German bishops push their progressive agenda in Rome: an audience with Pope Leo XIV and the presentation of a synodal project to the Curia

Mar 31, 2026 16:27

ZENIT Staff

Wilmer was received in private audience by Pope Leo XIV Photo: Vatican Media

Analysis Opinion•Local Church

What’s Driving the Rise in Catholic Conversions Across the US?

A recent New York Times report highlighted a surge in adult conversions to Catholicism across the United States, with dioceses from New Jersey to Oregon reporting significant increases in new members entering the church through the Order of Christian Initiation of Adults.

Mar 30, 2026 14:01

ZENIT Staff

Pope Leo XIV

“As King of Peace”: Leo XIV’s first homily (almost poetic and prayer-like) on Palm Sunday, delivered to a world at war

Homily by Pope Leo XIV on Palm Sunday 2026

Mar 29, 2026 21:31

ZENIT Staff

Marriage and Family

New Series for Parents: Digital Age Family Safety. From Family Theater Productions and the Daughters of St. Paul

In these short videos, host Roberto Arrizón introduces online safety, media skills, and more, with the help of renowned media-literacy educator Sr. Nancy Usselmann of the Daughters of St. Paul chiming in with «Sr. Nancy’s Tips for Parents.»

Mar 29, 2026 20:30

ZENIT Staff

Dicasteries

How can tradition, reform, and diversity be reconciled? The Congregation for the Doctrine of the Faith publishes a document on a success story: former Anglicans who have converted to Catholicism

Published on March 24, 2026, the document—titled “Characteristics of the Anglican Heritage as Lived in the Ordinariates Established Under the Apostolic Constitution Anglicanorum Coetibus”—emerges from a plenary meeting held in Rome from March 1 to 3

Mar 29, 2026 20:10

Valentina di Giorgio

Holy Land•Persecuted Christians•Religious Freedom

Israeli police prevent a Mass from being celebrated at the Church of the Holy Sepulchre in Jerusalem and bar Cardinal Pizzaballa from entering

As a result, and for the first time in centuries, the Heads of the Church were prevented from celebrating the Palm Sunday Mass at the Church of the Holy Sepulchre.

Mar 29, 2026 19:23

ZENIT Staff

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The Vatican reconfirms the Pope’s trip to Argentina, Uruguay, and Peru and releases one of its longest medical reports

Dr. Luigi Carbone confirms that the Holy Father’s recovery after the surgery continues, and the latest medical examinations attest to his good health and favorable clinical condition. Based on his current clinical status, there are no contraindications that would prevent him from undertaking his upcoming apostolic journey to Latin America as planned

The personal relationship that God asks of every Christian, as explained by Pope Leo XIV

Address on the Occasion of the Angelus Prayer on Sunday, October 25, 2026

German bishops push their progressive agenda in Rome: an audience with Pope Leo XIV and the presentation of a synodal project to the Curia

Pope Leo XIV continues to restructure the Roman Curia: new Vatican No. 3 and prefect of the Papal Household

How Many Catholics Are There in the World? The Catholic Church Reaches a Record of 1,422 Billion. These Are the Data from the 2026 Pontifical Yearbook

Problem Resolved: Cardinal Patriarch of Jerusalem Meets and Reaches Agreement with Israeli Police for Remaining Holy Week Celebrations

Oldest Benedictine Abbey in the West Approaches Landmark 1500th Anniversary

Brazilian student acquitted after facing years in prison for calling abortion murder

UK: Bishop Hendricks urges responsible use of artificial intelligence

What’s Driving the Rise in Catholic Conversions Across the US?

“As King of Peace”: Leo XIV’s first homily (almost poetic and prayer-like) on Palm Sunday, delivered to a world at war

New Series for Parents: Digital Age Family Safety. From Family Theater Productions and the Daughters of St. Paul

How can tradition, reform, and diversity be reconciled? The Congregation for the Doctrine of the Faith publishes a document on a success story: former Anglicans who have converted to Catholicism

Israeli police prevent a Mass from being celebrated at the Church of the Holy Sepulchre in Jerusalem and bar Cardinal Pizzaballa from entering