Massacre After Parish Celebration in Mexico Draws Heartbroken Outcry from Bishops

May 22, 2025 18:27

The bloodshed unfolded in the early hours of May 19 in the main square of San Bartolo de Berrios, a rural community nestled in Guanajuato state Photo: Agencia Reforma

Cardinals and Bishops•Local Church•Pope Leo XIV

Leader of Ukrainian Catholics visits the Pope and invites him to Ukraine: “his visit would contribute to stop the war”

“The Vatican’s involvement has already made a difference,” he said, noting that treatment improves when prisoners are known to be on the Holy See’s radar. He asked Pope Leo XIV to continue the work begun under Pope Francis, who had engaged discreetly in prisoner exchanges and negotiations behind the scenes.

May 15, 2025 21:00

ZENIT Staff

Local Church•Young People

Increased Acceptance of Pornography in Society Draws Renewed Effort from Catholic Bishops to Support Families at Risk

“The need for us to help those trapped in this addiction is even more urgent today than it was ten years ago when the first edition was published,” said Bishop Robert Barron, chairman of the USCCB Committee on Laity, Marriage, Family Life and Youth.

May 15, 2025 15:09

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Local Church•Pope Leo XIV

Lion XIV could go to Australia in 2028: Prime Minister has already made the invitation and here’s why

While the official visit remains unconfirmed, Archbishop Anthony Fisher of Sydney expressed hopeful anticipation. “We earnestly pray that the Holy Father will join us in 2028 for the Eucharistic Congress,” Fisher said. “It would be a tremendous joy to have him among us once more.”

May 14, 2025 11:53

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Local Church•Young People

USA: Bishops update pastoral document against pornography in the age of only fans and AI

Indeed, their concern extends beyond pornography’s moral implications to its corrosive effects on community, family, and even the capacity to love. The digital age, they argue, is not merely reshaping behavior—it is reshaping the heart.

May 13, 2025 17:06

ZENIT Staff

Local Church•Religious Freedom

USA: Justice Department sides with Church in harassment over state violation of sacramental confession secrecy

According to the DOJ, the law does more than mandate reporting. It isolates clergy by denying them legal privileges afforded to other professionals, including attorneys and therapists, when it comes to confidential communications.

May 13, 2025 17:03

ZENIT Staff

Pope Leo XIV Speaks Again About Trump and the War (and It Is Announced That the Pope Will Carry the Cross Throughout the Stations of the Cross on Good Friday)

Referring indirectly to geopolitical developments, including statements by Donald Trump about ending ongoing conflicts, Leo expressed cautious hope that political leaders might be seeking “a way out” of violence

Pope Leo XIV Reverses Another Decision of Pope Francis: World Children’s Day Cancelled in Rome

All initiatives aimed at children’s ministry may be celebrated, at the discretion of the Bishops, at the diocesan or parish level.

Massacre After Parish Celebration in Mexico Draws Heartbroken Outcry from Bishops

Catholic weddings in the USA: where numbers thrive, where they don’t and why

Ireland: survey reveals not encouraging attitudes of the population towards the Catholic Church and the clergy

Britain: Catholic hospitals could close (or go to jail) if euthanasia legalized

USA: Bishops Thomas and Barron Applaud Move to Defund Abortion and “Gender Transition” Industries, Call for Authentic Health Care

United Kingdom joins countries attacking full sacramental stealth

Face of Jesus in the Host: Vatican recognizes Eucharistic miracle in India

Leader of Ukrainian Catholics visits the Pope and invites him to Ukraine: “his visit would contribute to stop the war”

Increased Acceptance of Pornography in Society Draws Renewed Effort from Catholic Bishops to Support Families at Risk

Lion XIV could go to Australia in 2028: Prime Minister has already made the invitation and here’s why

USA: Bishops update pastoral document against pornography in the age of only fans and AI

USA: Justice Department sides with Church in harassment over state violation of sacramental confession secrecy