CatholicVote announced today the launch of Zeale, a new digital platform with a bold mission: to inspire Catholics to live their faith in the public square by highlighting what is good, true, and beautiful in politics and culture.
Designed to deliver Catholic news, prayer resources, and original, long-form programming in a single online space, Zeale is reimagining how Catholics engage in political and cultural conversations by stirring hearts and imaginations with quality content.
The launch of Zeale, according to CatholicVote, reflects both changing media habits among Americans who are increasingly online and what the organization describes as a moment of spiritual searching, particularly among Gen-Z Americans.
“CatholicVote exists to help Catholics live their faith in public life,” CatholicVote President and CEO Kelsey Reinhardt said. “Zeale empowers the faithful to find God through news and other high-quality programming, while building community in a way that forms a healthy worldview, deepens conviction, and inspires action.”
A core feature of Zeale is The LOOP, the daily news roundup that summarizes major stories from a Catholic perspective into a four-minute read. While the roundup will continue to be distributed by email to its roughly half-million subscribers and appear on CatholicVote.org, the article summaries will now link to the full story on Zeale.co. Zeale allows users to access the roundup directly on its website and within the Zeale app. There, readers can dive deeper into the day’s stories and explore other engaging content. Zeale also offers a new Morning LOOPCast video edition of the news roundup that walks through the day’s top headlines.
Beyond news, Zeale launches with a library of 19 podcasts, documentaries, and other special programs, and additional content is in development. The catalog includes a mix of original Zeale productions and work created by independent artists. Topics range from spirituality and prayer to food, sports, travel, human-interest stories, and cultural analysis.
Zeale also includes interactive prayer features, allowing users to view daily Mass readings, submit prayer intentions, and pray with other members of the community.
“Zeale is the hub for Catholics who want to stay informed and respond together, thoughtfully, collectively, and prayerfully when crises arise,” Reinhardt said.
The platform is free to use, with no cost to access any of its resources and content.
“Our name says it all,” Reinhardt said. “Zeale helps you ‘live Catholic’ with confidence and enthusiasm.”
Zeale is available at Zeale.co, and users can also download the Zeale app from Google Play or the App Store.