Human Rights Watch: church ban for minors in China violates human rights

Apr 17, 2026 20:17

ZENIT Staff

Photo: AVAN / Javier Peiro

Religious Freedom

Between altar and state: Catholic clergy formation in China reflects the tightening framework of “Sinicized” religion

In practical terms, this means that clergy formation now includes systematic instruction in political doctrine

Apr 15, 2026 11:49

ZENIT Staff

Cardinals and Bishops•Pope Leo XIV•Rome

Leo XIV turns the consistory into a laboratory for mission and governance

At the heart of the June discussions lies a dual axis: missionary renewal and structural reform. The Pope’s letter places renewed emphasis on Evangelii Gaudium, the 2013 apostolic exhortation of his predecessor, presenting it not as a historical document but as an unfinished program

Apr 15, 2026 11:39

Jorge Enrique Mújica

Local Church•Pope Leo XIV

The Pope is met with an attack in Algeria; in Cameroon, he is greeted by an announcement of a ceasefire amid the civil war

The city of Bamenda, where Leo XIV is scheduled to preside over a peace gathering, encapsulates the complexity of the crisis. Often described as the epicenter of the Anglophone conflict, Bamenda has endured years of violence since tensions escalated in 2016

Apr 15, 2026 10:23

ZENIT Staff

Cardinals and Bishops•Pope Leo XIV

This is what the letter says—the surprising and important letter that Leo XIV sent to the cardinals ahead of the Consistory in June 2026

Letter from Pope Leo XIV to the cardinals ahead of the upcoming consistory in 2026

Apr 14, 2026 17:40

ZENIT Staff

Local Church•Vocations

PHOTO GALLERY: Heralds of the Gospel Ordain 26 Priests and 31 Deacons Following the Vatican’s Lifting of Restrictions

Yet the significance of the Caieiras ceremony cannot be understood without reference to the recent past. In 2019, the Vatican’s Dicastery for Institutes of Consecrated Life and Societies of Apostolic Life imposed a series of disciplinary measures on the Heralds following an intervention whose details were never fully clarified publicly

Apr 14, 2026 17:38

ZENIT Staff

Amid the polarization between Trump and Leo XIV, U.S. police respond to a bomb threat at the home of the Pope’s brother

Police in New Lenox, a suburban community outside Chicago, responded on the evening of April 15 at approximately 6:30 p.m. to reports of a bomb threat at the home of John Prevost, one of the Pope’s two older brothers

Leo XIV on TIME magazine’s list of the 100 most influential people

Pope Benedict XVI appeared three times, while Francis was featured on six occasions, reflecting different phases in the Church’s engagement with global issues

Human Rights Watch: church ban for minors in China violates human rights

Popes and wars in the contemporary era

Pakistan: Truck Plows Into Catholic Procession on Easter Sunday

Trump and Vance prolong the conflict with Leon XIV as Russia and Brazil join the controversy

Masculinity Reconciled with Religion: Study Shows Increase in Faith Among Young Men

Although support remains higher, a poll shows a slight decline in support for abortion in the United States

Should the Bible influence a country’s laws, or should a president defend the faith of its citizens? This is what a major survey in Latin America reveals

Between altar and state: Catholic clergy formation in China reflects the tightening framework of “Sinicized” religion

Leo XIV turns the consistory into a laboratory for mission and governance

The Pope is met with an attack in Algeria; in Cameroon, he is greeted by an announcement of a ceasefire amid the civil war

This is what the letter says—the surprising and important letter that Leo XIV sent to the cardinals ahead of the Consistory in June 2026

PHOTO GALLERY: Heralds of the Gospel Ordain 26 Priests and 31 Deacons Following the Vatican’s Lifting of Restrictions