Australian Bishop Returns to Ministry After Independent Probe Clears Abuse Allegation

Oct 04, 2025 22:45

ZENIT Staff

Auxiliary Bishop Richard Umbers of Sydney Photo: Archdiocese of Syndey

Local Church•Virgin Mary

Church proposes to French government recognition of candlelight procession as intangible cultural heritage of the country

The application, filed with the Ministry of Culture on September 26, represents more than a bureaucratic gesture. It is a declaration that what began with the humble act of Bernadette Soubirous carrying a single candle has blossomed into a kaleidoscopic

Oct 01, 2025 16:52

Covadonga Asturias

Holy Land•Justice and Peace•Local Church•Pope Leo XIV•Pro Life

Pope Leo XIV comments on Trump’s peace plan for Gaza (and other current topics of general interest)

The Pope began with words of cautious encouragement regarding the proposed peace plan for Gaza, a 20-point framework unveiled by President Donald Trump with the endorsement of Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu

Oct 01, 2025 10:45

ZENIT Staff

Local Church

USA: Pro-abortion politician declines Cardinal Cupich award: Pope Leo intervenes and Archbishop of Chicago issues this statement

Statement of Cardinal Blase J. Cupich, archbishop of Chicago, on the Keep Hope Alive Award

Oct 01, 2025 10:40

ZENIT Staff

Local Church•Pro Life

Grandmother arrested for praying outside a clinic where babies are killed and carrying a sign

Christian grandmother arrested a second time; criminally charged for holding a sign reading “Coercion is a crime, here to talk, only if you want” within 200m of a hospital. Rose Docherty, aged 75, left without chair for two hours in a police cell – despite having two hip replacements

Sep 29, 2025 17:19

ZENIT Staff

Cardinals and Bishops•Local Church

Cardinal Cupich Divides the U.S. Episcopate by Persisting in Awarding a Pro-Abortionist Democratic Senator

The Archdiocese will organize the tribute presided over by Cardinal Blase Cupich, Archbishop of Chicago and member of the Dicastery for Bishops in Rome. The ceremony recognizing Senator Durbin will take place at Saint Ignatius College Prep.

Sep 29, 2025 06:41

Rafael Manuel Tovar

Leo XIV begins 2026 with a new papal staff: here is the meaning… and the photos

In a Church often scrutinized for its symbols, Leo XIV’s choice is neither ornamental nor nostalgic. It is a visual theology, compressed into metal and form, reminding both shepherd and faithful that the path forward passes through the wounds of history—but does not end there

Ordinary time, our baptism, and the memory of a gift received: a simple reflection by Leo XIV

Address on the occasion of the Angelus prayer on Sunday, January 11, 2026

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Australian Bishop Returns to Ministry After Independent Probe Clears Abuse Allegation

Pope Leo XIV receives documented report on religious persecution in Nicaragua

A Pause or a Turning Point? Catholic Exits Decline Across the German-Speaking World

In which US dioceses do the most people convert to Catholicism?

86 Senators Demand Action as Anti-Christian Attacks Surge in France

Canada’s Bishops Choose New Leader as Church Faces Digital, Cultural, and Indigenous Challenges

Catholic Church in Italy announces funding for new hospital in Gaza

Church proposes to French government recognition of candlelight procession as intangible cultural heritage of the country

Pope Leo XIV comments on Trump’s peace plan for Gaza (and other current topics of general interest)

USA: Pro-abortion politician declines Cardinal Cupich award: Pope Leo intervenes and Archbishop of Chicago issues this statement

Grandmother arrested for praying outside a clinic where babies are killed and carrying a sign

Cardinal Cupich Divides the U.S. Episcopate by Persisting in Awarding a Pro-Abortionist Democratic Senator