Washington government will no longer imprison priests who refuse to violate the seal of confession

Oct 13, 2025 11:04

Tim Daniels

Photo: ADF

Local Church•Marriage and Family

The state of ecclesiastical marriage in a Catholic European country: Italy

The causes of this cultural shift are complex but unmistakable. Italy, long synonymous with Catholic identity, is becoming increasingly secular, especially in urban centers

Oct 11, 2025 13:23

ZENIT Staff

Persecuted Christians

Ted Cruz Confronts Nigeria Over Christian Killings, Igniting Diplomatic Tensions

The U.S. State Department has also expressed concern over the Nigerian government’s response to such violence. Its 2024 human rights report noted that while Abuja occasionally investigates allegations of abuse, prosecutions and punishments “remain rare.”

Oct 10, 2025 13:11

Tim Daniels

Islam•Vatican City

A Prayer Room in the Pope’s Library: Vatican’s Gesture Toward Muslim Scholars Sparks Quiet Storm

For some, the move reflects an admirable spirit of dialogue and respect for those who come from afar to study ancient manuscripts. For others, it represents a troubling confusion of mission and identity

Oct 10, 2025 13:09

Valentina di Giorgio

Dicasteries•Homosexuality•Local Church

Vatican contradicts German bishops: text for blessing same-sex couples was not approved

Bishop Georg Bätzing, head of the DBK, has repeatedly defended the initiative. At the September assembly, he told journalists the document had been produced “in transparent consultation with the Dicastery for the Doctrine of the Faith” (DDF), portraying it as a contextual application of the Vatican’s 2023 declaration Fiducia supplicans

Oct 10, 2025 13:05

Joachin Meisner Hertz

Good News•Local Church

80,000 People Attend Mass Every Sunday… in the Same Church. Of Which Country Are We Talking About?

Thirty Masses are celebrated on weekends in English, Arabic, French, Urdu, and Filipino.

Oct 09, 2025 17:25

Rafael Llanes

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The personal relationship that God asks of every Christian, as explained by Pope Leo XIV

Address on the Occasion of the Angelus Prayer on Sunday, October 25, 2026

Fidelity to the Magisterium: The Words of Leo XIV to the Jesuits and Students at His Roman School of Canon Law

The Pope’s Address to Participants in the International Congress Marking the 150th Anniversary of the Faculty of Canon Law at the Pontifical Gregorian University

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Washington government will no longer imprison priests who refuse to violate the seal of confession

Marian spirituality explained by Leo XIV in the light of authentic Christian spirituality

Questions about liturgy: A Bishop’s Authority Over the Liturgy

The Pope’s poetic words at the Marian vigil of prayer in which the Church prayed for peace

Religious freedom explained by Leo XIV

Trump administration to impose even more radical ban on funding for programs that promote abortion

Abortion reaches the UN Security Council once again

The state of ecclesiastical marriage in a Catholic European country: Italy

Ted Cruz Confronts Nigeria Over Christian Killings, Igniting Diplomatic Tensions

A Prayer Room in the Pope’s Library: Vatican’s Gesture Toward Muslim Scholars Sparks Quiet Storm

Vatican contradicts German bishops: text for blessing same-sex couples was not approved

80,000 People Attend Mass Every Sunday… in the Same Church. Of Which Country Are We Talking About?