How Beijing Turned Uyghur Childhood Into a State Project

Sep 04, 2026 20:19

ZENIT Staff

A school in Xinjiang (East Turkestan), Chinese propaganda image. From Weibo.

Liturgy and Divine Worship

Questions about liturgy: Doxology at the Nunc Dimittis

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.

Sep 02, 2026 19:42

Fr. Edward McNamara

Analysis Opinion

The Inability to Guard the Center and the Margins: The Lindsay Clancy Case and Our Geometries

Guarding what deserves to occupy the central place, and leaving the rest to the margins, is the first step in upholding these geometries. Starting with the broken lives of three innocent children.

Sep 02, 2026 08:51

Simone Varisco

Local Church

The Vatican’s silence marks a setback for the progressive German Church: the Synodal Conference will not go ahead

Sep 01, 2026 08:55

ZENIT Staff

Local Church•Persecuted Christians

Gang Attacks Church, Kills Dozens in Haiti

Dozens of families who were displaced by ongoing violence within Port-au-Prince, the capital city, were hiding in the church’s prayer center. According to a statement from the secretary general, at least 22 people were executed within the church’s walls.

Sep 01, 2026 08:48

ZENIT Staff

Local Church•Pope Leo XIV

Pope Leo XIV Approves a New Bishop Appointed by the Chinese Government for a Diocese in That Country

The episcopal ordination of Fr Paul Liu Honggang, 56, took place today, the first in over 20 years for this diocese in Shanxi. The appointment was made under the China-Vatican agreement. After the expulsion of the missionaries, a local priest, Father Guo Yingong, kept the faith alive even during the Cultural Revolution.

Sep 01, 2026 08:44

ZENIT Staff

What is the value of human activity in the world? Pope Leo XIV answers

Pope’s General Audience, September 23, 2026, on the meaning of human activity in the universe

Vatican Announces Winner of the “Nobel Prize in Theology”: The 2026 Ratzinger Prize

The Prize will be awarded by the Holy Father Leo XIV on 19 December at the Vatican Apostolic Palace. The Prize is awarded to scholars who have distinguished themselves through outstanding achievements in publication and scientific research. Nominations for the Prize are submitted to the Holy Father, for his approval, by the Foundation’s Scientific Committee.

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How Beijing Turned Uyghur Childhood Into a State Project

Mel Gibson’s Return to Christ (and great cinema): Why the Resurrection Became a 20-Year Journey. Response in an interesting interview

Cardinal Zen will appeal to Hong Kong’s highest court against measures taken by the Chinese Communist government

Paris: Christ’s Passion Tunic to Be Displayed During Pope Leo XIV’s Visit

How does the Church serve and listen to the world? Leo XIV answers by explaining a constitution of the Second Vatican Council

A New Sin: Ecological Sin. Vatican Office Publishes Document Addressing Sins Against Creation

India: Bill Against Religious Conversions in Goa Withdrawn

Questions about liturgy: Doxology at the Nunc Dimittis

The Inability to Guard the Center and the Margins: The Lindsay Clancy Case and Our Geometries

The Vatican’s silence marks a setback for the progressive German Church: the Synodal Conference will not go ahead

Gang Attacks Church, Kills Dozens in Haiti

Pope Leo XIV Approves a New Bishop Appointed by the Chinese Government for a Diocese in That Country