The United Kingdom bars a Finnish lawmaker from entering the country after she posted a biblical quote opposing gender ideology

Jul 18, 2026 08:46

Elizabeth Owens

Päivi Räsänen Photo: ADF

Gender Ideology•Religious Freedom

Canada: Parliament Makes It a Crime to Speak Publicly About What the Bible Says Regarding Homosexuality

The legislation, known as Bill C-9, has now cleared its final parliamentary hurdles after members of the House of Commons rejected a last-minute attempt to stop it. With Parliament’s approval secured, the bill is expected to receive Royal Assent and become law in the near future

Jun 20, 2026 11:05

ZENIT Staff

Analysis Opinion•Religious Freedom

China planning algorithm to control religions vs Magnifica Humanitas

While Leo XIV raises the question of freedom in the age of data science, China’s National Religious Affairs Administration publishes an article about a new computing centre at Southeast University tasked with using generative artificial intelligence to uncover (and ban) any ideas that diverge from what the Party wants religions to say.

Jun 20, 2026 09:33

ZENIT Staff

Religious Freedom

Diocese, pregnancy center ask appeals court to protect right to hire consistent with faith

An Illinois law forces religious organizations to hire employees who violate their religious beliefs on reproductive issues like abortion.

Jun 19, 2026 10:55

ZENIT Staff

Religious Freedom

NC school district pays $95K after censoring student’s 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.

Jun 19, 2026 10:52

ZENIT Staff

Analysis Opinion•Persecuted Christians•Religious Freedom

Attacks by Jews against Christians in the Holy Land could exceed those of 2025, according to a new 2026 report

According to the Rossing Center for Education and Dialogue, 155 incidents targeting Christians were documented in Israel during 2025. These included 61 physical assaults, 52 attacks against Church property, 28 cases of harassment and 14 acts of vandalism against Christian signs and symbols.

Jun 15, 2026 17:05

ZENIT Staff

De Foucauld´s "Spiritual Intuitions" Touted by Pope
Urges Sahara Missionary´s Followers to Promote Charity
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New Accusations of Abuse Against Cardinal George Pell, Who Has Alrea...
Cardinal Pell is now being accused by the father of a deceased boy...
Leo XIV Appoints New Vatican Envoy to Medjugorje as Church Recognise...
In an interview with the Italian Catholic news agency SIR, Cavina de...

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

The United Kingdom bars a Finnish lawmaker from entering the country after she posted a biblical quote opposing gender ideology

A new Swiss law requires priests and monks to perform military service based on the premise that, in modern society, the clergy is no longer essential

Arkansas Surges to the Top of America’s Religious Liberty Ranking as States Compete to Strengthen Legal Protections

Little Sisters of the Poor Return to Court in Long-Running Religious Freedom Battle Over Contraception Mandate

The United States Intervenes Following the Arrest of a Catholic Bishop by the Nicaraguan Dictatorship

Arizona Legislature Rejects Bill That Would Have Forced Catholic Priests to Break the Seal of Confession

The Business of Blasphemy: Accusations for Profit in Pakistan

Canada: Parliament Makes It a Crime to Speak Publicly About What the Bible Says Regarding Homosexuality

China planning algorithm to control religions vs Magnifica Humanitas

Diocese, pregnancy center ask appeals court to protect right to hire consistent with faith

NC school district pays $95K after censoring student’s Charlie Kirk tribute

Attacks by Jews against Christians in the Holy Land could exceed those of 2025, according to a new 2026 report