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ZENIT is an international, non-profit news agency staffed by a team of professionals and volunteers who are convinced that the extraordinary wisdom of the Pontiff and the Catholic Church can nourish hope, and assist all of humanity to find truth, justice and beauty.
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Through the use of internet technologies, we aim to open a window to “the world seen from Rome.” With this aim, we translate and publish the Roman Pontiff’s words, messages, documents, speeches, and general audience addresses.
We report and offer commentary on what happens within the Roman Curia, pontifical universities, bishops’ conferences, sanctuaries, dioceses and parishes. We report on the major religious events of the world, informing about the themes, debates and events of interest to Christians, men and women of faith and non-believers of every continent.
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Search ArticlesPope Leo XIV writes to the White Sox, the baseball team from his hometown of Chicago: here is what the letter says
(ZENIT News / Chicago – Roma, 10.03.2026).- Pope Leo XIV had already made history as the first American pope. This September 2026, he added a distinctly Chicago chapter to his pontificate: a personal letter to the owner of the Chicago White Sox arrived at Rate Field just as the team prepared to begin an unexpected playoff run.
Iceland Becomes the Most Aggressive Advocate for Abortion and Gender Ideology
Rebecca Oas (ZENIT News – Center for Family and Human Right / Washington, 10.04.2026).- Iceland continues to be, by far, the most aggressive proponent of abortion and gender ideology at the UN’s Universal Periodic Review (UPR), a mechanism where national governments review each other’s human rights records every couple of years.
Gender ideology is excluded from the UN
(ZENIT News – Center for Family and Human Right / NY, 10.04.2026).- World leaders known to be vocal supporters of abortion and gender ideology held back and stayed quiet in their speeches at the General Assembly.
Questions about liturgy: Omission of the Consecration at Mass
(ZENIT News / Rome, 10.04.2026).- Answered by Legionary of Christ Father Edward McNamara, professor of liturgy and sacramental theology at the Pontifical Regina Apostolorum university. Catholic News Subscription Q: During a Sunday Mass at church the priest forgot to do the consecration of the bread and wine. He was in his 50s and looked healthy. A priest assistant tried to tell the priest, but he was not aware. So, the communion was distributed without the consecration having been done.
How does God guide history by helping us when we fall? Leo XIV’s answer
(ZENIT News / Vatican City, 10.04.2026).- At noon on Sunday, October 4—a national holiday in Italy marking the feast day of its patron saint, St. Francis of Assisi—Pope Leo XIV recited the Marian prayer of the Angelus with hundreds of pilgrims gathered in St. Peter’s Square.
Bogota Court Rejects Religious-Neutrality Challenge to Colombia’s Presidential Inauguration
(ZENIT News / Bogotá, 10.03.2026).- A Bogotá court has overturned a ruling that had ordered Colombia’s president and the president of Congress to apologize for including a religious segment in the country’s August 7 presidential inauguration, drawing an important distinction between a secular state and a state that excludes religion from public life.
The Pentagon Grants Chaplains Greater Authority: U.S. Armed Forces to Strengthen Religious Support for Soldiers
(ZENIT News / Washington, 10.03.2026).- The U.S. military is giving its chaplains a more direct line to the Pentagon’s leadership, in a move welcomed by the Catholic archdiocese responsible for the spiritual care of American service members and their families. Catholic school resources Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth announced the creation of a new Office of Religious Affairs on September 30 during his State of the Force address at Marine Corps Base Quantico, Virginia.
Vatican Announces Special Exposition of the Holy Crib of Jesus at St. Mary Major in Rome
(ZENIT News / Vatican City, 10.02.2026).- For a few weeks, one of the oldest and most venerated symbols of the Christian Christmas will be exceptionally visible up close in the heart of the Papal Basilica of Saint Mary Major.
Pakistan: New Report Highlights Discrimination Against Religious Minorities
(ZENIT News / Madrid, 10.02.2026).- The National Commission for Justice and Peace (NCJP), a body under the Catholic Bishops’ Conference of Pakistan, has published and submitted a new Report to the Pontifical Foundation Aid to the Church in Need (ACN). The Report highlights numerous human rights violations against minorities in the country during 2025. Spanning dozens of pages, it documents specific cases of persecution against religious minorities, including Christian communities.
This is what the latest criticisms of synodality from prominent episcopal voices are saying: fatigue, ambiguity, and the risk of losing sight of the Church’s mission
(ZENIT News / Rome, 10.02.2026).- The most revealing criticism of the Catholic Church’s synodal experiment may not come from its opponents, but from bishops who have embraced it and are now asking what, precisely, it has produced. Sex education curriculum Archbishop Mario Enrico Delpini of Milan is one of them. In his pastoral proposal for 2026–27, he does not call for an abandonment of synodality. On the contrary, he describes it as indispensable for the Church today.