Serial baby killer dies in the U.S.: He earned $1.8 million a year killing children in subhuman conditions

Mar 25, 2026 21:27

According to authorities in the state of Pennsylvania, Gosnell died on March 1, 2026 Photo: Yong Kim/Philadelphia Daily News vía AP

General Audience•Pope Leo XIV

Pope Leo XIV defends the priesthood in the Church as a vocation reserved for men in a catechesis, following the Second Vatican Council

Pope’s General Audience, March 25, 2026, on the Church in its hierarchical structure

Mar 25, 2026 17:24

ZENIT Staff

Local Church

Lefebvrians will proceed with episcopal ordinations without papal authorization and have released further details

Even logistical details surrounding the planned consecrations hint at the scale of the event. Pilgrims are expected to attend in significant numbers, though, unlike previous years, camping near the seminary will not be permitted

Mar 24, 2026 19:07

Joachin Meisner Hertz

Justice and Peace•Religious Freedom

U.S. Court Orders Access for Clergy Amid Immigration Crackdown

Federal officials had argued that the situation had already evolved. According to their account, the enforcement surge—known as Operation Metro Surge—ended on February 12, and the number of detainees has since declined

Mar 24, 2026 18:18

ZENIT Staff

Religious Freedom

French Court Upholds Ban on Religious Symbols in Local Council, Reigniting National Debate

On March 18, the Administrative Court of Dijon validated a decree issued by Gilles Platret, mayor of the city of Chalon-sur-Saône, which prohibits elected officials from wearing “ostentatious” religious symbols during municipal council sessions

Mar 24, 2026 18:13

Covadonga Asturias

Holy Land•Persecuted Christians

Church authorities in the Holy Land denounce the seizure and encroachment on Christian properties by Jewish settlers

Speaking from Jerusalem, William Shomali has described a marked escalation in attacks against Christian communities in the West Bank, particularly in areas historically associated with a continuous Christian population

Mar 24, 2026 18:07

ZENIT Staff

Pope Leo XIV Speaks Again About Trump and the War (and It Is Announced That the Pope Will Carry the Cross Throughout the Stations of the Cross on Good Friday)

Referring indirectly to geopolitical developments, including statements by Donald Trump about ending ongoing conflicts, Leo expressed cautious hope that political leaders might be seeking “a way out” of violence

Pope Leo XIV Reverses Another Decision of Pope Francis: World Children’s Day Cancelled in Rome

All initiatives aimed at children’s ministry may be celebrated, at the discretion of the Bishops, at the diocesan or parish level.

Serial baby killer dies in the U.S.: He earned $1.8 million a year killing children in subhuman conditions

Will the Church bless polygamy? One Synod document addresses the issue, while another discusses poverty

The Vatican says “yes” to animal-to-human organ transplants: here’s what a new document says

Russian Attack Sets Fire to Historic Catholic Monastery in Lviv, Ukraine

Faith, Politics and Identity: New Survey Maps a Fragmented America on LGBTQ Issues

Cardinal Pham Minh Mǎn, the Face of Catholic Resistance in Vietnam, Dies

The Catholic Cemetery in Peru’s Capital Where Aborted Babies Found a Dignified Rest

Pope Leo XIV defends the priesthood in the Church as a vocation reserved for men in a catechesis, following the Second Vatican Council

Lefebvrians will proceed with episcopal ordinations without papal authorization and have released further details

U.S. Court Orders Access for Clergy Amid Immigration Crackdown

French Court Upholds Ban on Religious Symbols in Local Council, Reigniting National Debate

Church authorities in the Holy Land denounce the seizure and encroachment on Christian properties by Jewish settlers