Church Bell Rings Daily for Aborted Babies: Left Attacks Bishop

Jan 15, 2026 17:28

the bell for unborn children has been ringing every evening at 8:00 p.m. in the church tower as a "daily call to conscience.” Photo: Infovaticana

Religious Freedom

NC high school student sues school district for censoring her Charlie Kirk tribute

A family is suing the Charlotte-Mecklenburg Board of Education for censoring the speech of their high school daughter who painted a rock on school grounds with the words “Freedom 1776” and “Live Like Kirk—John 11:25” after the assassination of Charlie Kirk.

Dec 15, 2025 10:02

ZENIT Staff

Cardinals and Bishops•Local Church•Religious Freedom

This is how the Venezuelan dictatorship revoked the cardinal’s passport and prevented him from leaving the country

For now, Cardinal Porras remains in Caracas, deprived of his documents and unable to fulfill obligations abroad

Dec 11, 2025 16:04

Enrique Villegas

Analysis Opinion•Religious Freedom

The Gospel According to the Elves: Quebec Secularism Law Targets Even Baby Jesus

Quebec’s new “Secularism 2.0” law is less about neutrality than about neutering religion, reducing faith to folklore while policing prayer out of public life.

Dec 10, 2025 18:17

ZENIT Staff

Persecuted Christians•Religious Freedom

100 children kidnapped from Catholic school in Nigeria are freed… hostages remain

For the families of Papiri, the road to recovery is only beginning. Children who escaped or were freed have returned home carrying deep emotional scars, and educators warn that repeated attacks are discouraging school attendance across entire regions

Dec 10, 2025 18:04

ZENIT Staff

Persecuted Christians•Religious Freedom•Vatican Diplomacy

A Tested Church in a Tense Land: Beijing’s Recognition of a Detained Bishop Rekindles Debate Over the Vatican–China Deal

Whether the events of December ultimately strengthen trust or deepen mistrust within China’s Catholic circles will depend on what follows: the transparency of authorities regarding Bishop Zhang’s status

Dec 08, 2025 17:54

ZENIT Staff

Reflections of Pope Leo XIV on the art of Christian education

Address of the Pope to participants in the Plenary Assembly of the Dicastery for Laity, Family, and Life

Pope Leo XIV Opens the Vatican Doors to the Only Orthodox Apostolate Accompanying Homosexual People to Live in Chastity

Members of Courage are men and women who experience same-sex attraction and who, inspired by the Gospel’s call to holiness and the Church’s beautiful teachings on the good and end of human sexuality, have freely chosen to live in chastity.

Church Bell Rings Daily for Aborted Babies: Left Attacks Bishop

U.S. Congressional Report Maps a Broadening Repression in China

The Jewish state of Israel bans Caritas, the charitable arm of the Church (and more than 20 humanitarian organizations), from Gaza

Scottish Bishops statement on Withdrawal from Religious Education amendment

Nicaraguan dictatorship bans Bibles from entering the country

Faith at 35,000 Feet: United Airlines, Catholic Doctrine, and the Limits of Corporate Tolerance

Following ADF lawsuit, Houston school district respects parents’ wishes concerning daughter

NC high school student sues school district for censoring her Charlie Kirk tribute

This is how the Venezuelan dictatorship revoked the cardinal’s passport and prevented him from leaving the country

The Gospel According to the Elves: Quebec Secularism Law Targets Even Baby Jesus

100 children kidnapped from Catholic school in Nigeria are freed… hostages remain

A Tested Church in a Tense Land: Beijing’s Recognition of a Detained Bishop Rekindles Debate Over the Vatican–China Deal