Barcelona: Four Horizontal Arms of the Cross Are Installed on the Tower of Jesus Christ at the Basilica of the Holy Family

Jan 16, 2026 20:24

The arms follow the double-twist geometry that architect Antoni Gaudí gave to the columns and crosses of the Holy Family. Photo: Archdiocese of Barcelona

Local Church

Doubts arise over a petition filed against the leadership of the Tanzanian Episcopal Conference by a group of Catholics

On January 5, so-called «members of the Catholic Church» appeared at the gates of the Apostolic Nunciature in Dar es Salaam to deliver the petition, which accuses the Archbishop of Dar es Salaam, Jude Thaddaeus Ruwa’ichi, and the Secretary of the Tanzanian Bishops’ Conference (TEC), Father Charles Kitima, of interfering in the country’s politics

Jan 15, 2026 16:41

ZENIT Staff

Local Church

Africa Becomes the Region with the Largest Christian Population in the World

It is estimated that the proportion of Muslims has increased by at least 5 percentage points in Kazakhstan, Benin, and Lebanon, and decreased by 5 percentage points in Tanzania and Oman.

Jan 14, 2026 17:22

Rafael Llanes

Local Church

Administration’s Regulatory Change is a Truly Significant Step to Support Essential Religious Services in the United States

Wednesday, January 14, the Trump Administration issued an Interim Final Rule that will soon be published in the Federal Register, which will impact foreign-born religious workers seeking to continue their ministries in the United States.

Jan 14, 2026 16:17

ZENIT Staff

Dicasteries•Liturgy and Divine Worship

This is the controversial text (in English) on the liturgy that was given to the cardinals at the first consistory of Leo XIV

The text by Cardinal Roche, Prefect of the Dicastery for Divine Worship and the Discipline of the Sacraments, is intended to serve as a basis for subsequent discussion

Jan 13, 2026 19:20

ZENIT Staff

Local Church

USA: Trump’s face-to-face meeting with the leader of the Catholic bishops at the White House

A Rare White House Encounter Signals a Reset Between U.S. Bishops and the Trump Administration

Jan 13, 2026 19:17

Tim Daniels

On the Controversy with Trump, Leo XIV Denounces a «Not Entirely Accurate Narrative»

During the flight from Cameroon to Angola, the third leg of an itinerary that will ultimately take him to Equatorial Guinea, the Pope explained to the approximately 70 journalists accompanying him that many media interpretations are based on a dynamic of «comments upon comments,» rather than reflecting his true intentions.

Leo XIV leads opinion polls and has become the most popular public figure in the United States

Recent surveys suggest that Pope Leo XIV has entered the public arena with a degree of moral credibility that few global figures can match

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Barcelona: Four Horizontal Arms of the Cross Are Installed on the Tower of Jesus Christ at the Basilica of the Holy Family

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Doubts arise over a petition filed against the leadership of the Tanzanian Episcopal Conference by a group of Catholics

Africa Becomes the Region with the Largest Christian Population in the World

Administration’s Regulatory Change is a Truly Significant Step to Support Essential Religious Services in the United States

This is the controversial text (in English) on the liturgy that was given to the cardinals at the first consistory of Leo XIV

USA: Trump’s face-to-face meeting with the leader of the Catholic bishops at the White House