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

Sep 11, 2026 13:25

ZENIT Staff

Marcus Button, M.D., a Colorado physician and member of Christian Medical & Dental Associations. Photo: ADF

Justice and Peace•Vatican Diplomacy

To be clear: “This war must end”: The Pope’s foreign minister to Putin’s foreign minister in Moscow

The Vatican Returns to Moscow: Leo XIV’s Peace Diplomacy Opens a Difficult Channel With Russia

Aug 27, 2026 22:11

ZENIT Staff

Justice and Peace•Religious Freedom•Woman

Nigerian Court Rules Religious Police Cannot Arrest Christian Woman for Converting from Islam

A Nigerian court has ruled that Kano State’s Hisbah religious police cannot arrest Sarah*, a young woman who converted from Islam to Christianity. Christian family that helped her is still facing false criminal charges.

Aug 23, 2026 13:27

ZENIT Staff

Justice and Peace•Religious Freedom•Woman

Iraq’s Court of Cassation affirms woman’s right to be classified as Christian in state’s official database

Country’s highest court for civil, criminal, and family matters affirms right of Iraqi Christian to freely choose her religion, sets persuasive precedent for scores of Christians in Iraq facing serious legal and personal consequences of state-assigned religion.

Aug 23, 2026 13:21

ZENIT Staff

Justice and Peace•Pope Leo XIV

What Should Good AI Legislation Look Like? Leo XIV Offers Guidance to Catholic Legislators

Address to the Participants in the Meeting of the “International Catholic Legislators Network”

Aug 21, 2026 20:28

ZENIT Staff

Justice and Peace•Pope Leo XIV•Vatican Diplomacy

Lebanon Turns to the Pope: Lebanese President Visits Leo XIV Amid the Israeli Siege

On Thursday, August 20, Pope Leo XIV received Aoun at the Apostolic Palace for a private meeting lasting around half an hour. The Lebanese president then held talks with Cardinal Pietro Parolin, the Vatican Secretary of State, and Archbishop Paul Richard Gallagher, the Holy See’s secretary for relations with states and international organizations

Aug 20, 2026 23:08

ZENIT Staff

Controversy Over Disagreements Between France and the Vatican Regarding the Pope’s Trip? The Trip Macron Wanted and the One Leo XIV Decided On

Macron had requested a private moment with Leo XIV inside the cathedral so that he could personally show him the reconstruction undertaken after the 2019 fire. The request was transmitted through diplomatic channels and the answer from the Holy See was no

Good social relations, the common good, and three matters of the utmost urgency, according to Leo XIV

Pope’s General Audience, September 16, 2026, on the Human Community

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

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

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

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

How Beijing Turned Uyghur Childhood Into a State Project

Cardinal Zen will appeal to Hong Kong’s highest court against measures taken by the Chinese Communist government

Canadian Cardinal Accused of Abuse Is Found Not Guilty: Slanderer Must Pay Him $100,000

To be clear: “This war must end”: The Pope’s foreign minister to Putin’s foreign minister in Moscow

Nigerian Court Rules Religious Police Cannot Arrest Christian Woman for Converting from Islam

Iraq’s Court of Cassation affirms woman’s right to be classified as Christian in state’s official database

What Should Good AI Legislation Look Like? Leo XIV Offers Guidance to Catholic Legislators

Lebanon Turns to the Pope: Lebanese President Visits Leo XIV Amid the Israeli Siege