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

Mar 23, 2026 18:46

ZENIT Staff

The public veneration of the mortal remains of St. Francis of Assisi concluded on Sunday, March 22

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

Local Church

Catholic bishops in the U.S. call for “rejecting anti-Semitism and the lies and conspiracy theories that fuel it”

The archbishop’s remarks address a distortion with deep historical roots: the notion of collective Jewish responsibility for the death of Jesus. Drawing on authoritative Church teaching, including the Catechism of the Council of Trent, he underscores that such an interpretation is not only inaccurate but theologically untenable

Mar 22, 2026 18:21

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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

Catholic bishops in the U.S. call for “rejecting anti-Semitism and the lies and conspiracy theories that fuel it”