Jerusalem: Mamilla Pool and Cemetery at Risk

Oct 08, 2026 09:57

ZENIT Staff

Photo: Yossi Zamir / Flash90

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

Religious Freedom

India: Bill Against Religious Conversions in Goa Withdrawn

Following objections from some MPs, the head of the local government has decided to withdraw the controversial bill from the Legislative Assembly’s agenda; like in other Indian states, the bill targeted “unlawful religious conversions”. Catholic leaders and representatives of other minority groups had expressed concern.

Sep 02, 2026 19:53

ZENIT Staff

Will the Pope Go to South America? Leo XIV Calls the Vatican’s No. 3 Official for an In-Person Meeting at the Hospital. Here’s the Latest on the Pope’s Health

Leo received respiratory physiotherapy and completed mobility exercises, beginning to walk around his hospital room and carrying out daily activities independently. He has also returned to his usual diet, eating both breakfast and lunch. According to his doctors, his recovery is following the expected course.

He walks, eats normally, celebrates Mass, and does physical therapy: what you need to know after Pope Leo XIV’s surgery

The encouraging signs have prompted cautious optimism, but they do not yet provide a complete picture of his prognosis. The Vatican has confirmed that the cancerous tissue was removed, while the results needed to establish whether the disease had spread have not been made public

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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

India: Bill Against Religious Conversions in Goa Withdrawn