Our Lady of Guadalupe in Every Diocese in the United States: The Initiative by the U.S. Bishops You Should Know About

Sep 10, 2026 10:44

A faithful reproduction of the miraculous image of Our Lady of Guadalupe would be enthroned in every Catholic diocese in the United States

Analysis Opinion

Elections in Germany and the AfD Victory: From Luther to Sigmund

The AfD’s victory in Luther’s home state confirms the electoral geography mapped out in 2021, yet with significant new developments: the cradle of the Reformation is now the epicenter of dissent against the religious establishment. And this is just the beginning.

Sep 09, 2026 10:29

Simone Varisco

Bioethics•Local Church•Religious Freedom

The Catholic Church in Poland Takes a Stand on Surrogacy and Faces a Battle to Defend Religious Education Classes

The bishops’ objection goes far beyond the legal status of surrogacy. Their central concern is that the arrangement risks transforming both motherhood and childhood into objects of a contractual transaction.

Sep 09, 2026 10:26

Joachin Meisner Hertz

Holy Land•Local Church

Cardinal Pizzaballa launches an initiative for a Jerusalem open to all

The Latin Patriarch, in cooperation with the University of Notre Dame, inaugurated Within Your Gates, a forum that brings together scholars, religious, and civic leaders to study and publicise the “universal vocation of Jerusalem”. The prelate asks “with honesty and humility” what purpose this city serves and what it asks of us.

Sep 09, 2026 10:21

ZENIT Staff

Euthanasia

Netherlands Records Its First Case of Child Euthanasia

This is the first case file received in the Netherlands requesting euthanasia for a child since the expansion of euthanasia legislation in 2024. Previously, euthanasia could already be requested for infants under one year of age and for children over twelve.

Sep 09, 2026 10:14

ZENIT Staff

Local Church•Pope Leo XIV•Vatican Diplomacy

Leo XIV Returns to Peru: Government to Invest $18 Million

The government authorized the transfer of the funds to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs to organize the Pope’s visit from November 11 to 16, according to a supreme decree published in the country’s official gazette on September 5.

Sep 09, 2026 10:08

Enrique Villegas

Leo XIV is discharged from the hospital, but will the Pope be able to visit Argentina, Uruguay, and Peru? The doctor who operated on him answers

Margaritora estimated that Leo XIV would need approximately another ten days to achieve a full physical recovery. In his assessment, a journey involving long flights and extensive travel, scheduled roughly three weeks after the interview, remained medically feasible

Pope Leo XIV Leaves the Hospital: What Kind of Patient Was He? The Doctor Reveals All. Here’s How the Pope’s Discharge Went After a 4-Day Hospital Stay

The Pope left the Gemelli Hospital at approximately 3:30 p.m., greeted by applause from patients, hospital visitors, faithful and members of the media who had gathered to wish him well

Our Lady of Guadalupe in Every Diocese in the United States: The Initiative by the U.S. Bishops You Should Know About

Scotland: The First Country to Allow Abortion Until the Baby Is Born

Nigeria: 3,000 people killed and 3,000 kidnapped: the toll of anti-Christian persecution in the first 8 months of 2026

Analysis: Elections in Israel. The ‘Arab factor’ between Eisenkot and Netanyahu

Canadian Chaplains and the Boundaries of State Neutrality

More committees and projects? The path proposed by Pope Leo XIV as a response to divisions

Can Europe Force the Church to Erase a Baptism? A Belgian Case Puts Religious Freedom Before the EU Court

Elections in Germany and the AfD Victory: From Luther to Sigmund

The Catholic Church in Poland Takes a Stand on Surrogacy and Faces a Battle to Defend Religious Education Classes

Cardinal Pizzaballa launches an initiative for a Jerusalem open to all

Netherlands Records Its First Case of Child Euthanasia

Leo XIV Returns to Peru: Government to Invest $18 Million