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USA: Colorado forces doctors to medically transition patients or risk prosecution

Christian Medical & Dental Associations and a Christian medical practice are challenging a Colorado law that forces healthcare professionals to participate in so-called gender transition procedures for children and adults, even when doing so violates their religious, ethical, and medical judgment.

Sep 11, 2026 13:25

ZENIT Staff

Gender Ideology•Justice and Peace

USA: WA father sues school district for denying religious opt-out from LGBTQ instruction

A Washington state father repeatedly asked to opt his son out of LGBTQ instruction, but the Lake Washington School District refused. The district implements LGBTQ “inclusive curricula” and requirements that conflict with Konstantin Averkiev’s faith.

Sep 11, 2026 13:23

ZENIT Staff

Gender Ideology•Justice and Peace•Woman

USA: WA teenager, sexually assaulted by male wrestler, appeals case to 9th Circuit

A male wrestler sexually assaulted teenage female wrestler Kallie Keeler in December 2025 during a high school girls’ wrestling tournament, an event sponsored by the Washington Interscholastic Activities Association. Keeler and her mother are suing state officials after those officials directed Keeler to take the mat without telling anyone that she was about to wrestle a male and after the officials waited 53 days to report the sexual assault to law enforcement, in violation of a mandatory 48-hour reporting law.

Sep 11, 2026 13:20

ZENIT Staff

Cardinals and Bishops•Pope Leo XIV

Five Reflections by Pope Leo XIV for Bishops (Applicable to Every Priest) on How to Serve Communion in the Church and in Today’s World

Address by the Holy Father Leo XIV to participants in the formation course for new Bishops

Sep 10, 2026 16:46

ZENIT Staff

Analysis Opinion

Analysis: Elections in Israel. The ‘Arab factor’ between Eisenkot and Netanyahu

The deadline expired on September 8 for submitting lists for the October 27 elections. Arab voter turnout is a variable that will have a major impact on the distribution of Knesset seats. Segalovitz joins Ra‘am to form an odd alliance, calling on “Jews, Arabs, Muslims, Christians, and Druze” to unite.

Sep 10, 2026 10:20

ZENIT Staff

Analysis Opinion•Religious Freedom

Canadian Chaplains and the Boundaries of State Neutrality

A new federal policy on spiritual language in the armed forces raises concerns about freedom of conscience and religion’s future place in Canadian public life.

Sep 10, 2026 10:11

ZENIT Staff

Cardinals and Bishops•Pope Leo XIV

More committees and projects? The path proposed by Pope Leo XIV as a response to divisions

Remarks by the Holy Father to the bishops who are friends of the Focolare Movement

Sep 09, 2026 16:32

ZENIT Staff

Justice and Peace•Local Church•Religious Freedom

Can Europe Force the Church to Erase a Baptism? A Belgian Case Puts Religious Freedom Before the EU Court

The Advocate General is expected to issue a formal opinion on October 1, 2026. Although that opinion will not be binding, it could influence the court’s eventual judgment, expected toward the end of 2026 or in 2027.

Sep 09, 2026 16:26

ZENIT Staff

General Audience•Pope Leo XIV

Human Dignity as Explained by Leo XIV

Pope’s General Audience, September 9, 2026, on Human Dignity as a Gift and a Responsibility

Sep 09, 2026 16:22

ZENIT Staff

Holy Land•Local Church

Cardinal Pizzaballa launches an initiative for a Jerusalem open to all

The Latin Patriarch, in cooperation with the University of Notre Dame, inaugurated Within Your Gates, a forum that brings together scholars, religious, and civic leaders to study and publicise the “universal vocation of Jerusalem”. The prelate asks “with honesty and humility” what purpose this city serves and what it asks of us.

Sep 09, 2026 10:21

ZENIT Staff

Euthanasia

Netherlands Records Its First Case of Child Euthanasia

This is the first case file received in the Netherlands requesting euthanasia for a child since the expansion of euthanasia legislation in 2024. Previously, euthanasia could already be requested for infants under one year of age and for children over twelve.

Sep 09, 2026 10:14

ZENIT Staff

Cardinals and Bishops•Local Church•Pope Leo XIV

Another (Extremely) Young Bishop for China: Leo XIV Approves Candidate for Important Historic Diocese

The new archbishop therefore inherits not merely an administrative office but a Church with a long memory of missionary sacrifice, political persecution and efforts to preserve communion with Rome under exceptionally difficult circumstances.

Sep 09, 2026 10:04

ZENIT Staff

Pope Leo XIV appears in a scene from Chris Pratt’s new movie about St. Peter

Pratt described the opportunity to work with the Pope and the Vatican as an extraordinary honor, expressing gratitude for the trust and access granted to the production. He said St. Peter’s story remains fundamental to Christian faith and that he was grateful to help bring the apostle’s legacy to the screen.

Leo XIV’s Health: What Is Known and Said at the Vatican Regarding the Pope’s Health and the Initial Consequences of His Hospital Admission.

The pulmonary growth was discovered following tests performed at the Gemelli-Isola facility, initially intended to investigate what was considered a possible inflammation. According to information provided by the Vatican, the check-up was not prompted by a specific health issue but was a routine medical examination.