USA: Oregon school district pays $650,000 after firing educators for speaking on gender policy

Nov 16, 2025 20:54

ZENIT Staff

Katie Medart (left) and Rachel Sager (right), founders of the "I Resolve" movement. Photo: ADF

Justice and Peace

Israeli president condemns attacks by Jewish settlers against innocent Palestinians

The United Nations humanitarian office reported that October saw the highest number of settler attacks recorded since the organization began tracking cases in 2006. More than 260 incidents were logged that month alone. Rights groups point to a familiar dynamic: investigations are opened, few lead to indictments, and even fewer to convictions

Nov 14, 2025 19:31

ZENIT Staff

Gender Ideology•Local Church

US bishops ban “gender reassignment” surgeries in all Catholic hospitals nationwide

The significance of the decision extends beyond its procedural clarity. Catholic health care is not a minor niche in the American landscape; it is a major presence. With more than two thousand institutions under its umbrella—from major urban hospitals to long-term care facilities—its policies inevitably influence the medical options available to millions

Nov 14, 2025 19:24

Tim Daniels

Local Church•Virgin Mary

Asian bishops warn against visits to the Korean shrine of Naju: even with ex-communion

In early November, Archbishop Simon Poh of Kuching addressed inquiries he had received from Malaysian Catholics regarding organized pilgrimages to Naju. His message, published on 4 November in Today’s Catholic, was strikingly direct: the faithful are not permitted to visit the site

Nov 14, 2025 19:23

Lim Kym

Local Church

This is how the assembly of US bishops went: synod, abortion, Eucharistic coherence, and migration among the topics discussed

During their gathering, the body of bishops also elected new chairmen of six standing committees. Executive sessions (limited to bishops) were not livestreamed but included fraternal dialogues and informational sessions on a variety of topics

Nov 13, 2025 18:34

ZENIT Staff

Pope Leo XIV•Protection of vulnerable people•Young People

Children, Artificial Intelligence, and rights for their protection: this is what Pope Leo XIV thinks

Address of the Pope to participants in the meeting promoted by the Foundation for the Study and Research on Childhood and Adolescence

Nov 13, 2025 18:29

ZENIT Staff

Health for all: a speech by Leo XIV on health and human life

Address of the Pope to participants in the Plenary Assembly of the Pontifical Academy for Life

Opus Dei before the Pope: what was said about the new statutes and some controversies in Argentina

In addition, they discussed the situation of vocations in the Church and, particularly, the contrast between the situation in Africa and in Europe.

USA: Oregon school district pays $650,000 after firing educators for speaking on gender policy

This was Pope Leo XIV’s praise (and meditation) on cinema

Questions about liturgy: When to Set Out the Vessels for Mass?

Pope Leo XIV donates 62 objects from the Vatican Museums to Canada

150,000 People Have Already Registered to See the Mortal Remains of St. Francis of Assisi

U.S. Bishops Elect Conference Secretary and Committee Chairmen at Fall Plenary Assembly

Cross and Crescent in Crisis: Is There a Persecution of Christians in Nigeria?

Israeli president condemns attacks by Jewish settlers against innocent Palestinians

US bishops ban “gender reassignment” surgeries in all Catholic hospitals nationwide

Asian bishops warn against visits to the Korean shrine of Naju: even with ex-communion

This is how the assembly of US bishops went: synod, abortion, Eucharistic coherence, and migration among the topics discussed

Children, Artificial Intelligence, and rights for their protection: this is what Pope Leo XIV thinks