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

Mar 28, 2026 21:00

For Easter 2026, the archdiocese expects an even more staggering increase: 8,598 catechumens and candidates. Photo: Peter Lobato

Local Church

Russian Attack Sets Fire to Historic Catholic Monastery in Lviv, Ukraine

Andrii Sybiha, Ukraine’s Minister of Foreign Affairs, has released a video of the fire caused by the Russian attack on the Monastery, calling on the Director-General of UNESCO «to respond immediately to this crime in the strongest possible terms.»

Mar 25, 2026 17:58

ZENIT Staff

Cardinals and Bishops•Local Church

Cardinal Pham Minh Mǎn, the Face of Catholic Resistance in Vietnam, Dies

From the early years of his priestly formation, he worked to promote evangelization in a country that, after adopting Communist ideology, showed its aversion to the Christian faith, causing grave losses to the Church.

Mar 25, 2026 17:38

ZENIT Staff

Local Church

Belgium Sees Increase in Adult Baptisms

There has been an increase in the number of adult baptisms, rising from 362 in 2024 and over 500 last year to 689 this year.

Mar 25, 2026 17:31

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Local Church

Lefebvrians will proceed with episcopal ordinations without papal authorization and have released further details

Even logistical details surrounding the planned consecrations hint at the scale of the event. Pilgrims are expected to attend in significant numbers, though, unlike previous years, camping near the seminary will not be permitted

Mar 24, 2026 19:07

Joachin Meisner Hertz

Cardinals and Bishops•Local Church

The unusual, candid, and widely praised letter from a European bishop urging confession

The proposal is as simple as it is revealing. In a Church often concerned about declining sacramental practice, particularly in Northern Europe, Hansen identifies a concrete obstacle: many Catholics no longer approach the confessional, not necessarily out of rejection, but out of hesitation, ignorance or fear

Mar 24, 2026 17:51

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

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Russian Attack Sets Fire to Historic Catholic Monastery in Lviv, Ukraine

Cardinal Pham Minh Mǎn, the Face of Catholic Resistance in Vietnam, Dies

Belgium Sees Increase in Adult Baptisms

Lefebvrians will proceed with episcopal ordinations without papal authorization and have released further details

The unusual, candid, and widely praised letter from a European bishop urging confession