Despite the continuing decline in the number of Catholics, the Church’s tax revenue in Germany is on the rise again: here are the numbers

Jul 10, 2026 12:59

ZENIT Staff

the country's 27 Catholic dioceses collected €6.751 billion

Local Church

U.S. Permanent Diaconate Reaches Historic High. Aging Raise Questions About the Future

The findings come from A Portrait of the Permanent Diaconate in 2025, the annual national survey conducted by Georgetown University’s Center for Applied Research in the Apostolate (CARA) on behalf of the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops’ Committee on Clergy, Consecrated Life and Vocations.

Jul 04, 2026 08:55

Tim Daniels

Local Church

The entire Nordic episcopate speaks with one voice: there are no exceptions for being both a Freemason and a Catholic

In a pastoral letter dated June 29, the Nordic Bishops’ Conference—covering Denmark, Finland, Iceland, Norway and Sweden—addressed what it described as decades of speculation over whether the distinctive character of Scandinavian Freemasonry justified a different pastoral approach. The bishops concluded that it does not.

Jul 02, 2026 10:37

Joachin Meisner Hertz

Good News•Local Church

Salford Diocese unveils restored cathedral for growing congregation in modern age

After more than 175 years, the cathedral was in urgent need of significant restoration to address the longstanding repairs required to its failing stonework and towering infrastructure, whilst meeting the needs of a growing community.

Jul 02, 2026 08:36

ZENIT Staff

Local Church•Religious Freedom

Arizona Legislature Rejects Bill That Would Have Forced Catholic Priests to Break the Seal of Confession

The bill proposed severe penalties for clergy who refused to comply. A first violation would have constituted a Class 6 felony, carrying fines of up to $150,000 and prison sentences of as much as two years. Repeated refusals could have exposed priests to substantially longer terms of imprisonment.

Jul 02, 2026 08:34

ZENIT Staff

Local Church•Young People

South Korean government passes laws ahead of World Youth Day. A television broadcast agreement is also signed

The Seoul Metropolitan Council has approved two key ordinances providing official institutional support for the 41st World Youth Day, scheduled for August 3–8, 2027. The measures establish the legal and administrative framework necessary for cooperation between the Archdiocese of Seoul, local government and public agencies responsible for welcoming an event expected to attract as many as two million pilgrims from around 190 countries

Jul 01, 2026 10:16

Lim Kym

The Pope to Young Iraqi Christians: Your Mission Is to Be Light in the Darkness

The «Ankawa Youth Meeting» is the largest Christian gathering in Iraq. It began in 2013, though it had to be suspended the following year due to the occupation of the Nineveh Plains — where Erbil is located — by ISIS and the ensuing conflict.

Leo XIV Reveals The Four Things He Will Do While on Vacation, Which Might Also Inspire Other Catholics’ Vacation

After settling into the Apostolic Palace in Castel Gandolfo, Leo XIV appeared on the central balcony and revealed his plans for his vacation.

Despite the continuing decline in the number of Catholics, the Church’s tax revenue in Germany is on the rise again: here are the numbers

The Pope to Young Iraqi Christians: Your Mission Is to Be Light in the Darkness

A Nobel Prize on the path to sainthood: Bishop of Oslo announces the start of Sigrid Undset’s canonization process

Attempted theft at Naples Cathedral: Migrant steals St. Januarius’ miter. The army intervenes

Decline, Resurgence, and Breaking Stereotypes: The State of Vocations and Priestly Ordinations in France, Germany, and Italy

Scottish bishops sell the Pontifical Scottish College in Rome

The United States Intervenes Following the Arrest of a Catholic Bishop by the Nicaraguan Dictatorship

U.S. Permanent Diaconate Reaches Historic High. Aging Raise Questions About the Future

The entire Nordic episcopate speaks with one voice: there are no exceptions for being both a Freemason and a Catholic

Salford Diocese unveils restored cathedral for growing congregation in modern age

Arizona Legislature Rejects Bill That Would Have Forced Catholic Priests to Break the Seal of Confession

South Korean government passes laws ahead of World Youth Day. A television broadcast agreement is also signed