Attempt to undermine the sacrament of confession fails in the French Parliament

Jun 02, 2026 17:26

Covadonga Asturias

French National Assembly

Analysis Opinion•Religious Freedom

Christian Doctrine Threatens ‘Psychological Harm’ to Child, According to Maine Judge’s Ruling

As Maine District Court Judge Jennifer Nofsinger notes, Bradeen was horrified to discover that Ava heard sermons “about warfare, fallen angels, and eternal suffering.” The church—imagine this—“teaches that people can only be saved by meeting God on God’s terms.”

Apr 23, 2026 21:15

ZENIT Staff

Gender Ideology•Persecuted Christians•Religious Freedom

This is how New York’s progressive administration is harassing nuns who care for the terminally ill

The New York State Department of Health has issued warnings to the sisters for failing to adopt policies that would grant residents access to bedrooms or restrooms aligned with their professed “gender identity” rather than biological sex, and for declining to commit to using residents’ preferred pronouns

Apr 22, 2026 20:48

ZENIT Staff

Local Church•Persecuted Christians•Priests•Religious Freedom

Colombian President Harasses Catholic Priest Live on Air for Speaking Out Against Communism

At the center of the storm is President Gustavo Petro, who, during a recent cabinet meeting, publicly rebuked a priest from the Parish of the Holy Family in Bogotá

Apr 21, 2026 17:57

ZENIT Staff

Persecuted Christians•Religious Freedom

Between Cross and Power: Persecution, Propaganda, and the Cost of Faith in Russian-Controlled Territories

Two episodes, distinct in geography but closely linked in context, illustrate a pattern that is drawing increasing concern among observers of religious freedom: the death in custody of a Christian blogger in Russia, and the seizure of a Catholic church in occupied Ukraine during one of the most sacred moments of the Christian calendar

Apr 21, 2026 08:48

Joachin Meisner Hertz

Religious Freedom

Thomas More Society Settlement Establishes Landmark Religious Liberty Protections for Coast Guard

Agreement rewrites religious accommodation rules service-wide, mandates command-level training and requires public reporting of outcomes

Apr 20, 2026 17:57

ZENIT Staff

Pope Leo XIV writes to clergy around the world about holiness on the Feast of the Sacred Heart: the Pope’s letter that every priest should read

Letter from the Pope to all priests of the Catholic Church on the occasion of the Day for the Sanctification of Priests

León XIV traveled to Rome on the Spanish king’s private plane after the official plane that was supposed to transport him broke down: here’s what happened

What was supposed to be a routine return flight from Tenerife to Rome on June 12 transformed into an unusual episode that forced the Pontiff to abandon his scheduled aircraft and accept the personal assistance of King Felipe VI of Spain.

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Attempt to undermine the sacrament of confession fails in the French Parliament

Egypt Grants Legal Status to 191 More Church Buildings

Lebanon, Gaza and the Holy Land: Christians Caught Between War, Humanitarian Collapse and a Struggle for Religious Freedom

From 3,000 Faithful to 110,000: The Diocese of Solwezi in Zambia Celebrates 50 Years

The Grammar of Hate: An Interview with Bishop Rafic Nahra, Auxiliary Bishop of Jerusalem, on the Situation in the Holy Land

Christian pastor acquitted after being arrested for making comments about Islam and transgender ideology on the street

An Analysis of the Current Situation: The Catholic Church in China

Christian Doctrine Threatens ‘Psychological Harm’ to Child, According to Maine Judge’s Ruling

This is how New York’s progressive administration is harassing nuns who care for the terminally ill

Colombian President Harasses Catholic Priest Live on Air for Speaking Out Against Communism

Between Cross and Power: Persecution, Propaganda, and the Cost of Faith in Russian-Controlled Territories

Thomas More Society Settlement Establishes Landmark Religious Liberty Protections for Coast Guard