XIV warned in both May and June about the growing loneliness and abandonment experienced by the elderly, he highlighted a challenge confronting much of the modern world. In Lithuania, the Catholic Church…