Under the agreement with China, Leo XIV appoints a new bishop

Jul 23, 2026 11:59

Chang Yanfeng, 42, becomes the new bishop of Chifeng, in the Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region, a see that had been vacant for 20 year Photo: Asia News

Cardinals and Bishops•Local Church

The Catholic Faith in Public Life: Bishop Barron Interviews the Vice President of the United States on YouTube

Vance’s political career has made him one of the most prominent Catholic voices in American public life. His interpretation of the faith, however, is not simply a collection of political positions borrowed from Catholic language

Jul 22, 2026 08:25

ZENIT Staff

Holy Land•Local Church

Blessed the first stone of the Polish chapel at the Shepherds’ Field in Holy Land

The new place of prayer dedicated to St. Joseph enriches the complex of the chapels of the nations with that of one of the countries most deeply rooted in the Catholic faith

Jul 22, 2026 08:17

ZENIT Staff

Persecuted Christians

Fulani Extremists Kill 25 Christians After Nigerian Army Ignores Early Warnings

Among those killed was the village’s leader. The local said the Fulani planned to kill their leader, occupy the land for grazing, and establish an Islamic caliphate in the region.

Jul 21, 2026 16:27

ZENIT Staff

Local Church•Persecuted Christians

Nicaragua: A Missing Bishop, a Report on Persecution of the Church, and a Dictator Who Announces There Will Be No More Elections

His disappearance comes as a newly published Global Persecution Index by International Christian Concern portrays Nicaragua as one of the countries where conditions for Christians have deteriorated most significantly.

Jul 21, 2026 16:01

Enrique Villegas

Local Church

For the first time, a “practicing Catholic” has become the prime minister of the United Kingdom

Unlike Tony Blair, who entered the Catholic Church only after leaving office, or Boris Johnson, who was baptized Catholic but later embraced Anglicanism, Burnham has consistently acknowledged that Catholicism shaped his upbringing and continues to influence his political outlook, even while admitting that he no longer considers himself particularly religious in terms of personal practice

Jul 21, 2026 15:33

ZENIT Staff