Vatican Unveils New “Synodal Proposals”: Laity to Participate in Bishops’ Ad Limina Visits and Binding Agreements Between Religious Orders and Bishops

Sep 08, 2026 16:19

ZENIT Staff

Ordinary Council of the General Secretariat of the Synod

Rome

Rome, A City Pilgrimaged Also with the Voice: Pilgrims Arrive in the Eternal City to Pray, Sing, and Place Their Talents at the Service of the Church

Music has become one of the expressions of this new way of making a pilgrimage. During this summer, various choral groups have arrived in Rome not only to visit its Basilicas and Holy Sites but also to sing in them and participate in the liturgical life of the Church.

Aug 17, 2026 17:15

Alma Recinas

Local Church•Protection of vulnerable people

Catholic Church in the US and Europe Strengthens Legal Measures to Address Fraudulent Abuse Allegations

Regarding Syria, internal problems persist. Christians may face mounting adversity. Veldkamp commented: «Syria is undergoing a slow process of Islamization. In other words, it is becoming much more like Afghanistan than it used to be.»

Aug 09, 2026 09:44

Rafael Llanes

Pope Francis•Pope Leo XIV•Vatican City

Another change (and not a minor one): Leo XIV completely replaces Pope Francis’s Vatican law

Leo XIV Rewrites the Vatican’s Constitutional Logic, Returning Papal Sovereignty to Its Legal Foundations

Aug 08, 2026 21:03

ZENIT Staff

Controversies•Local Church•Protection of vulnerable people

Leo XIV, the Shrine of Lourdes, and Rupnik’s mosaics: a papal visit as new evidence emerges against the former Jesuit

The decision is especially significant because Rupnik’s work is not confined to one church. His mosaics became extraordinarily influential in Catholic visual culture during the first decades of the 21st century. They can be found in major churches and shrines in France, Italy, Portugal, Spain and the United States, as well as in prominent Vatican settings

Aug 07, 2026 19:22

Covadonga Asturias

Causes of Saints•Local Church•Marriage and Family

Interest surges in U.S. beatification of Georgia Martyrs who died defending marriage

“The martyrs stood up for the sanctity of marriage,” Bishop Stephen D. Parkes of Savannah, Georgia, told OSV News of the five Franciscan friars from Spain who died in present-day Georgia in the 16th century. “It gives us an opportunity really to … reinforce the Church’s teaching on marriage.”

Jul 24, 2026 19:46

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Vatican Unveils New “Synodal Proposals”: Laity to Participate in Bishops’ Ad Limina Visits and Binding Agreements Between Religious Orders and Bishops

A New Sin: Ecological Sin. Vatican Office Publishes Document Addressing Sins Against Creation

Pope Leo XIV personally ordered his Dicastery for Communication to stop using works by the former Jesuit Rupnik, according to the bishop of Lourdes

Rome Reaffirms Catholic Teaching on Sex Education as Hamburg Parents Demand a Diocesan U-Turn

Missionary and Missioned Partner: The Remarkable Brazilian Case of Two Martyrs on the Path to the Altars

Historic: The Vatican Will Participate in the Mediterranean “Olympics” (competing against 26 countries in 4 sports)

Alleged victims of abuse are seeking compensation from Church parishes, including churches and their assets

Rome, A City Pilgrimaged Also with the Voice: Pilgrims Arrive in the Eternal City to Pray, Sing, and Place Their Talents at the Service of the Church

Catholic Church in the US and Europe Strengthens Legal Measures to Address Fraudulent Abuse Allegations

Another change (and not a minor one): Leo XIV completely replaces Pope Francis’s Vatican law

Leo XIV, the Shrine of Lourdes, and Rupnik’s mosaics: a papal visit as new evidence emerges against the former Jesuit

Interest surges in U.S. beatification of Georgia Martyrs who died defending marriage