Cardinal Tagle to preside over the beatification of Fulton J. Sheen: here is the date and location

Mar 28, 2026 20:13

ZENIT Staff

Fulton Sheen -- Wikimedia Commons

Cardinals and Bishops•Local Church

Cardinal Pham Minh Mǎn, the Face of Catholic Resistance in Vietnam, Dies

From the early years of his priestly formation, he worked to promote evangelization in a country that, after adopting Communist ideology, showed its aversion to the Christian faith, causing grave losses to the Church.

Mar 25, 2026 17:38

ZENIT Staff

Local Church

Belgium Sees Increase in Adult Baptisms

There has been an increase in the number of adult baptisms, rising from 362 in 2024 and over 500 last year to 689 this year.

Mar 25, 2026 17:31

ZENIT Staff

Local Church

Lefebvrians will proceed with episcopal ordinations without papal authorization and have released further details

Even logistical details surrounding the planned consecrations hint at the scale of the event. Pilgrims are expected to attend in significant numbers, though, unlike previous years, camping near the seminary will not be permitted

Mar 24, 2026 19:07

Joachin Meisner Hertz

Cardinals and Bishops•Local Church

The unusual, candid, and widely praised letter from a European bishop urging confession

The proposal is as simple as it is revealing. In a Church often concerned about declining sacramental practice, particularly in Northern Europe, Hansen identifies a concrete obstacle: many Catholics no longer approach the confessional, not necessarily out of rejection, but out of hesitation, ignorance or fear

Mar 24, 2026 17:51

ZENIT Staff

Good News•Local Church

The largest statue of Jesus in the entire Middle East is being built in Lebanon, and here’s how it’s coming along

What distinguishes this project, however, is the immediacy of its context. Unlike monuments erected in times of relative stability, this one rises amid ongoing uncertainty—economic crisis, regional tensions, and the lingering aftershocks of violence. Its construction is therefore not merely commemorative but contemporaneous, unfolding in parallel with the very trials it seeks to transcend

Mar 24, 2026 17:46

ZENIT Staff

What does it mean to be part of Christ’s table, the Eucharist? Leo XIV explains it

Pope’s General Audience, June 24, 2026, on the Eucharistic Mystery

The Importance of Books and Writing: A Reflection by Pope Leo XIV Before Bestselling Authors from Around the World Gathered at the Vatican

Address by the Holy Father to a group of writers on the occasion of the centennial of the Vatican Publishing House

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Cardinal Tagle to preside over the beatification of Fulton J. Sheen: here is the date and location

This is what the 2026 Annual Report on Religious Freedom in Latin America states

Bishops speak out on tensions between Colombia and Ecuador over the trade war and its impact on border communities

Two out of three Catholics who have not gone to confession wish to receive the sacrament of confession by 2026

Pope Leo XIV to the French episcopate: Seek inclusive solutions for Catholics who use the Old Missal

Will the Church bless polygamy? One Synod document addresses the issue, while another discusses poverty

Russian Attack Sets Fire to Historic Catholic Monastery in Lviv, Ukraine

Cardinal Pham Minh Mǎn, the Face of Catholic Resistance in Vietnam, Dies

Belgium Sees Increase in Adult Baptisms

Lefebvrians will proceed with episcopal ordinations without papal authorization and have released further details

The unusual, candid, and widely praised letter from a European bishop urging confession

The largest statue of Jesus in the entire Middle East is being built in Lebanon, and here’s how it’s coming along