Christian Teen Beaten for Protecting Women in Pakistan

Sep 16, 2026 18:52

ZENIT Staff

Masih was rushed to the hospital and later referred to the District Headquarters

Euthanasia•Pro Life

Great Britain Rejects Assisted Suicide in a Close Vote

The 16-vote defeat on September 11 was striking not only because the proposal failed, but because of how dramatically the political landscape had shifted

Sep 14, 2026 22:33

Elizabeth Owens

Local Church•Pope Leo XIV•Virgin Mary

Pope Leo XIV grants Mexico a Jubilee Year thanks to Our Lady of Guadalupe: here are the reasons, dates, and what you need to know

Cardinal Carlos Aguiar Retes, Archbishop Primate of Mexico, announced the decision, describing it as a time of grace for the faithful. The concession was made through the Apostolic Penitentiary, the Vatican institution responsible, among other matters, for granting and regulating indulgences.

Sep 14, 2026 15:21

ZENIT Staff

Local Church

Rupnik: Two Responses to Works by the Same “Artist”: France Covers Up the Mosaics, Brazil Unveils Them with Fireworks

The contrasting decisions at two of Catholicism’s great Marian shrines have brought an unresolved question inside the Church into unusually sharp focus: how should sacred art be treated when its creator is accused of serious abuse?

Sep 14, 2026 15:09

ZENIT Staff

Euthanasia•Local Church

Nuns and the Archdiocese of Chicago Win First Battle Against the Euthanasia Law Imposed by the Democratic Party in Illinois

The September 11 order by U.S. District Judge Franklin U. Valderrama does not suspend the law throughout Illinois. It applies specifically to the Catholic parties who challenged it: Cardinal Blase Cupich, the Archdiocese of Chicago, the Carmelite Sisters for the Aged and Infirm, and the Little Sisters of the Poor

Sep 14, 2026 09:46

ZENIT Staff

Liturgy and Divine Worship

Questions about liturgy: Deacons, Communion and Benediction Eucharistic

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

Sep 13, 2026 13:54

Fr. Edward McNamara

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

Pope Leo XIV Leaves the Hospital: What Kind of Patient Was He? The Doctor Reveals All. Here’s How the Pope’s Discharge Went After a 4-Day Hospital Stay

The Pope left the Gemelli Hospital at approximately 3:30 p.m., greeted by applause from patients, hospital visitors, faithful and members of the media who had gathered to wish him well

Christian Teen Beaten for Protecting Women in Pakistan

When Fear Prevents People from Attending Mass and the Church Understands: Bishop of Indianapolis Exempts Migrants from Sunday Mass

Andorra and Liechtenstein: two European microstates facing the same problem—abortion while remaining Catholic

U.S.: The country with the most Vatican permits to celebrate the traditional Mass, according to a document from the Dicastery for Divine Worship

The Vatican Will Participate in the Taekwondo World Championships for the First Time: Here Is the Representative and the Specific Discipline

UK: Catholic Prime Minister Pushes for Reform of a Law That Discriminated Against Catholic and Jewish Politicians

«Entrepreneurial Nuns»: The Inspiring Creativity of Women of God That Has Changed Hundreds of Lives for the Better

Great Britain Rejects Assisted Suicide in a Close Vote

Pope Leo XIV grants Mexico a Jubilee Year thanks to Our Lady of Guadalupe: here are the reasons, dates, and what you need to know

Rupnik: Two Responses to Works by the Same “Artist”: France Covers Up the Mosaics, Brazil Unveils Them with Fireworks

Nuns and the Archdiocese of Chicago Win First Battle Against the Euthanasia Law Imposed by the Democratic Party in Illinois

Questions about liturgy: Deacons, Communion and Benediction Eucharistic