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“Peter’s Pence on Trial”: U.S. Supreme Court Allows Lawsuit Against Catholic Bishops to Move Forward

The Supreme Court’s refusal to intervene means that, for now, American bishops will have to continue defending themselves against accusations that donors were misled about how Peter’s Pence money was used.

May 29, 2026 17:06

ZENIT Staff

Analysis Opinion

“Magnifica Humanitas” and Xi Jinping’s Thought on AI: Same Problem, Different Solutions

A CCP essay and a papal encyclical both warn about AI’s promise and peril, yet their moral universes could not be farther apart.

May 29, 2026 16:51

ZENIT Staff

Pope Leo XIV

Confirmed: Leo XIV to Visit a Second Microstate: San Marino

The only Pope to have visited San Marino was Saint John Paul II. This occurred on August 29, 1982.

May 28, 2026 17:50

ZENIT Staff

Dicasteries•Pope Leo XIV•Young People

Some Reflections on the Life of the Church, Looking Ahead to the Coming Years (by Pope Leo XIV)

The Pope’s Address to the Members of the Dicastery for Evangelization

May 28, 2026 17:45

ZENIT Staff

Cardinals and Bishops•Pope Leo XIV

The Priority of the Gospel, Synodality According to Leo XIV, and the Types of Courage Needed Today in the Church

Pope’s Address to the Italian Bishops

May 28, 2026 04:56

ZENIT Staff

Local Church•Protection of vulnerable people

U.S. Bishops’ Secretariat of Child and Youth Protection Releases Annual Report

This is the twenty-third such report since 2002 when the U.S. bishops established and adopted the Charter for the Protection of Children and Young People, a comprehensive framework of procedures to address allegations of sexual abuse of minors by Catholic clergy and establish protocols to protect children and young people.

May 27, 2026 17:54

ZENIT Staff

General Audience•Liturgy and Divine Worship•Pope Leo XIV•Priests

Pope Leo XIV calls the liturgy the “driving force of evangelization” and urges priests to respect liturgical texts and norms

The Pope’s General Audience, May 27, 2026, on Tradition and Reform in the Liturgy

May 27, 2026 17:48

ZENIT Staff

Local Church

Landmark report to reveal the scale and potential of UK Catholic giving

Commissioned by Catholics in Fundraising (CiF), and prepared by Astarita Aldrich Ward, the report sets out, for the first time, an evidence-based picture of the Catholic charitable and philanthropic landscape across the country.

May 27, 2026 17:20

ZENIT Staff

Analysis Opinion

Israel: big moves for the post-7 October elections

The religious parties want to move up the vote to 15 September before Yom Kippur (and distance themselves from Netanyahu). The Bennett-Lapid alliance is failing in the polls, giving former General Eisenkot a chance to emerge as the top opposition leader. But no one seems to have the numbers to form a majority without the support Arab parties that Jewish parties reportedly want to keep at bay.

May 27, 2026 17:12

ZENIT Staff

Good News•Priests•Testimonies

Beautiful Stories of Priestly Longevity! These Are the Greatest Priests in the World

The faithful often find in certain priests a wisdom that is difficult to replace. Decades of spiritual accompaniment, shared sufferings, and human experience allow them to speak serenely about faith, pain, death, and hope.

May 26, 2026 17:04

ZENIT Staff

Local Church•Pope Leo XIV

Freemasonry Behind the Campaign Against Pope Leo XIV’s Visit to Spain

In Barcelona, a coalition of secularist organizations has launched a campaign under the slogan “I Do Not Wait for You,” calling for a boycott of the Pope’s visit

May 26, 2026 11:25

ZENIT Staff

Controversies

Lefebvrists Announce the Names of Four Bishops They Will Ordain Without Papal Permission

On Wednesday, May 14, the Dicastery for the Doctrine of the Faith, in the name of the Roman Pontiff, reaffirmed that the ordinations announced by the Lefebvrists «lack the corresponding pontifical mandate.» This gesture constitutes «a schismatic act» and «formal adherence to the movement constitutes a grave offense against God and carries with it the excommunication duly established by Church law.»

May 26, 2026 10:21

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