Can Europe Erase a Baptism? A Legal Battle Puts Church Autonomy to the Test

Oct 07, 2026 17:41

Joachin Meisner Hertz

Advocate General Laila Medina Photo: YouTube

Pro Life

A $200,000 Settlement for an Aborted Child Raises a Stark Question About Legal Personhood

The lawsuit was brought by the child’s mother, both individually and as legal representative of the estate of Baby Wabbington, against Southwestern Women’s Options, an Albuquerque abortion facility operated by physicians Curtis Wayne Boyd, Emily Cohen and Carmen Landau.

Oct 05, 2026 16:54

ZENIT Staff

Local Church•Pro Life

Scotland: Bishops concerned at calls to decriminalise abortion

The public debate on abortion often focuses exclusively on autonomy and choice. While personal freedom is important, rights must always be considered alongside responsibilities and the rights of others, including those who are unable to speak for themselves.

Oct 05, 2026 10:43

ZENIT Staff

Local Church

Fake Priests, Unauthorized Clergy and a Growing Catholic Identity Problem in Mexico

The problem has not been confined to a single parish. Similar requests have reportedly been made at private homes in Tuxtla Gutiérrez, with individuals seeking money in the name of particular parishes. In response, Catholic communities have used their social-media accounts to warn parishioners that the appeals were unauthorized.

Oct 05, 2026 10:41

Enrique Villegas

Local Church

After Two Failed Attempts to Execute Christa Pike, Tennessee Bishops Ask Whether Justice Requires Another Death

Pike, 50, was convicted of the 1995 murder of 19-year-old Colleen Slemmer. She survived two doses of the lethal-injection drugs and was taken to hospital. The episode prompted Lee to suspend executions in Tennessee for the remainder of 2026 and order an independent review.

Oct 05, 2026 09:17

ZENIT Staff

Gender Ideology•Pro Life

Iceland Becomes the Most Aggressive Advocate for Abortion and Gender Ideology

The country that received the most pressure on sexual orientation and gender identity was Namibia, criticized by Malta, Belgium, Finland, Mexico, Iceland, Spain, the United Kingdom, Germany, Switzerland, Australia, Canada, Brazil, and the Netherlands to adopt explicit legal categories of non-discrimination based on these characteristics

Oct 04, 2026 14:35

ZENIT Staff

What kind of Church do people encounter when they are at their most vulnerable? Leo XIV opens the conference on Amoris Laetitia by placing vulnerability at the center

Remarks by the Pope at the beginning of the meeting with the leaders of the Eastern Churches and the presidents of the episcopal conferences, on the occasion of the tenth anniversary of “Amoris laetitia”

What is the Church’s mission in the contemporary world? Pope Leo XIV answers

Pope’s General Audience, October 7, 2026, on the Church’s Mission in the Contemporary World

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Can Europe Erase a Baptism? A Legal Battle Puts Church Autonomy to the Test

Young religious people are happier, healthier, and more successful: these are the findings of a revealing study published in the U.S.

Leo XIV in Argentina: Here is the website, the official song, the registration page, and the oil painting of the Pope with the Virgin of Luján

Biden Receives Pro-Abortion Award as U.S. Bishops Work to Oppose Referendums in Four States That Support the Killing of Babies

Vatican Imposes Sanctions on Argentine Bishop for Improper Conduct Reported by Adults

Two Christian women killed in yet another Israeli military airstrike on Gaza

Brazil’s Election Turns Our Lady of Aparecida Into the Center of a Battle

A $200,000 Settlement for an Aborted Child Raises a Stark Question About Legal Personhood

Scotland: Bishops concerned at calls to decriminalise abortion

Fake Priests, Unauthorized Clergy and a Growing Catholic Identity Problem in Mexico

After Two Failed Attempts to Execute Christa Pike, Tennessee Bishops Ask Whether Justice Requires Another Death

Iceland Becomes the Most Aggressive Advocate for Abortion and Gender Ideology