Seven Legionaries of Christ and one consecrated woman charged: Chilean justice responds by closing investigation due to lack of evidence

Oct 21, 2025 15:48

ZENIT Staff

the Chilean Regional Prosecutor’s Office has formally closed its criminal investigation

Cantenbury Catedral, headquarters of the anglican church

Good News•Local Church•Vocations

Asia’s Oldest Seminary Turns 360 Years: Where Is It?

The General Regional Seminary College, today known as Tinggi Katolik Seminary, was founded by the visionary Bishops Pierre Lambert de la Motte and François Pallu of the Paris Foreign Missions Society (MEP), initially with the humble name of St. Joseph Seminary.

Oct 19, 2025 06:41

Rafael Llanes

Local Church•Pro Life

USA: Bishop Chairmen Respond to Administration’s Announcement of Expansion of Access to IVF and Fertility Treatments

The policies announced Thursday were pursuant to an executive order issued in February

Oct 17, 2025 01:41

ZENIT Staff

Good News•Local Church

The bells of two beautiful churches destroyed (and now restored) after the passage of Islamism in Iraq ring once again

The resurrection of these two landmarks owes much to international solidarity. The Aliph Foundation, through its “Mosul Mosaic” program, financed the restoration in partnership with Iraq’s State Board of Antiquities and Heritage

Oct 16, 2025 18:07

ZENIT Staff

Homosexuality•Local Church

England, Belgium, and Germany: the three “most inclusive” countries for LGBT Catholics, according to a study

According to the latest Rainbow Index of Churches in Europe (RICE), published on October 11 by the European Forum of LGBTI+ Christian Groups, the Catholic Church in England and Wales now ranks second in inclusivity among Catholic communities across the continent, tied with Belgium and just behind Germany

Oct 16, 2025 18:05

Elizabeth Owens

Local Church

Graffiti inside Canterbury Anglican Cathedral (with permission from the gay rector) divides public opinion

Conceived by poet Alex Vellis and curator Jacquiline Creswell, the installation transforms the cathedral’s interior with large pasted graphics posing unsettling questions to God: “Are you there?”, “Why did you create hate when love is so much stronger?”, “Does everything have a soul?”, “Does our struggle mean anything?”

Oct 15, 2025 11:50

Elizabeth Owens

What is the relationship between the Word of God and the Church? Pope Leo XIV responds

Pope’s general audience, February 11, 2026, on “the profound and vital relationship between the Word of God and the Church.”

Pope Leo XIV’s Beautiful Letter To Priests of Madrid (That Every Priest or Future Priest Should Read)

Letter from the Holy Father to the Presbytery of the Archdiocese of Madrid on the occasion of the Presbyteral Assembly «Convivium»

Seven Legionaries of Christ and one consecrated woman charged: Chilean justice responds by closing investigation due to lack of evidence

Two out of three people suffer violations of their religious freedom, according to a new report by Aid to the Church in Need

U.S. Army Decision to End Chapel Contracts Sparks Outcry from Military Catholics

Anglicanism splits: 8 out of 10 Anglicans break ties with Canterbury after the election of the first woman as primate

Applauded by some, criticized by others: this is Cardinal Schönborn’s new successor at the helm of the prestigious episcopal see of Vienna

Study reveals that priests in the US trust the Pope, but not their own bishops

The Awarding of the 2025 Mission Prizes and the Winners: “God Has Given Each Family A Unique and Unrepeatable Mission”

Asia’s Oldest Seminary Turns 360 Years: Where Is It?

USA: Bishop Chairmen Respond to Administration’s Announcement of Expansion of Access to IVF and Fertility Treatments

The bells of two beautiful churches destroyed (and now restored) after the passage of Islamism in Iraq ring once again

England, Belgium, and Germany: the three “most inclusive” countries for LGBT Catholics, according to a study

Graffiti inside Canterbury Anglican Cathedral (with permission from the gay rector) divides public opinion