Reopening the Archives: New Findings Challenge Accusations Against John Paul II in Poland’s Abuse Debate

Mar 17, 2026 18:03

ZENIT Staff

John Paul II © Cathopic / Dimitri Conejo Sanz

Local Church

Online “relics” of St. Francis spark alarm: Franciscans warn faithful about growing digital fraud

The alarm was raised after listings appeared on popular e-commerce platforms such as eBay and Etsy claiming to offer relics connected to the medieval saint—among them supposed fragments of bone, traces of blood and pieces of clothing attributed to the founder of the Franciscan movement

Mar 15, 2026 18:45

Valentina di Giorgio

Good News•Local Church

The Cross Atop the Jesus Christ Tower of the Basilica of the Holy Family, which the Pope will Inaugurate in Barcelona, Is Now Visible

The church’s Construction Board is gradually removing the scaffolding, and the 17-meter cross is now visible.

Mar 13, 2026 18:47

ZENIT Staff

Local Church•Persecuted Christians

Nicaraguan dictatorship bans priestly and diaconal ordinations in four dioceses across the country

For a Church already weakened by years of repression, the measure appears designed not merely to punish current leadership but to obstruct the formation of the next generation of clergy.

Mar 13, 2026 13:31

ZENIT Staff

Cardinals and Bishops•Local Church

The (unusual) reshuffling of bishops in Pakistan: a (strange) episcopal exchange orchestrated by Leo XIV

For many Pakistani Catholics, the reshuffle marks the closing of a difficult chapter and the beginning of another whose success will depend less on administrative decisions and more on the ability of the Church’s leaders to rebuild trust among the faithful

Mar 13, 2026 13:10

Elizabeth Owens

Good News•Local Church

Catholic Church in Singapore to Receive Largest Number of New Catholics at Easter 2026: Here Are the Numbers

On the weekend of February 21 and 22, some 978 catechumens and 155 candidates participated in the Rite of Election and Call to Ongoing Conversion in English at the Church of the Immaculate Heart of Mary on Highland Road and the Church of Christ the King in Ang Mo Kio.

Mar 12, 2026 07:04

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

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

Reopening the Archives: New Findings Challenge Accusations Against John Paul II in Poland’s Abuse Debate

How Many Weddings, Baptisms, or Funerals Are Celebrated in Germany? The Catholic Church in Germany Releases Annual Statistics

Bishop of El Paso to immigration agents: No one is obligated to follow an immoral law

UK: Former Catholic seminary awarded £400,000 to unlock its historic potential

Lost for Eight Decades, Found by Chance: Argentina Cathedral Recovers Relic of the True Cross Ahead of Lent

USA: New Data Reveal a Nation Less Religiously Anchored, but Not Uniformly Secular

London’s Trafalgar Square to Host Landmark 15th Anniversary Performance of the Passion of Jesus on Good Friday

Online “relics” of St. Francis spark alarm: Franciscans warn faithful about growing digital fraud

The Cross Atop the Jesus Christ Tower of the Basilica of the Holy Family, which the Pope will Inaugurate in Barcelona, Is Now Visible

Nicaraguan dictatorship bans priestly and diaconal ordinations in four dioceses across the country

The (unusual) reshuffling of bishops in Pakistan: a (strange) episcopal exchange orchestrated by Leo XIV

Catholic Church in Singapore to Receive Largest Number of New Catholics at Easter 2026: Here Are the Numbers

Reopening the Archives: New Findings Challenge Accusations Against John Paul II in Poland’s Abuse Debate

How Many Weddings, Baptisms, or Funerals Are Celebrated in Germany? The Catholic Church in Germany Releases Annual Statistics

Bishop of El Paso to immigration agents: No one is obligated to follow an immoral law

UK: Former Catholic seminary awarded £400,000 to unlock its historic potential

Lost for Eight Decades, Found by Chance: Argentina Cathedral Recovers Relic of the True Cross Ahead of Lent

USA: New Data Reveal a Nation Less Religiously Anchored, but Not Uniformly Secular

London’s Trafalgar Square to Host Landmark 15th Anniversary Performance of the Passion of Jesus on Good Friday

Online “relics” of St. Francis spark alarm: Franciscans warn faithful about growing digital fraud

The Cross Atop the Jesus Christ Tower of the Basilica of the Holy Family, which the Pope will Inaugurate in Barcelona, ​​Is Now Visible

Nicaraguan dictatorship bans priestly and diaconal ordinations in four dioceses across the country

The (unusual) reshuffling of bishops in Pakistan: a (strange) episcopal exchange orchestrated by Leo XIV

Catholic Church in Singapore to Receive Largest Number of New Catholics at Easter 2026: Here Are the Numbers

The Cross Atop the Jesus Christ Tower of the Basilica of the Holy Family, which the Pope will Inaugurate in Barcelona, Is Now Visible