Rome

New website about new Mass and World Day of Prayer for Creation

The website features the liturgical texts and various pastoral ideas to enrich the eucharistic celebrations, while also providing formation resources to understand the importance of this ecumenical observance and the practicalities about how to celebrate the new Mass.

Jul 15, 2026 19:09

ZENIT Staff

Cardinals and Bishops•Local Church•Vatican Diplomacy

Cardinal Zuppi’s New Visit to Ukraine: The Pope’s Special Envoy Visits Russian Prisoners, Many of Whom Are Catholic

On July 14, Zuppi, the Archbishop of Bologna and president of the Italian Bishops’ Conference, began a four-day visit to Ukraine by travelling to Zakhid-1, a detention facility in the Lviv region, accompanied by the Apostolic Nuncio, Visvaldas Kulbokas, and Ukraine’s ambassador to the Holy See, Andrii Yurash

Jul 15, 2026 18:25

ZENIT Staff

Local Church•Priests

A young Kenyan diocese faces a test of authority as its bishop suspends nearly one in six priests

The underlying dispute also touches on a perennial problem in Church governance: reform can be necessary and still generate resistance. A bishop seeking to impose greater transparency may encounter suspicion from those who fear excessive centralization

Jul 15, 2026 18:12

ZENIT Staff

Pro Life

Federal court allows Michigan pro-life orgs to hire, insure employees according to beliefs

Right to Life of Michigan and Pregnancy Resource Center Grand Rapids are suing Michigan after it amended its employment law to redefine “sex” discrimination to include “the termination of a pregnancy,” forcing the pro-life organizations to hire employees who don’t agree with their mission.

Jul 15, 2026 18:03

ZENIT Staff

Gender Ideology

Male athletes dismiss lawsuit against NH women’s sports law, Trump executive orders protecting female athletes

Two male students are suing the state of New Hampshire over its law that protects women’s sports. The ACLU has added two executive orders protecting girls and children from gender ideology, signed by President Donald Trump, to the lawsuit, making it the first legal challenge against the executive orders.

Jul 15, 2026 17:59

ZENIT Staff

Analysis Opinion

Pair of Mediums Desecrate the Basilica of El Pilar, the Cathedral, and Another Church in Zaragoza, Spain

Crude spiritualists engage in offensive behavior by posting videos on Instagram filmed inside Catholic churches, claiming to detect «spirits» and even using a pendulum to, according to them, measure «energies» at the site where the Virgin Mary appeared.

Jul 15, 2026 07:14

ZENIT Staff

Testimonies•Woman

Queen of England Meets with a Group of Catholic Nuns Fighting Human Trafficking

Less than one year after their historic meeting during the State Visit to the Holy See, Catholic Sisters met again with Her Majesty The Queen Camilla at Clarence House to share the impact of their global work, particularly in support of vulnerable women and girls.

Jul 15, 2026 06:25

ZENIT Staff

Vatican City

“Vatican Bank” Announces New CEO for 2026

Gian Franco Mammì will conclude his term upon reaching the mandatory retirement age

Jul 15, 2026 06:20

ZENIT Staff

Vatican City

Here Is What the Vatican Summit of Nobel Laureates, World Leaders, and AI Experts Will Look Like

The Summit will take place at «Borgo Laudato Si'» (a Vatican extraterritorial zone) with the aim of producing the “Rome Declaration for a Disarmed and Disarming Peace.” Participants include 30 Nobel laureates, representatives from 30 countries, former Heads of State and Government, 20 leading artificial intelligence experts (including representatives from OpenAI, Google DeepMind, AARU, and Anthropic), and 30 of the world’s top universities and research institutions. The event runs from July 14 to 16, 2026, at Castel Gandolfo and the Campidoglio in Rome.

Jul 13, 2026 17:38

ZENIT Staff

Analysis Opinion•Persecuted Christians

Report Confirms That Fulani Militias Are Responsible for Most of the Deaths in Nigeria: 36 Per Day

The report shows that terror-related violence killed 79,323 people from 2019 to September 2025. This equates to 36 people a day. More than 42,000 of those killed were civilians. Islamic Fulani accounted for 44% of the deaths — far more than the 12% that Boko Haram and ISWAP killed together

Jul 13, 2026 17:30

ZENIT Staff

Cardinals and Bishops•Local Church•Protection of vulnerable people

Moroccan judicial authorities confirm that no complaints have been filed against Cardinal López Romero

The outcome of the canonical process will determine whether the case advances to further ecclesiastical proceedings or is ultimately dismissed

Jul 13, 2026 17:09

ZENIT Staff

Cardinals and Bishops•Controversies•Local Church

Following Controversy at the Basilica of Guadalupe, the Cardinal of Mexico City Announced Reforms Inspired by Rome and Appointed a New Rector

Cardinal Aguiar Retes believes that «this renewal will help distinguish the pastoral mission from administrative operations, thereby consolidating — in accordance with new civil and ecclesiastical norms –, a more efficient and orderly system.»

Jul 13, 2026 14:30

ZENIT Staff