Pope Leo XIV summons bishops to Rome to discuss the reimplementation of the controversial Amoris Laetitia

Mar 19, 2026 10:39

Valentina di Giorgio

General Audience of Pope Leo Photo: Vatican Media

Marriage and Family•Pro Life

Europe Union Yanks Funding from Pro-Life Groups

EU funding projects are run by the EU Commission as the executive branch of the European Union. In recent years the Commission has begun to speak of “EU values” as a threshold issue for participating in EU civil society space and receiving EU funds.

Dec 20, 2025 16:04

ZENIT Staff

Marriage and Family•Pro Life•Young People

European Union: yes to funding abortion, no to funding large families

In December 2025 FAFCE was excluded from EU funding after applying for six projects under programmes such as CERV and Erasmus+, including initiatives on youth protection and digital education for minors.

Dec 18, 2025 11:32

ZENIT Staff

Analysis Opinion•Marriage and Family

China’s Reported Marriage Surge: A Turning Point or a Mirage of Reform?

To address a significant demographic issue, the authorities promote marriage and report an improvement. It may not be real.

Dec 10, 2025 18:14

ZENIT Staff

Dicasteries•Marriage and Family

Against Western polyamory and African polygamy: this is what the Vatican’s new (and beautiful) document on marriage says

The Note proposes a vision of monogamy rooted not in rule-making but in anthropology. Marriage, it states, is built on an unbreakable exclusivity, the kind that turns two people into a single story without dissolving their individual identities

Nov 25, 2025 18:37

Jorge Enrique Mújica

Local Church•Marriage and Family

The Catholic Church becomes the second most popular religion for weddings in the United Kingdom

Religious weddings accounted for just 32,473 ceremonies, with Anglican churches hosting approximately 70 percent of them.

Nov 24, 2025 18:28

Elizabeth Owens

A Church Against the Logic of War: Vatican Voices, Middle East Realities, and the Risk of a Vanishing Christianity

Parolin, speaking on the sidelines of a book presentation dedicated to Pope Leo XIV, framed the current moment as one of dangerous escalation. His message was directed not only at Washington but also at Israel: conflicts must be resolved through diplomacy, not force