Nicaragua: Ortega’s Police Raze Nuns’ House and Expels Them

Jul 04, 2023 14:43

ZENIT Staff

Sisters Of The Poor Fraternity Of Jesus Christ

Local Church•Persecuted Christians

U.S. Bishops’ Religious Liberty Chairman on Supreme Court’s Ruling in 303 Creative v. Elenis

The case, 303 Creative v. Elenis, was about a website designer named Lorie Smith whose religious beliefs preclude her from creating websites celebrating same-sex weddings.

Jul 03, 2023 13:58

ZENIT Staff

Church and World•Justice and Peace

First Visit Concludes of the Cardinal Sent by the Pope on Peace Mission to Russia

The results of the visit will be brought to the attention of the Holy Father, with a view to further steps to be taken, both on a humanitarian level and in the search for paths to peace.

Jun 30, 2023 14:18

ZENIT Staff

Local Church

U.S. Bishops’ President and Chairmen Rebuke Distortion of Church Teaching in Abortion Statement by Members of Congress

Members of Congress who recently invoked teachings of the Catholic faith itself as justifying abortion or supporting a supposed right to abortion grievously distort the faith.

Jun 29, 2023 13:41

ZENIT Staff

Local Church

U.S. Bishops’ Religious Liberty Chairman on Supreme Court’s Ruling in Groff v. DeJoy

The Supreme Court recognized that its previous ruling in a case called TWA v. Hardison had been wrongly interpreted to narrow protections for religious employees under Title VII of the Civil Rights Act, and the Court corrected that error.

Jun 29, 2023 13:32

ZENIT Staff

Local Church

German Catholic Church releases latest statistics: increase in sacraments and defections

In 2022, 1,447 people entered the Catholic Church (2021: 1,465), and 3,753 people were readmitted (2021: 4,116). There was another massive increase in the number of people leaving the Church in 2022, with 522,821 people leaving (2021: 359,338).

Jun 28, 2023 14:19

ZENIT Staff

Pope Leo XIV defends the priesthood in the Church as a vocation reserved for men in a catechesis, following the Second Vatican Council

Pope’s General Audience, March 25, 2026, on the Church in its hierarchical structure

Trump responds to Pope Leo XIV: I don’t want a ceasefire

Donald Trump has publicly dismissed the very idea of a ceasefire in the ongoing conflict involving Iran. Questioned about the Pope’s earlier call—issued on 15 March—for an immediate cessation of hostilities and a reopening of dialogue, the U.S. president was blunt: “We can talk, but I don’t want a ceasefire.”

Nicaragua: Ortega’s Police Raze Nuns’ House and Expels Them

Strasbourg Endorses Poland’s Ban on Abortion for Foetal Malformations

USA: Opponents of free speech rev up misinformation engine following historic 303 Creative ruling

A cardinal in Moscow, the power of the powerless

Good news: interfaith dialogue bears fruit in Pakistan, says bishop

Killings of Nigeriani Christians on the rise

The Problem of Suicide Among the Catholic Clergy: Alarm Raised Given the Increase in Some Countries

U.S. Bishops’ Religious Liberty Chairman on Supreme Court’s Ruling in 303 Creative v. Elenis

First Visit Concludes of the Cardinal Sent by the Pope on Peace Mission to Russia

U.S. Bishops’ President and Chairmen Rebuke Distortion of Church Teaching in Abortion Statement by Members of Congress

U.S. Bishops’ Religious Liberty Chairman on Supreme Court’s Ruling in Groff v. DeJoy

German Catholic Church releases latest statistics: increase in sacraments and defections