Archdiocese of Washington to lay off employees to address financial crisis stemming (in part) from McCarrick case

Jun 07, 2025 23:08

ZENIT Staff

Theodore Edgar McCarrick served in the Archdiocese of Washington, D.C. from 2000 to 2006 Photo: L'osservatore Romano

Justice and Peace•Local Church

Massacre After Parish Celebration in Mexico Draws Heartbroken Outcry from Bishops

The Conference of the Mexican Episcopate (CEM) released a poignant statement mourning the victims and condemning the slaughter as yet another tragic example of the country’s deteriorating security landscape

May 22, 2025 18:27

ZENIT Staff

Gender Ideology•Justice and Peace

International Body to Decide Case of Mexican Politician Censored for Gender Comments on “X”

Gabriel Quadri, former Mexican congressman and presidential candidate, convicted as a “political violator against women” for Twitter/X posts using biologically accurate pronouns. ADF International has petitioned the Inter-American Commission on Human Rights on his behalf.

May 16, 2025 14:19

ZENIT Staff

Gender Ideology•Justice and Peace•Woman

UK Supreme Court rules: for legal purposes, only biological women are women

“This is more than just about bathrooms or pronouns,” said Maya Forstater, executive director of the campaign group «Sex Matters». “It restores clarity to employment law, single-sex spaces, and public policy. What we’ve won today is the recognition that women’s rights begin with defining what a woman is.”

Apr 18, 2025 00:28

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Justice and Peace•Local Church

10 million Christian and Catholic migrants at risk of deportation by Trump administration

The John Templeton Foundation, which announced the award on April 9, praised Bartholomew for “pioneering efforts to bridge scientific insight and spiritual wisdom in our relationship to the natural world.”

Apr 13, 2025 17:20

ZENIT Staff

Analysis Opinion•Justice and Peace

Death penalty: highest number in the Middle East since 2015

Darío Salvi (ZENIT News – Asia News / Milan, 04.11.2025).- Amnesty International today released its annual global report on the death penalty, noting that Iran, Iraq and Saudi Arabia are responsible for 91 per cent of all known executions carried out worldwide in 2024, […]

Apr 11, 2025 11:09

ZENIT Staff

The gunman who attempted to assassinate John Paul II tried to meet with Leo XIV in Turquí: what happened?

Agca arrived with the unmistakable intention of inserting himself into the story. Speaking to Turkish media, he expressed hope for a brief conversation with the pontiff—a few minutes, nothing more—while insisting that the papal presence in Iznik was “extraordinary.”

The homily with which Pope Leo XIV instilled hope in the Lebanese people

Homily of Pope Leo XIV at the concluding Mass of his pastoral visit to Lebanon

Archdiocese of Washington to lay off employees to address financial crisis stemming (in part) from McCarrick case

6 countries with Catholic majorities among those affected by Trump’s new immigration measures

Trump exonerates major Catholic university from million-dollar fine imposed by Biden

Toronto Draws New Lines: Bubble Zones Ignite Tensions Over Freedoms and Safety

Jewish State of Israel Violates International Law: Begins Archaeological Excavations in Sovereign Palestinian Territory

The situation in Gaza as told by the parish priest of the only Catholic community in that martyrized land

New UN Treaty Allows for Virtual Child P*rn

Massacre After Parish Celebration in Mexico Draws Heartbroken Outcry from Bishops

International Body to Decide Case of Mexican Politician Censored for Gender Comments on “X”

UK Supreme Court rules: for legal purposes, only biological women are women

10 million Christian and Catholic migrants at risk of deportation by Trump administration

Death penalty: highest number in the Middle East since 2015