German government recognizes the Catholic Church as a model in the fight against child sexual abuse

May 25, 2026 17:10

Joachin Meisner Hertz

Kerstin Claus, Germany’s Independent Federal Commissioner for Child and Youth Sexual Abuse Issues

Local Church•Pope Leo XIV

Pope Leo XIV will visit Uruguay, according to statements from the Uruguayan government: here’s what we know

Uruguay’s Foreign Ministry has confirmed that preparations are underway, while the country’s bishops have stated that progress toward the visit is advancing «with hope» and that there is a high probability of the Pope’s arrival

May 22, 2026 09:37

Enrique Villegas

Analysis Opinion•Justice and Peace•Vatican Diplomacy

Arms Spending Reaches World Record: Holy See Is Only Country To Point It Out

The combined spending of the United States, Russia, and China accounts for 60% of all global military investment. Germany ranks fourth with $114 billion in expenditures, a 24% increase.

May 21, 2026 10:14

Rafael Llanes

Pope Leo XIV•Vatican Diplomacy

Pentecost: An Inspiration for the World of Diplomacy. What Leo XIV Told New Ambassadors to the Vatican

Address by the Pope on the occasion of the presentation of the credentials of the new ambassadors of Sierra Leone, Bangladesh, Yemen, Rwanda, Namibia, Mauritius, Chad, and Sri Lanka

May 21, 2026 10:02

ZENIT Staff

Pro Life•Woman

Do More Women Die Where Pro-Life Laws Are Passed? What A Study Shows

Data shows that the ban on abortion after the detection of a fetal heartbeat, which occurs about six weeks after conception, reduced the number of abortions in Iowa by 40% since July 29, 2024. The same occurred in Indiana, with a 98% decrease in abortions.

May 21, 2026 09:28

Rafael Manuel Tovar

General Audience•Liturgy and Divine Worship•Pope Leo XIV

Pope Leo XIV announces that he will speak regularly on the liturgy: and this is his first address

General Audience with the Pope, May 20, 2026, on the first document promulgated by the Second Vatican Council, on the Sacred Liturgy

May 20, 2026 09:59

ZENIT Staff

Under the agreement with China, Leo XIV appoints a new bishop

Chang Yanfeng, 42, was ordained bishop today under the Sino-Holy See agreement to a diocese that has been without its own pastor for 20 years. Just three weeks ago, the new prelate had to publicly commit the local Church to a controversial law designed to eliminate minorities.

Leo XIV encourages religious to view community life as a source of inspiration and sanctification

Message from Leo XIV to the Conference of Major Superiors of Men’s Religious Orders in the United States

German government recognizes the Catholic Church as a model in the fight against child sexual abuse

Southern Lebanon: Stories of Occupation

UK government launches £92m Places of Worship Renewal Fund

The Israeli invasion of Palestine: governments, churches, and humanitarian groups are sounding the alarm

Questions about liturgy: Use of the Papal Ferula

Trump, the Pope, and the First «TikTok War»

Barcelona: Sagrada Familia Presents Plans for the Inaugural Ceremony of the Tower of Jesus Christ by Leo XIV. The Atheist President of Spain Will Attend the Mass.

Pope Leo XIV will visit Uruguay, according to statements from the Uruguayan government: here’s what we know

Arms Spending Reaches World Record: Holy See Is Only Country To Point It Out

Pentecost: An Inspiration for the World of Diplomacy. What Leo XIV Told New Ambassadors to the Vatican

Do More Women Die Where Pro-Life Laws Are Passed? What A Study Shows

Pope Leo XIV announces that he will speak regularly on the liturgy: and this is his first address