More than 500 Million Christians Face Restricted Access to the Bible

Oct 20, 2026 11:36

ZENIT Staff

more than 500 million Christians live in nations where access to God’s Word is restricted. Photo: Persecution.org

Analysis Opinion•Religious Freedom

Canadian Chaplains and the Boundaries of State Neutrality

A new federal policy on spiritual language in the armed forces raises concerns about freedom of conscience and religion’s future place in Canadian public life.

Sep 10, 2026 10:11

ZENIT Staff

Justice and Peace•Local Church•Religious Freedom

Can Europe Force the Church to Erase a Baptism? A Belgian Case Puts Religious Freedom Before the EU Court

The Advocate General is expected to issue a formal opinion on October 1, 2026. Although that opinion will not be binding, it could influence the court’s eventual judgment, expected toward the end of 2026 or in 2027.

Sep 09, 2026 16:26

ZENIT Staff

Bioethics•Local Church•Religious Freedom

The Catholic Church in Poland Takes a Stand on Surrogacy and Faces a Battle to Defend Religious Education Classes

The bishops’ objection goes far beyond the legal status of surrogacy. Their central concern is that the arrangement risks transforming both motherhood and childhood into objects of a contractual transaction.

Sep 09, 2026 10:26

Joachin Meisner Hertz

Marriage and Family•Religious Freedom

USA: Maine Supreme Court Rules Dad Can Forbid Mom From Taking Teen Christian to Church

Dr. David Closson, director of FRC’s Center for Biblical Worldview, described the ruling as “a serious threat to religious liberty,” in addition to threatening parental rights.

Sep 05, 2026 20:50

ZENIT Staff

Analysis Opinion•Justice and Peace•Religious Freedom

How Beijing Turned Uyghur Childhood Into a State Project

Official documents trace a policy chain from preschool language instruction and boarding schools to mainland classes, vocational training, and labor transfer.

Sep 04, 2026 20:19

ZENIT Staff

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Argentina Prepares to Welcome Leo XIV: Papal Vehicles, a Mass of 2,000 Ministers and a Nation Invited to Rise Together

Toyota Argentina formally handed over the Buenos Aires vehicle to Apostolic Nuncio Archbishop Michael Wallace Banach on October 28, at the Kansai dealership, which represented the Holy See in the arrangement. The second vehicle is already in Córdoba, where it is being held under the protection of the National Gendarmerie until the Pope’s activities there

Holiness, beautifully explained by Leo XIV on the Solemnity of All Saints

Address on the Occasion of the Angelus Prayer on Sunday, November 1, 2026

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More than 500 Million Christians Face Restricted Access to the Bible

Jerusalem: Mamilla Pool and Cemetery at Risk

Can Europe Erase a Baptism? A Legal Battle Puts Church Autonomy to the Test

Bogota Court Rejects Religious-Neutrality Challenge to Colombia’s Presidential Inauguration

The Pentagon Grants Chaplains Greater Authority: U.S. Armed Forces to Strengthen Religious Support for Soldiers

Christian Educational Institutions in India Face Mounting Pressure

Sex education in Catholic schools sparks a dispute between parents and the bishop of Hamburg, with the Vatican looking on

Canadian Chaplains and the Boundaries of State Neutrality

Can Europe Force the Church to Erase a Baptism? A Belgian Case Puts Religious Freedom Before the EU Court

The Catholic Church in Poland Takes a Stand on Surrogacy and Faces a Battle to Defend Religious Education Classes

USA: Maine Supreme Court Rules Dad Can Forbid Mom From Taking Teen Christian to Church

How Beijing Turned Uyghur Childhood Into a State Project