German bishops push their progressive agenda in Rome: an audience with Pope Leo XIV and the presentation of a synodal project to the Curia

Mar 31, 2026 16:27

ZENIT Staff

Wilmer was received in private audience by Pope Leo XIV Photo: Vatican Media

Causes of Saints•Local Church

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

A lecturer and brilliant speaker, he also hosted the weekly television series «Life is Worth Living,» which reached approximately 30 million viewers and earned him two Emmy Awards. From 1961 to 1967, he hosted «The Fulton Sheen Show.»

Mar 28, 2026 20:13

ZENIT Staff

Analysis Opinion•Local Church•Religious Freedom

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

The comprehensive assessment of how freedom of religion is threatened in Cuba, Nicaragua, and Venezuela, and by organized crime, omits the stigmatization of “cults” in democratic countries.

Mar 27, 2026 10:30

ZENIT Staff

Local Church

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

The bishops’ intervention reflects mounting concern that what began as a policy dispute over security cooperation has evolved into a multidimensional crisis—economic, diplomatic, and increasingly social

Mar 26, 2026 19:22

Enrique Villegas

Local Church

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

Among those who do confess regularly, 83% say their primary motivation is to receive God’s mercy and forgiveness. Even among those absent from the confessional for over a year, 75% cite that same reason as what would draw them back.

Mar 26, 2026 18:19

ZENIT Staff

Liturgy and Divine Worship•Local Church•Pope Leo XIV

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

The Pope’s intervention reveals a dual concern: healing wounds without erasing truth, and preserving unity without suppressing legitimate diversity. Nowhere is this more evident than in his approach to the question of the Vetus Ordo—the pre-conciliar form of the Roman rite, often associated with the Tridentine Mass

Mar 25, 2026 21:50

Covadonga Asturias

Amid the polarization between Trump and Leo XIV, U.S. police respond to a bomb threat at the home of the Pope’s brother

Police in New Lenox, a suburban community outside Chicago, responded on the evening of April 15 at approximately 6:30 p.m. to reports of a bomb threat at the home of John Prevost, one of the Pope’s two older brothers

Leo XIV on TIME magazine’s list of the 100 most influential people

Pope Benedict XVI appeared three times, while Francis was featured on six occasions, reflecting different phases in the Church’s engagement with global issues

German bishops push their progressive agenda in Rome: an audience with Pope Leo XIV and the presentation of a synodal project to the Curia

Oldest Benedictine Abbey in the West Approaches Landmark 1500th Anniversary

UK: Bishop Hendricks urges responsible use of artificial intelligence

What’s Driving the Rise in Catholic Conversions Across the US?

Holy Land: Cardinal Pizzaballa Says Palm Sunday Mass Ban in Jerusalem Was a Misunderstanding

France is set to break conversion records this Easter: here are the numbers, the reasons, and the origins

More than 8,000 people will formally convert to Catholicism this Easter 2026 in the Diocese of Los Angeles alone

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