UN Weighs In on Case of Catholic Bishop Who Disappeared Under the Nicaraguan Dictatorship

Jul 24, 2026 20:07

ZENIT Staff

Bishop Abelardo Mata Guevara Photo: Religion Digital

Local Church•Young People

Research reveals what young Brazilian Catholics are like and what they are looking for: formation, liturgy, and keeping their faith free from politics

Their answers point toward an unexpected conclusion. In an age in which young people are often assumed to be primarily attracted by novelty, many of these Catholics are searching for depth, formation and continuity

Jul 22, 2026 14:49

Enrique Villegas

Local Church•Pope Leo XIV

Leo XIV encourages religious to view community life as a source of inspiration and sanctification

Message from Leo XIV to the Conference of Major Superiors of Men’s Religious Orders in the United States

Jul 22, 2026 14:15

ZENIT Staff

Holy Land•Local Church•Persecuted Christians•Religious Freedom

The Christian Presence in the Holy Land Is Being Squeezed from Every Direction

The central question is therefore not simply whether Christianity can survive in the Holy Land. It is whether the international community will accept a future in which the ancient Christian communities of the region remain only as monuments, while the people who gave those places their living meaning are gradually forced to leave

Jul 22, 2026 14:07

ZENIT Staff

Cardinals and Bishops•Local Church

The Catholic Faith in Public Life: Bishop Barron Interviews the Vice President of the United States on YouTube

Vance’s political career has made him one of the most prominent Catholic voices in American public life. His interpretation of the faith, however, is not simply a collection of political positions borrowed from Catholic language

Jul 22, 2026 08:25

ZENIT Staff

Holy Land•Local Church

Blessed the first stone of the Polish chapel at the Shepherds’ Field in Holy Land

The new place of prayer dedicated to St. Joseph enriches the complex of the chapels of the nations with that of one of the countries most deeply rooted in the Catholic faith

Jul 22, 2026 08:17

ZENIT Staff

Under the agreement with China, Leo XIV appoints a new bishop

Chang Yanfeng, 42, was ordained bishop today under the Sino-Holy See agreement to a diocese that has been without its own pastor for 20 years. Just three weeks ago, the new prelate had to publicly commit the local Church to a controversial law designed to eliminate minorities.

Leo XIV encourages religious to view community life as a source of inspiration and sanctification

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UN Weighs In on Case of Catholic Bishop Who Disappeared Under the Nicaraguan Dictatorship

Interest surges in U.S. beatification of Georgia Martyrs who died defending marriage

German priests loyal to the Pope respond to their own bishop (and cardinal), who is pressuring them to bless same-sex couples in a major diocese

International Association of Exorcists Reiterates Warning About the Risks of «Family Constellations»

Venezuela One Month After the Earthquake: The Scale of the Disaster and the Role of the Church

Colombia’s President-elect Appoints a Dominican Friar as Director of the National Learning Service

Under the agreement with China, Leo XIV appoints a new bishop

Research reveals what young Brazilian Catholics are like and what they are looking for: formation, liturgy, and keeping their faith free from politics

Leo XIV encourages religious to view community life as a source of inspiration and sanctification

The Christian Presence in the Holy Land Is Being Squeezed from Every Direction

The Catholic Faith in Public Life: Bishop Barron Interviews the Vice President of the United States on YouTube

Blessed the first stone of the Polish chapel at the Shepherds’ Field in Holy Land