Questions about liturgy: Use of Stole Outside Mass

Jul 19, 2026 08:53

Fr. Edward McNamara

Use of Stole Outside Mass Photo: Aleteia

Analysis Opinion•Euthanasia•Local Church

France Legalizes Euthanasia: High Alert for Catholic Hospitals That May Be Forced to Kill Patients

The final decision now belongs to the Constitutional Council. The deeper cultural question, however, will remain long after the judges have ruled

Jul 17, 2026 15:32

Covadonga Asturias

Good News•Vatican City

Launches Magnifica Humanitas Ambassador Programme During the Global Nobel Laureates Assembly at Borgo Laudato Si’ (Vaticano)

New Global Initiative to Give a First-Ever Meaningful Voice to People and Communities Worldwide Most Impacted by the Rapid Development and Deployment of AI

Jul 17, 2026 09:12

ZENIT Staff

Local Church

Dom Robert Igo OSB Elected President of the English Benedictine Congregation at Historic 100th General Chapter

Dom Robert, who will also continue to serve as Abbot of Ampleforth Abbey, succeeds Abbot Christopher Jamison OSB of Worth Abbey, who completed nine years of dedicated service as President of the Congregation.

Jul 17, 2026 08:17

ZENIT Staff

Good News

Order of Preachers Launches Renewed Official Website

The renewed op.org is not only a website but a service to communion and mission. It helps the Order speak with greater clarity, share its resources more generously, promote vocations more effectively, and make visible the many ways Dominicans continue to preach the Truth for the salvation of souls.

Jul 16, 2026 07:13

ZENIT Staff

Religious Freedom

Arkansas Surges to the Top of America’s Religious Liberty Ranking as States Compete to Strengthen Legal Protections

The index places Arkansas 63 percentage points above New York, which ranked last with a score of 26 percent. New York returned to the bottom position for the first time since 2022, replacing West Virginia.

Jul 16, 2026 07:08

ZENIT Staff

Under the agreement with China, Leo XIV appoints a new bishop

Chang Yanfeng, 42, was ordained bishop today under the Sino-Holy See agreement to a diocese that has been without its own pastor for 20 years. Just three weeks ago, the new prelate had to publicly commit the local Church to a controversial law designed to eliminate minorities.

Leo XIV encourages religious to view community life as a source of inspiration and sanctification

Message from Leo XIV to the Conference of Major Superiors of Men’s Religious Orders in the United States

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Questions about liturgy: Use of Stole Outside Mass

Sexuality and Mental Health in Seminaries: What a Major U.S. Study on Psychology and Sex Reveals

The United Kingdom bars a Finnish lawmaker from entering the country after she posted a biblical quote opposing gender ideology

New scientific research casts doubt on the original existence of Mecca, thereby undermining the historical origins of Islam

The Catholic Church and Mental Health: A Letter That Addresses Some Prejudices and Clarifies an Issue of Growing Concern from a Faith Perspective

Amnesty International directly attacks the Catholic Church and then backtracks by withdrawing a report supporting gender ideology

A new Swiss law requires priests and monks to perform military service based on the premise that, in modern society, the clergy is no longer essential

France Legalizes Euthanasia: High Alert for Catholic Hospitals That May Be Forced to Kill Patients

Launches Magnifica Humanitas Ambassador Programme During the Global Nobel Laureates Assembly at Borgo Laudato Si’ (Vaticano)

Dom Robert Igo OSB Elected President of the English Benedictine Congregation at Historic 100th General Chapter

Order of Preachers Launches Renewed Official Website

Arkansas Surges to the Top of America’s Religious Liberty Ranking as States Compete to Strengthen Legal Protections