After seven years, Rhode Island report finds a past it cannot prosecute and a present it cannot condemn

Mar 24, 2026 17:35

Tim Daniels

Rhode Island Attorney General Peter Neronha Photo: Alexander Castro/Rhode Island Current

Liturgy and Divine Worship

Questions about liturgy: Is the adoration of the Eucharist on Holy Thursday held in a monstrance or in a tabernacle?

Answered by Legionary of Christ Father Edward McNamara, professor of liturgy and sacramental theology at the Pontifical Regina Apostolorum university.

Mar 22, 2026 18:54

Fr. Edward McNamara

Local Church

Belgian bishop threatens to ordain married men within two years

The bishop’s intervention revives a debate that has surfaced repeatedly but never fully matured into reform

Mar 22, 2026 18:42

ZENIT Staff

Holy Land•Local Church

Is the Church of the Holy Sepulchre closed? The Catholic Church in the Holy Land issues a statement in response to rumors on social media

Statement from the Custody of the Holy Land regarding the closure of the Church of the Holy Sepulchre in Jerusalem

Mar 22, 2026 18:37

ZENIT Staff

Gender Ideology

USA: South Dakota Supreme Court Prohibits Birth Certificate Changes for People Who Do Not Identify with Their Biological Sex

The South Dakota Supreme Court unanimously upheld the decision in response to a petition from transgender people, who are not entitled to have the sex or name on their birth certificates changed.

Mar 22, 2026 18:35

Rafael Manuel Tovar

Justice and Peace•Pope Leo XIV•Vatican Diplomacy

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.”

Mar 22, 2026 18:28

ZENIT Staff

Under the agreement with China, Leo XIV appoints a new bishop

Chang Yanfeng, 42, was ordained bishop today under the Sino-Holy See agreement to a diocese that has been without its own pastor for 20 years. Just three weeks ago, the new prelate had to publicly commit the local Church to a controversial law designed to eliminate minorities.

Leo XIV encourages religious to view community life as a source of inspiration and sanctification

Message from Leo XIV to the Conference of Major Superiors of Men’s Religious Orders in the United States

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After seven years, Rhode Island report finds a past it cannot prosecute and a present it cannot condemn

How Many People Viewed the Relics of St. Francis of Assisi During the Month-Long Exposition of His Mortal Remains?

China: Children Barred from Church Doors. A Mother Speaks Up

Chaldean Catholics will elect their new patriarch in Rome next April

Toward Liturgical Peace: One Missal, Two Forms. A Public Proposal to Pope Leo XIV from the Prestigious Abbey of Solesmes

Jerusalem: Holy Week Behind Closed Doors. A Statement from the Catholic Patriarch

USA: Indiana school district pays former music teacher $650,000 to settle religious discrimination case

Questions about liturgy: Is the adoration of the Eucharist on Holy Thursday held in a monstrance or in a tabernacle?

Belgian bishop threatens to ordain married men within two years

Is the Church of the Holy Sepulchre closed? The Catholic Church in the Holy Land issues a statement in response to rumors on social media

USA: South Dakota Supreme Court Prohibits Birth Certificate Changes for People Who Do Not Identify with Their Biological Sex

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