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…
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…
(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…
(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,…
(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…
Cover of the Italian edition of ‘Disarmed and Disarming: Peace Is a Gift,’ which includes a foreword by Pope Leo XIV and was published on July 21, 2026. The Pope invoked Bob Dylan and others…
A 28-year-old man named Joshua Kerry has been charged with the murder of Ann Widdecombe, a high-profile Catholic politician in the UK who died earlier this month. Kerry, from Rotherham, arrived at Westminster Magistrate’s Court…
Franciscan University of Steubenville campus and chapel. Franciscan University of Steubenville plants flag as first chapter.
MANILA, Philippines – A Philippine court has ordered the arrest of a Filipino journalist for publishing an opinion piece against the Iglesia ni Cristo (INC), a Christian organization widely considered the most powerful independent Church…
The trial of an Australian bishop opened this week in the District Court of Western Australia in Perth, where the 76-year-old faces 26 charges of sexual offenses against three young aboriginal men. Bishop Christopher Saunders…