U.S. Grants $240 Million to Catholic Humanitarian Aid Organization: The Government’s Trust in the Catholic Church

Jun 10, 2026 12:25

The United States government has awarded more than $240 million in emergency humanitarian funding to Catholic Relief Services (CRS) Photo: U.S. Embassy to the Holy See (Vatican)

Local Church•Pope Leo XIV

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

Jun 07, 2026 19:32

ZENIT Staff

Pro Life

This is How Mexico’s Leftist Supreme Court Works to Decriminalize Abortion Up to Birth

On April 24, 2007, Mexico City became the first state constitution to decriminalize abortion up to 12 weeks. This decision was followed by 23 of the country’s 32 states, after the Supreme Court’s 2023 ruling that declared the criminalization of the euphemism «right to choose» unconstitutional and ordered the Federal Congress to remove the crime of abortion from the Penal Code.

Jun 06, 2026 12:16

Rafael Manuel Tovar

Pope Leo XIV•Young People

Pope Responds to Young People: Favorite Saints, How Can They Discern What Helps a Young Person Discover God’s Voice

Pope’s answers to young people during the massive Prayer Vigil in Madrid

Jun 06, 2026 12:09

ZENIT Staff

Persecuted Christians

Turkey seizing Christian and Yazidi land for energy development

Many projects are in the southeast of the country, an area home to sizable religious minorities. This is the case of the G25 Solar Power Plant near the Chaldean village of Aynwardo. For the Turkish government, the project is of «public interest» and must be backed. Christian MP George Aryo has already raised the issue (in vain) in parliament.

Jun 04, 2026 08:31

ZENIT Staff

Cardinals and Bishops•Pope Leo XIV

The topics the Pope will discuss with all the world’s cardinals in late June have been announced: liturgy is not on the agenda

The agenda itself is revealing. While speculation in some circles had focused on possible discussions concerning liturgical questions or curial reform, the Consistory will instead concentrate on issues that Leo XIV appears to regard as more urgent

Jun 04, 2026 08:24

Valentina di Giorgio

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The Parable of the Wedding Banquet, Briefly Explained by Pope Leo XIV

Address on the Occasion of the Angelus Prayer on Sunday, October 18, 2026

Leo XIV is discharged from the hospital, but will the Pope be able to visit Argentina, Uruguay, and Peru? The doctor who operated on him answers

Margaritora estimated that Leo XIV would need approximately another ten days to achieve a full physical recovery. In his assessment, a journey involving long flights and extensive travel, scheduled roughly three weeks after the interview, remained medically feasible

U.S. Grants $240 Million to Catholic Humanitarian Aid Organization: The Government’s Trust in the Catholic Church

Major Canadian newspaper acknowledges the falsehood of the allegations regarding mass graves of infants that were leveled against the Catholic Church and led to the burning of churches across the country

Bishop who spoke out against Islamist violence in Mozambique is murdered

Spain’s Socialist-Communist government begins work to redesign the Valley of the Fallen amid the Pope’s visit to the country

The Basilica of the Sagrada Familia and the Influence of Dom Guéranger, Founder of Solesmes, on Gaudí

The Patriarch of Moscow has transferred Hilarion, a prominent Russian cleric, to Brazil after drugs were found in his car

U.S.: Department of Defense reduces the number of recognized religious denominations. Catholics remain on the list

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

This is How Mexico’s Leftist Supreme Court Works to Decriminalize Abortion Up to Birth

Pope Responds to Young People: Favorite Saints, How Can They Discern What Helps a Young Person Discover God’s Voice

Turkey seizing Christian and Yazidi land for energy development

The topics the Pope will discuss with all the world’s cardinals in late June have been announced: liturgy is not on the agenda