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To be celebrated from September 25-27, 2026 in Rome The post Pope Leo XIV Announces Second World Children’s Day appeared first on ZENIT - English.

The encounter lasted only a short while, yet it left a distinct impression—an intimate gesture at a time when the Church is preparing for one of its most significant milestones of the decade: the 800th anniversary of the death of the Poverello of Assisi, to be commemorated in 2026. The post PHOTO GALLERY: Pope Leo XIV makes his first visit as pope to the tomb of St. Francis of Assisi appeared first on ZENIT - English.

The project is the result of a collaboration between Papaian Studios, the Diocese of Orange and Othonia, Inc., a research initiative connected to the Pontifical Athenaeum Regina Apostolorum, of the Legionaries of Christ in Rome. Othonia has already developed Shroud exhibitions in several countries, but this is its most ambitious attempt, combining scientific material, devotional art and immersive media on a scale inspired by contemporary blockbuster exhibitions like those dedicated to Van Gogh or King Tut. The post This is the surprising museum dedicated to the Holy Shroud that opened in the United States appeared first on ZENIT - English.

One of the most haunting testimonies came from Christiana Joseph, who woke on the morning of the attack preparing to attend the 6 a.m. Mass. She remembers the sudden roar of engines circling her compound. Moments later, bursts of gunfire filled the air. By the time silence returned, her husband of fourteen years, John, lay lifeless on the ground. “They surrounded us,” she recounted. “It lasted only minutes, but it destroyed everything.” The post Nigeria: epicenter of a crisis of extermination against Christians. Another village massacred appeared first on ZENIT - English.

Address of the Pope in the Basilica of Saint Mary of the Angels in Assisi during the meeting with Italian bishops at the conclusion of the 81st General Assembly of the Italian Episcopal Conference The post Some reflections from Pope Leo XIV on fostering the growth and maturation of a synodal spirit in the Church appeared first on ZENIT - English.