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Can Europe Force the Church to Erase a Baptism? A Belgian Case Puts Religious Freedom Before the EU Court
Elections in Germany and the AfD Victory: From Luther to Sigmund
The Catholic Church in Poland Takes a Stand on Surrogacy and Faces a Battle to Defend Religious Education Classes
Cardinal Pizzaballa launches an initiative for a Jerusalem open to all
Netherlands Records Its First Case of Child Euthanasia
Leo XIV Returns to Peru: Government to Invest $18 Million
Vatican Unveils New “Synodal Proposals”: Laity to Participate in Bishops’ Ad Limina Visits and Binding Agreements Between Religious Orders and Bishops
The Pope’s visit to France has also sparked a surge in donations and sales of books by Leo XIV
Days Before the Pope’s Visit to UNESCO, ZENIT Interviews the Holy See’s Permanent Observer to the UN Institution
After four years, the conciliar rite returns to the Syro-Malabar Cathedral in Ernakulam
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Pope Leo XIV received a group from the International Catholic Legislators Network in a private audience in the Clementine Hall of the Apostolic Palace Photo: Vatican Media

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European Catholic Principality Headed by a Bishop Moves Toward Decriminalizing Abortion Amid Vatican Obstacles

In 2025, the Andorran Government proposed a more ambitious plan involving the transfer of women to abortion clinics in France or Spain, where abortion is legal, with medical support provided from Andorra and public funding for those in «vulnerable situations.» Because of the difficulty of negotiations, it was decided to process the measure in phases.

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Catholic President of Chile Will Not Support Pro-Life Bill Requiring Women to Hear Baby’s Heartbeat Before Undergoing An Abortion

The «Listen to Its Heart» bill was an initiative of the party to which President José Kast belongs. However, in an interview on August 10, he stated that while it is a legitimate parliamentary motion, he had pledged during his campaign to focus his administration on security and the economy, rather than pushing measures that generate «tension in certain aspects of social life.»