Catholic Church in Singapore to Receive Largest Number of New Catholics at Easter 2026: Here Are the Numbers

Mar 12, 2026 07:04

ZENIT Staff

some 978 catechumens and 155 candidates participated in the Rite of Election and Call to Ongoing Conversion in English

Holy Land•Justice and Peace•Persecuted Christians•Vatican Diplomacy

Lebanon requests diplomatic mediation from the Vatican to prevent Israel from attacking or displacing Catholic communities in the south of the country

The Vatican response was cautious but attentive. Gallagher reportedly assured the Lebanese minister that the Holy See is maintaining diplomatic contacts aimed at halting the escalation and preventing further displacement of civilians

Mar 11, 2026 17:46

ZENIT Staff

Holy Land•Justice and Peace•Persecuted Christians

Israeli Jewish army causes death of Catholic priest in Lebanon and displaces thousands of Catholics from southern Lebanon

Qlayaa is a predominantly Maronite Christian town of about 8,000 residents in southern Lebanon. Like several other villages in the region, it had received evacuation warnings from the Israeli military as fighting intensified between Israel and the Shiite militia Hezbollah.

Mar 11, 2026 17:36

ZENIT Staff

Analysis Opinion•Justice and Peace•Local Church

Four Years of the Russian Invasion of Ukraine: An Analysis from the Church

Following the start of the Russian invasion of Ukraine, the conflict has changed its face: from fighting with tanks to swarms of technologically advanced vehicles.

Mar 11, 2026 17:27

Rafael Llanes

Good News•Local Church

City where Divine Mercy was born to welcome 5,000 pilgrims from across globe

The city where the most reproduced sacred painting of the 20th century – the Divine Mercy image – originated remains one of Europe’s least-discovered capitals, offering pilgrims a chance of a spiritual journey without the crowds that define more familiar religious tourism destinations.

Mar 10, 2026 20:05

ZENIT Staff

Woman

Vatican publishes synodal report on women’s participation in the life and governance of the Church

The Final Report is composed of three parts

Mar 10, 2026 19:32

ZENIT Staff

This is what the letter says—the surprising and important letter that Leo XIV sent to the cardinals ahead of the Consistory in June 2026

Letter from Pope Leo XIV to the cardinals ahead of the upcoming consistory in 2026

Although there are no diplomatic relations, the President of the National Assembly of Vietnam invites Pope Leo XIV to visit the country

The President of the National Assembly in Hanoi presented the Pope with a letter from the President, who is now firmly at the helm of power in Vietnam. It was precisely internal disagreements over the local political balance of power that had slowed down the preparations for the visit, which is so eagerly awaited by the Catholic community. Cardinal Parolin is due to visit soon to establish full diplomatic relations. The possibility of 2027, when the Pope is already expected in Seoul for World Youth Day.

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Catholic Church in Singapore to Receive Largest Number of New Catholics at Easter 2026: Here Are the Numbers

A Bishop in War-Torn Sudan: Not Being in the Room That Night Saved My Life, Giving Me One More Day for Mission and Evangelization

International Association of Exorcists Warns Against False «Collaborators» of the Late Exorcist Father Gabriele Amorth

What is the cost of war for Israel and the Middle East?

Poll Finds Leo XIV the Most Favorable Public Figure Among U.S. Voters

Resignation of the Chaldean Catholic Patriarch and Arrest of a U.S. Bishop Shake One of Christianity’s Oldest Communities

The only cardinal in Iran was evacuated from the country and transferred to Rome: here is what is known

Lebanon requests diplomatic mediation from the Vatican to prevent Israel from attacking or displacing Catholic communities in the south of the country

Israeli Jewish army causes death of Catholic priest in Lebanon and displaces thousands of Catholics from southern Lebanon

Four Years of the Russian Invasion of Ukraine: An Analysis from the Church

City where Divine Mercy was born to welcome 5,000 pilgrims from across globe

Vatican publishes synodal report on women’s participation in the life and governance of the Church