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

Dec 11, 2025 16:04

Enrique Villegas

Cardinal Baltazar Porras, archbishop emeritus of Caracas Photo: Paco Campos/EFE/EFE

Justice and Peace•Religious Freedom

Mexico: MORENA Party representative withdraws bill that restricted freedom of expression for clergy

For now, the immediate threat to online religious speech in Mexico has been averted, yet the debate remains far from over

Nov 11, 2025 19:13

Enrique Villegas

Local Church•Religious Freedom

Mexico: MORENA party pushes for law to restrict freedom of expression of Catholic clergy

The new paragraph would require all ministers or religious organizations operating digital platforms — from TikTok accounts to livestreamed homilies — to follow rules set by the government’s new Agency for Digital Transformation and Telecommunications, in coordination with the Ministry of the Interior

Nov 09, 2025 22:17

Jorge Enrique Mújica

Religious Freedom

In the Name of Secularism, France Bans Film About the Sacred Heart of Jesus

The Marseille City Council issued a statement on October 23, justifying the ban based on a 1905 law that prohibits the exhibition of religious content in public places.

Nov 07, 2025 22:18

Rafael Llanes

Justice and Peace•Persecuted Christians•Religious Freedom

California’s Democratic government removes statue of Saint Junípero Sierra after lying about consulting the Archbishop of San Francisco

Archbishop Salvatore Cordileone of San Francisco, whose archdiocese encompasses many of the missions Serra founded in the 18th century, says he was blindsided by the decision

Nov 04, 2025 10:09

ZENIT Staff

Religious Freedom

Pope Leo XIV Grants Plenary Indulgence for Schoenstatt Centennial Pilgrims

The indulgence, announced at the start of the Schoenstatt Sisters of Mary’s centennial jubilee, is available from October 1, 2025, through November 4, 2026

Nov 01, 2025 21:43

ZENIT Staff

A letter from Pope Leo XIV has come to light in which he expressed his desire to remain in Peru for the rest of his life

The documents, recently uncovered by TV Perú Noticias and preserved by Peru’s National Migration Archive, offer a rare glimpse into the personal convictions of a man who, a decade later, would become Bishop of Rome

A Song for the Pope, a Collection for the Nation: Argentina Mobilizes for Leo XIV’s Historic Visit

With less than three months remaining before the Pope’s arrival, the Argentine Episcopal Conference (CEA) has launched two nationwide initiatives that reveal how seriously the local Church views this moment. One seeks financial support to organize the visit. The other seeks an official hymn

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

Nigeria: President Tinubu declares state of emergency due to insecurity and orders recruitment of additional police officers and soldiers

This is what the study says, which shows a growing wave of anti-Christian persecution in Europe

Spain’s anti-clerical government presents winning project to redefine the Valley of the Fallen from the left

Mexico: MORENA Party representative withdraws bill that restricted freedom of expression for clergy

Mexico: MORENA party pushes for law to restrict freedom of expression of Catholic clergy

In the Name of Secularism, France Bans Film About the Sacred Heart of Jesus

California’s Democratic government removes statue of Saint Junípero Sierra after lying about consulting the Archbishop of San Francisco

Pope Leo XIV Grants Plenary Indulgence for Schoenstatt Centennial Pilgrims