Relic of Saint Carlo Acutis stolen in Venezuela: risk of online sale?

Sep 16, 2025 17:49

The missing object, a small piece of cloth kept in a glass reliquary at Santo Domingo de Guzmán parish in the Andean state of Mérida

Local Church

Divided at the Pulpit: Illinois Priests’ Campaign Donations Expose Catholic Fault Lines in U.S. Politics

The findings show striking contrasts in both scale and motivation

Sep 09, 2025 18:14

Tim Daniels

Local Church•Testimonies

Catholic member of British royal family to have Catholic funeral attended by the King and Queen of England

Her marriage to Prince Edward, Duke of Kent—who survives her at 89—gave her a distinctive place in Britain’s royal narrative. When she crossed the Tiber, the 1701 Act of Settlement still forbade heirs from marrying Catholics, a law that would not be eased until 2013

Sep 07, 2025 19:39

Elizabeth Owens

Local Church

Do Exorcists Charge for Each Session? International Association of Exorcists Issues Statement

A certain «sensationalist journalism,» in an attempt to give itself a veneer of credibility, even goes so far as to cite the International Association of Exorcists as a source. However, the reality is very different and must remain so: the exorcism ministry is absolutely free of charge.

Sep 02, 2025 17:24

ZENIT Staff

Local Church•Persecuted Christians

Nicaragua’s Silenced Church: A Report from Exile on a Persecution Without Pause

The statistics are stark. Since April 2018, when President Daniel Ortega’s government turned its fury against Catholic leaders who had stood with peaceful demonstrators, the Church has endured 1,010 aggressions and seen more than 16,500 processions banned

Sep 01, 2025 15:26

Enrique Villegas

Gender Ideology•Local Church

Bishop Emeritus of Saltillo allows Anglican “priestess” and lesbian couple to concelebrate

On August 26, the retired Dominican bishop Raúl Vera López invited Emilie Teresa Smith, a Canadian Anglican minister and LGBT activist, to participate prominently in a Mass celebrated at the Sanctuary of Our Lady of Guadalupe

Sep 01, 2025 15:22

Enrique Villegas

A Pope’s Letter to a Newspaper: Leo XIV Reflects on 150 Years of Journalism in a Changing World

Another dimension Leo XIV emphasized was the human element of storytelling. Technology may accelerate the flow of information, he observed, but experience and judgment remain essential for interpreting events and giving them meaning

The Middle East, the spread of war, and the position of the Pope and the Catholic Church

As the Middle East faces the prospect of a broader regional war, the Vatican’s hope remains that diplomacy — not missiles — will ultimately shape the future of the region.

Relic of Saint Carlo Acutis stolen in Venezuela: risk of online sale?

S Korean bishops discuss abortion law with lawmakers

This is the new bronze statue of Saint Carlo Acutis unveiled in Assisi

U.S. Bishops’ Administrative Committee Approves Transition of Ad Hoc Committee Against Racism to a Permanent Subcommittee

An American is the successor to Pope Leo XIV as head of the Order of Saint Augustine

Bishop announces resignation if Vatican does not rule in his favor in dispute with Opus Dei

Masonic Controversy in the Philippines: Augustinian Priest Suspended After Blessing Ceremony

Divided at the Pulpit: Illinois Priests’ Campaign Donations Expose Catholic Fault Lines in U.S. Politics

Catholic member of British royal family to have Catholic funeral attended by the King and Queen of England

Do Exorcists Charge for Each Session? International Association of Exorcists Issues Statement

Nicaragua’s Silenced Church: A Report from Exile on a Persecution Without Pause

Bishop Emeritus of Saltillo allows Anglican “priestess” and lesbian couple to concelebrate