Will the Church bless polygamy? One Synod document addresses the issue, while another discusses poverty

Mar 25, 2026 20:47

Valentina di Giorgio

XVI Asamblea General Ordinaria Del Sínodo De Los Obispos Photo: Vatican Media

Local Church

Lefebvrians will proceed with episcopal ordinations without papal authorization and have released further details

Even logistical details surrounding the planned consecrations hint at the scale of the event. Pilgrims are expected to attend in significant numbers, though, unlike previous years, camping near the seminary will not be permitted

Mar 24, 2026 19:07

Joachin Meisner Hertz

Justice and Peace•Religious Freedom

U.S. Court Orders Access for Clergy Amid Immigration Crackdown

Federal officials had argued that the situation had already evolved. According to their account, the enforcement surge—known as Operation Metro Surge—ended on February 12, and the number of detainees has since declined

Mar 24, 2026 18:18

ZENIT Staff

Religious Freedom

French Court Upholds Ban on Religious Symbols in Local Council, Reigniting National Debate

On March 18, the Administrative Court of Dijon validated a decree issued by Gilles Platret, mayor of the city of Chalon-sur-Saône, which prohibits elected officials from wearing “ostentatious” religious symbols during municipal council sessions

Mar 24, 2026 18:13

Covadonga Asturias

Holy Land•Persecuted Christians

Church authorities in the Holy Land denounce the seizure and encroachment on Christian properties by Jewish settlers

Speaking from Jerusalem, William Shomali has described a marked escalation in attacks against Christian communities in the West Bank, particularly in areas historically associated with a continuous Christian population

Mar 24, 2026 18:07

ZENIT Staff

Justice and Peace

Jehovah’s Witnesses are open to the limited possibility of blood transfusions

The clarification was delivered by Gerrit Lösch, who emphasized that “each Christian must decide for himself” how his own blood may be used in medical treatment. This includes the possibility of preoperative blood collection in cases such as scheduled surgeries where significant blood loss is anticipated

Mar 24, 2026 18:00

ZENIT Staff

Pope Leo XIV Meets with Victims of Abuse in Spain

During the conversation, which lasted almost an hour, each of those present, drawing on their own painful personal experiences, offered the Pope proposals for a more effective Church response to these tragic cases.

The Pope’s powerful homily on the Feast of Corpus Christi: may religiosity not be a museum of the past, but a school of faith from which we can draw inspiration even today

Homily by the Holy Father on the occasion of Corpus Christi in Madrid

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Will the Church bless polygamy? One Synod document addresses the issue, while another discusses poverty

The Vatican says “yes” to animal-to-human organ transplants: here’s what a new document says

Russian Attack Sets Fire to Historic Catholic Monastery in Lviv, Ukraine

Faith, Politics and Identity: New Survey Maps a Fragmented America on LGBTQ Issues

Cardinal Pham Minh Mǎn, the Face of Catholic Resistance in Vietnam, Dies

The Catholic Cemetery in Peru’s Capital Where Aborted Babies Found a Dignified Rest

Belgium Sees Increase in Adult Baptisms

Lefebvrians will proceed with episcopal ordinations without papal authorization and have released further details

U.S. Court Orders Access for Clergy Amid Immigration Crackdown

French Court Upholds Ban on Religious Symbols in Local Council, Reigniting National Debate

Church authorities in the Holy Land denounce the seizure and encroachment on Christian properties by Jewish settlers

Jehovah’s Witnesses are open to the limited possibility of blood transfusions