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

Sep 11, 2026 13:20

A federal district court denied preliminary relief to Kallie Keeler and her mother, Stephanie Brown Photo: K.M.K. v. Washington Interscholastic Activities Association photos

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

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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

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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

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Holy Land•Justice and Peace

Israel Turns Archaeology into a Tool for Annexation: How It Seized the Site Linked to the Tomb of John the Baptist

In the West Bank, archaeology is used as a weapon of conquest; in Sebastia, a site linked to John the Baptist, Israel has moved to seize control of it. The same strategy was applied in the City of David. Science is being used for propaganda purposes, while the Palestinian Authority remains bankrupt.

Aug 19, 2026 22:28

ZENIT Staff

Justice and Peace•Local Church

U.S. Bishops’ Initiative to Inform Communities on the Danger of Abortion Pills Includes Prayer, Education, and Advocacy

In addition to invoking the intercession of St. Joseph, Defender of Life, participants can learn about the danger of abortion pills

Aug 19, 2026 22:21

ZENIT Staff

De Foucauld´s "Spiritual Intuitions" Touted by Pope
Urges Sahara Missionary´s Followers to Promote Charity
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The revelation that nearly one-third of an entire generation is miss...
New Accusations of Abuse Against Cardinal George Pell, Who Has Alrea...
Cardinal Pell is now being accused by the father of a deceased boy...
Leo XIV Appoints New Vatican Envoy to Medjugorje as Church Recognise...
In an interview with the Italian Catholic news agency SIR, Cavina de...

Argentina Prepares to Welcome Leo XIV: Papal Vehicles, a Mass of 2,000 Ministers and a Nation Invited to Rise Together

Toyota Argentina formally handed over the Buenos Aires vehicle to Apostolic Nuncio Archbishop Michael Wallace Banach on October 28, at the Kansai dealership, which represented the Holy See in the arrangement. The second vehicle is already in Córdoba, where it is being held under the protection of the National Gendarmerie until the Pope’s activities there

Holiness, beautifully explained by Leo XIV on the Solemnity of All Saints

Address on the Occasion of the Angelus Prayer on Sunday, November 1, 2026

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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

Israel Turns Archaeology into a Tool for Annexation: How It Seized the Site Linked to the Tomb of John the Baptist

U.S. Bishops’ Initiative to Inform Communities on the Danger of Abortion Pills Includes Prayer, Education, and Advocacy