U.S. Bishops Elect Conference Secretary and Committee Chairmen at Fall Plenary Assembly

Nov 14, 2025 19:40

USCCB elected Bishop Kevin C. Rhoades of Fort Wayne-South Bend as Conference Secretary. Photo: United States Conference of Catholic Bishops

Dicasteries•Local Church

German bishops hold meeting with representatives of the Pope to discuss the “Synodal Conference” and other ideological issues

The German bishops, seeking to institutionalize the shared participation of clergy and laity in decision-making, are attempting to craft statutes for a national synodal body with consultative and potentially coordinating functions

Nov 12, 2025 17:20

ZENIT Staff

Good News•Local Church

Palestinian president announces investment in restoration of Jesus Christ’s birthplace

The decision to restore the Grotto has been greeted with enthusiasm across the Holy Land. Beyond its immense religious significance, the project offers much-needed employment to families in Bethlehem, whose livelihoods depend on the fragile economy of pilgrimage and hospitality

Nov 12, 2025 17:18

ZENIT Staff

Cardinals and Bishops•Gender Ideology•Local Church•Testimonies

“Not in my name”: German bishop turns his back on document full of gender ideology from his country’s episcopate

The controversy reveals a deeper tension running through the German Church’s current path: the attempt to reconcile the universal claims of Catholic doctrine with the fluid language of the modern age

Nov 12, 2025 17:11

ZENIT Staff

Local Church

Syria: Christians return to Ghassaniyah

Christian families are returning to the village in the Orontes Valley to claim their homes and lands 14 years after it was occupied by armed Islamists, who killed Fr François Mourad. For Father Ielpo, custos of the Holy Land, every true reconstruction is based “on the strength of faith, and of the power of forgiveness”.

Nov 12, 2025 17:07

ZENIT Staff

Local Church

Scotland: Bishops announces new office of Communications and Evangelisation

To support this work, Being Catholic TV will become the official digital platform of the Bishops’ Conference of Scotland, providing video content, live events and other faith resources.

Nov 12, 2025 17:03

ZENIT Staff

The gunman who attempted to assassinate John Paul II tried to meet with Leo XIV in Turquí: what happened?

Agca arrived with the unmistakable intention of inserting himself into the story. Speaking to Turkish media, he expressed hope for a brief conversation with the pontiff—a few minutes, nothing more—while insisting that the papal presence in Iznik was “extraordinary.”

The homily with which Pope Leo XIV instilled hope in the Lebanese people

Homily of Pope Leo XIV at the concluding Mass of his pastoral visit to Lebanon

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U.S. Bishops Elect Conference Secretary and Committee Chairmen at Fall Plenary Assembly

US bishops ban “gender reassignment” surgeries in all Catholic hospitals nationwide

Asian bishops warn against visits to the Korean shrine of Naju: even with ex-communion

This is how the assembly of US bishops went: synod, abortion, Eucharistic coherence, and migration among the topics discussed

Vatican ends decades of speculation: alleged apparitions of Jesus in Dozulé declared “not of supernatural origin”

Ireland: After 500 years, Pope Leo XIV could solve the problem of Dublin’s lack of a cathedral

The United States will be consecrated to the Sacred Heart of Jesus in 2026: here are the details

German bishops hold meeting with representatives of the Pope to discuss the “Synodal Conference” and other ideological issues

Palestinian president announces investment in restoration of Jesus Christ’s birthplace

“Not in my name”: German bishop turns his back on document full of gender ideology from his country’s episcopate

Syria: Christians return to Ghassaniyah

Scotland: Bishops announces new office of Communications and Evangelisation