What should a bishop be like, and how should doctrinal issues be discussed, according to the Synod? The Vatican releases the findings of the synodal reports

May 05, 2026 19:40

ZENIT Staff

A Bishop’s Authority Over the Liturgy

Causes of Saints•Good News•Local Church

A Forgotten Apostle of Molokai: Hawaii Establishes a Day to Honor Brother Joseph Dutton

Hawaii’s Catholic legacy is often associated with towering names such as the Belgian missionary who ministered to leprosy patients on Molokai or the Franciscan sister who later continued that work. Yet Joseph Dutton played an indispensable role in that same mission

May 04, 2026 17:11

Tim Daniels

Good News•Pro Life•Testimonies•Woman

Sister Paulina Melite: The «David vs. Goliath» of the Pro-Life Movement in India and Her Impressive Work

One of the most important milestones of the Movement led by Sister Paulina Melite has been the organization of the National March for Life, which began in 2021. This annual event arose from the need to make visible a cause that, according to the nun, remained fragmented and without a unified voice.

May 03, 2026 12:30

Dante Alba, LC

Liturgy and Divine Worship

Questions about liturgy: Wrapped Low-Gluten Hosts

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

May 03, 2026 12:22

Fr. Edward McNamara

Testimonies•Vocations

In His Youth He Was Expelled from the Church: In 2026, He Was Ordained a Priest by Leo XIV

The curious story of the «threat of excommunication» came to light through testimony that emerged in the context of the priestly ordinations performed by Pope Leo XIV.

May 03, 2026 11:28

Rafael Llanes

Controversies

The German Belorado. Were They Manipulated? The Strange Case of the German “Rebel Nuns” in Their 80s Who Made Global Headlines

The Goldenstein case also echoes other recent conflicts in Europe involving religious communities and property disputes, such as the high-profile situation of the Poor Clares in Belorado, Spain

May 02, 2026 12:10

Joachin Meisner Hertz

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Leo XIV Becomes the Most Highly Rated International Leader in France...
According to a Cluster 17 poll conducted on October 14 and 15, 65 pe...

Leo XIV Becomes the Most Highly Rated International Leader in France, According to New Research

According to a Cluster 17 poll conducted on October 14 and 15, 65 percent of respondents expressed a “very good” or “fairly good” opinion of Leo XIV, making him the most positively regarded foreign political figure among those surveyed. The findings come weeks after his historic visit to France, during which more than one million people gathered in Paris, Lourdes and Metz.

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

What should a bishop be like, and how should doctrinal issues be discussed, according to the Synod? The Vatican releases the findings of the synodal reports

Full Text in English of the Vatican’s Letter Saying NO to the German Bishops’ Proposal for Gay Blessings

The exact number of new baptisms in France in 2026, as officially reported by the Church and illustrated with charts

$800 million in compensation for abuse cases: the situation in the Archdiocese of New York

Gunmen Abduct Christian Schoolgirls, Kill 1 in Nigeria

The fragile ceasefire in Lebanon is falling apart: civilians trapped, holy sites damaged, and the Church’s response with emergency aid

The new Patriarch of Georgia and global Orthodoxy

A Forgotten Apostle of Molokai: Hawaii Establishes a Day to Honor Brother Joseph Dutton

Sister Paulina Melite: The «David vs. Goliath» of the Pro-Life Movement in India and Her Impressive Work

Questions about liturgy: Wrapped Low-Gluten Hosts

In His Youth He Was Expelled from the Church: In 2026, He Was Ordained a Priest by Leo XIV

The German Belorado. Were They Manipulated? The Strange Case of the German “Rebel Nuns” in Their 80s Who Made Global Headlines