Questions about liturgy: Cloths on Altars

May 10, 2026 12:07

Fr. Edward McNamara

Cloths on Altars

Holy Land•Local Church

Seventy Years of Speaking Hebrew and Living Catholic Unity: This is what the vicariate for Jewish converts to Catholicism in the Holy Land is like

On May 2, the vicariate celebrated the 70th anniversary of its foundation with a solemn liturgy at the Notre Dame Center in Jerusalem, presided over by Cardinal Pierbattista Pizzaballa, Latin Patriarch of Jerusalem

May 09, 2026 10:24

ZENIT Staff

Good News

A “Christian Phone Network” Enters the Culture Wars: Can Faith-Based Filtering Redefine the Internet Experience?

What is new is the attempt to build an entire mobile ecosystem around explicitly religious moral criteria.

May 09, 2026 10:15

Tim Daniels

Cardinals and Bishops•Controversies•Dicasteries•Homosexuality

Will the Vatican sanction German bishops for blessing same-sex couples? The Pope’s Secretary of State responds

Speaking on May 7 on the sidelines of a book presentation in Rome, Cardinal Pietro Parolin, the Vatican Secretary of State, said it was “premature” to discuss sanctions against German bishops. At the same time, he carefully avoided excluding the possibility of future intervention

May 09, 2026 10:08

Joachin Meisner Hertz

Analysis Opinion•Pope Leo XIV

Following Trump’s attacks on the Pope: what the polls now reveal about support for one or the other

Americans Side With Leo XIV on Peace as Trump’s Attacks on the Pope Draw Broad Rejection, New Poll Finds

May 08, 2026 16:15

Jorge Enrique Mújica

Local Church•Pope Leo XIV

French bishops announce the Pope’s visit for September 2026: here’s what we know

According to Cardinal Jean-Marc Aveline, Archbishop of Marseille and president of the French Bishops’ Conference, he has already held several working meetings with the Pope, including one during the previous week in which the framework of the trip was discussed

May 08, 2026 16:09

Covadonga Asturias

Characteristics and elements of the governance of an ecclesial community: this is what the Pope told the leaders of ecclesial movements

The Pope’s Remarks to Participants in the Meeting with Leaders of Lay Associations, Ecclesial Movements, and New Communities

Pentecost: An Inspiration for the World of Diplomacy. What Leo XIV Told New Ambassadors to the Vatican

Address by the Pope on the occasion of the presentation of the credentials of the new ambassadors of Sierra Leone, Bangladesh, Yemen, Rwanda, Namibia, Mauritius, Chad, and Sri Lanka

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Questions about liturgy: Cloths on Altars

Which comes first: the commandments or love of God? Pope Leo XIV answers

Study Reveals Increase in Church Attendance (and Donations): The Surprising (and Encouraging) Findings You Should Know

This is what the religious landscape will look like in 2075: the Muslim population is growing, while Catholics remain the largest Christian group

Ten Popes and Ninety Years as a Religious Sister: This Is the World’s Longest-Living Nun

The decline of marriage in a specific country (New Zealand): a symptom of a global trend and the Vatican’s response

Bishop Lowe elected to second term as NZCBC president

Seventy Years of Speaking Hebrew and Living Catholic Unity: This is what the vicariate for Jewish converts to Catholicism in the Holy Land is like

A “Christian Phone Network” Enters the Culture Wars: Can Faith-Based Filtering Redefine the Internet Experience?

Will the Vatican sanction German bishops for blessing same-sex couples? The Pope’s Secretary of State responds

Following Trump’s attacks on the Pope: what the polls now reveal about support for one or the other

French bishops announce the Pope’s visit for September 2026: here’s what we know