The Vatican Rejects German Bishops’ Request to Allow Laypeople to Deliver Homilies: Here’s Why

Jun 23, 2026 16:20

ZENIT Staff

Vatican City Photo: Basilica de San Pedro Web

Local Church•Protection of vulnerable people

Presumption of innocence returns for priests: U.S. bishops approve revision of anti-abuse “charter”

More than twenty years after the Dallas Charter transformed the Catholic Church’s response to abuse, the latest revisions suggest that the document remains both a cornerstone of reform and a focal point for ongoing questions about accountability, transparency, due process, and pastoral care

Jun 13, 2026 08:18

Tim Daniels

Causes of Saints•Local Church

U.S. Bishops Affirm Advancement of a Cause of Beatification and Canonization for the Servant of God John Rick Miller, Lay Person

Bishop Thomas John Paprocki, chairman of the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops’ (USCCB) Committee on Canonical Affairs and Church Governance, and Archbishop Thomas Wenski of Miami facilitated the bishops’ discussion. By a voice vote, the bishops expressed their support for advancing the cause of beatification and canonization on the diocesan level.

Jun 11, 2026 17:30

ZENIT Staff

Vatican City

Six Months Before Christmas, the Vatican Announces Details About Its Christmas Tree: What Do Children with Cancer Have to Do With It?

The Lene Thun Foundation will create the ceramic ornaments, which are used as a therapeutic exercise and promoted in the Oncology Departments of Italian Pediatric Hospitals.

Jun 11, 2026 08:29

Rafael Llanes

Rome

Benedictines Launch Website to Mark Their 1,500th Anniversary

The new website opens a digital doorway into the Benedictine family, helping pilgrims, visitors and seekers find monasteries, events and places of welcome in preparation for the Jubilee. It opens initially with the monasteries of monks and later will add female Benedictine monasteries.

Jun 10, 2026 12:01

ZENIT Staff

Pope Leo XIV•Protection of vulnerable people

Pope Leo XIV Meets with Victims of Abuse in Spain

During the conversation, which lasted almost an hour, each of those present, drawing on their own painful personal experiences, offered the Pope proposals for a more effective Church response to these tragic cases.

Jun 08, 2026 17:04

ZENIT Staff

Here’s what the second consistory of Leo XIV will look like: topics, schedule, and procedure. All the cardinals will be in Rome on the last weekend of June 2026

The format itself reveals much about the Pope’s approach. Participants will be divided into twenty working groups. Nine groups will consist primarily of diocesan cardinals, including papal nuncios and retired ordinaries, while eleven will bring together members of the Roman Curia and non-elector cardinals. Each group will be guided by a moderator and a secretary responsible for synthesizing the discussion into a final report

Authentic Peace And Perfect Joy, According to Leo XIV: The Pope’s Message That Every Young Person Should Read

Video message of the Holy Father on the occasion of the 50th anniversary of the ‘Steubenville Summer Youth Conferences

The Vatican Rejects German Bishops’ Request to Allow Laypeople to Deliver Homilies: Here’s Why

U.S.: Sexual abuse of individuals under the pastoral care of a clergy member is classified as a specific crime in the Civil Penal Code

From Ancient Manuscripts to Artificial Intelligence: The Vatican’s Ambitious Plan to Preserve a Century of Memory

Chicago Archdiocese Takes Unusual Legal Stand Against Alleged Fraud Scheme in Clergy Abuse Cases

Leo XIV emphasizes the need for safe spaces within the Church to experience love with Jesus Christ

Pontifical Commission for the Protection of Minors and Ending Clergy Abuse Hold First Structured Dialogue in Rome

Holy See Publishes Statutes of the Pontifical Commission for the Protection of Minors

Presumption of innocence returns for priests: U.S. bishops approve revision of anti-abuse “charter”

U.S. Bishops Affirm Advancement of a Cause of Beatification and Canonization for the Servant of God John Rick Miller, Lay Person

Six Months Before Christmas, the Vatican Announces Details About Its Christmas Tree: What Do Children with Cancer Have to Do With It?

Benedictines Launch Website to Mark Their 1,500th Anniversary

Pope Leo XIV Meets with Victims of Abuse in Spain