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In videos and photos: Here's a look at Europe's tallest new Marian monument
3+ week, 4+ day ago (821+ words) On August 15, the solemnity of the Assumption, the Church inaugurated a 55.6-metre statue of Our Lady of Mercy, now regarded as the tallest Marian monument in Europe (ZENIT News / Taranto, 08.17.2026).- In Konotopie, a Polish village so small that barely 120 people…...
Who Is Behind the Eleven-Meter Devil Statue in Brazil and What Is Its Purpose?
3+ week, 5+ day ago (270+ words) The person claiming to have funded this monstrosity goes by the name «Mãe Rainha das Trevas» (Mother, Queen of Darkness), a «priestess» of Quimbanda, a manifestation of Afro-American rituals involving witchcraft and devil worship that are fundamentally incompatible with the…...
Rome, A City Pilgrimaged Also with the Voice: Pilgrims Arrive in the Eternal City to Pray, Sing, and Place Their Talents at the Service of the Church
3+ week, 4+ day ago (852+ words) One such example was the Rome International Choral Festival, held in June, which brought together singers and choirs from various locations Music has become one of the expressions of this new way of making a pilgrimage. During this summer, various…...
It Was a Masonic Temple; Now the Church Is???Baptizing??? It and Converting It into a Catholic Space, Thanks to Saint Joseph
2+ week, 5+ day ago (273+ words) In November 2026, the Steubenville Masons will hold their final event at the temple, which houses a shrine, a restaurant, and an auditorium. (ZENIT News / Steubenville, 08.23.2026).- The College of St. Joseph the Worker is transforming the historic Masonic temple in Steubenville,…...
Does a fire miraculously ignite at the Holy Sepulcher in Jerusalem? The matter ends up in court. A Greek court provides an answer
4+ day, 8+ hour ago (833+ words) The Holy Fire ceremony remains one of the most important annual religious events for many Orthodox Christians (ZENIT News / Atenas, 09.07.2026).- For centuries, one of the most emotionally powerful ceremonies of Orthodox Christianity has unfolded every Holy Saturday inside Jerusalem’s Church…...
Appointment of an Alleged Freemason to the Pontifical Committee for Historical Sciences Sparks Controversy
3+ week, 5+ day ago (759+ words) Longo, director of the Italian Historical Institute for the Middle Ages The Holy See announced on August 13 that Leo XIV had appointed Longo, director of the Italian Historical Institute for the Middle Ages and a professor of medieval history at…...
Questions about liturgy: Doxology at the Nunc Dimittis
5+ day, 23+ hour ago (786+ words) Liturgy of the Hours The proposed conference would be unusually powerful in appearance. Its planned membership consists of Germany’s 27 diocesan bishops, 27 representatives of the Central Committee of German Catholics and another 27 elected Catholics. All 81 members would have equal voting rights....
Days Before the Pope???s Visit to UNESCO, ZENIT Interviews the Holy See???s Permanent Observer to the UN Institution
3+ day, 11+ hour ago (983+ words) The pattern of donations has been particularly striking. The average donation has hovered around 200 euros — approximately double the average individual donation in France in 2024 — and some contributions have exceeded 10,000 euros. (ZENIT News / Paris, 09.08.2026).- Italian diplomat and canon lawyer Archbishop Roberto…...
Human Dignity as Explained by Leo XIV
2+ day, 3+ hour ago (365+ words) Brothers and sisters, good morning and welcome! The journey that made it possible to highlight the fundamental characteristics and rights of human dignity certainly represents one of the most significant chapters in human history. However, the path ahead is not…...
Missionary and Missioned Partner: The Remarkable Brazilian Case of Two Martyrs on the Path to the Altars
3+ week, 1+ day ago (303+ words) Salesian missionary Rudolf Lunkenbein and the Bororo indigenous man (Brazilian) Simão Cristino Koge Ekudugodu were martyred together Their beatification process began in 2016. The diocesan phase opened in January 2018. Vatican authorities issued their first positive decision regarding the beatification in late…...