Egypt Grants Legal Status to 191 More Church Buildings

Jun 01, 2026 17:14

3,804 churches and related buildings have been approved since the creation of a committee to review churches in 2016 Photo: Persecution.Org

Cardinals and Bishops•Islam•Local Church

Italian bishop announces plan to evangelize Muslims in his diocese: offering Christ, not just material aid

The origin of the initiative come from an ordinary Caritas meeting. A lay volunteer reportedly asked a simple but uncomfortable question: why does the Church dedicate so much energy to material support while failing to offer migrants “the most precious thing we possess — faith and the Gospel”?

May 28, 2026 13:24

Covadonga Asturias

Local Church•Pope Leo XIV

Healing the Healer: Pope Leo XIV intervenes at Padre Pio of Pietrelcina’s hospital. Why?

On May 27, Pope Leo XIV signed a papal chirograph establishing a special commission with extraordinary powers to stabilize and relaunch Casa Sollievo della Sofferenza, the renowned Catholic hospital in San Giovanni Rotondo founded by Padre Pio in the 1950s

May 28, 2026 13:19

Valentina di Giorgio

Local Church•Protection of vulnerable people

U.S. Bishops’ Secretariat of Child and Youth Protection Releases Annual Report

This is the twenty-third such report since 2002 when the U.S. bishops established and adopted the Charter for the Protection of Children and Young People, a comprehensive framework of procedures to address allegations of sexual abuse of minors by Catholic clergy and establish protocols to protect children and young people.

May 27, 2026 17:54

ZENIT Staff

Local Church

Landmark report to reveal the scale and potential of UK Catholic giving

Commissioned by Catholics in Fundraising (CiF), and prepared by Astarita Aldrich Ward, the report sets out, for the first time, an evidence-based picture of the Catholic charitable and philanthropic landscape across the country.

May 27, 2026 17:20

ZENIT Staff

Local Church•Pope Leo XIV

Freemasonry Behind the Campaign Against Pope Leo XIV’s Visit to Spain

In Barcelona, a coalition of secularist organizations has launched a campaign under the slogan “I Do Not Wait for You,” calling for a boycott of the Pope’s visit

May 26, 2026 11:25

ZENIT Staff

What does it mean to be part of Christ’s table, the Eucharist? Leo XIV explains it

Pope’s General Audience, June 24, 2026, on the Eucharistic Mystery

The Importance of Books and Writing: A Reflection by Pope Leo XIV Before Bestselling Authors from Around the World Gathered at the Vatican

Address by the Holy Father to a group of writers on the occasion of the centennial of the Vatican Publishing House

Egypt Grants Legal Status to 191 More Church Buildings

From 3,000 Faithful to 110,000: The Diocese of Solwezi in Zambia Celebrates 50 Years

Trump Administration Sues Catholic Diocese Over Land Claim

Pope Leo XIV authorizes the beatification of one of Lebanon’s founding fathers (and 80 Spanish martyrs)

“Peter’s Pence on Trial”: U.S. Supreme Court Allows Lawsuit Against Catholic Bishops to Move Forward

Leo XIV authorizes a diocesan bishop to remove the superior of a monastery

PHOTO GALLERY: The traditional Chartres pilgrimage breaks records. Here are the surprising figures that challenge the European narrative of religious decline

Italian bishop announces plan to evangelize Muslims in his diocese: offering Christ, not just material aid

Healing the Healer: Pope Leo XIV intervenes at Padre Pio of Pietrelcina’s hospital. Why?

U.S. Bishops’ Secretariat of Child and Youth Protection Releases Annual Report

Landmark report to reveal the scale and potential of UK Catholic giving

Freemasonry Behind the Campaign Against Pope Leo XIV’s Visit to Spain