Puerto Rico’s pro-life governor redefines the concept of “human being” in criminal law, opening a new phase in the abortion debate

Feb 17, 2026 18:10

ZENIT Staff

Governor Jenniffer González-Colón

Justice and Peace•Religious Freedom

USA: Judge orders that migrants detained by ICE be allowed to receive ashes on Wednesday, 2026

He has ordered both sides to confer not only about Ash Wednesday but also about ongoing ministry at Broadview, including whether clergy may pray inside and outside the facility and interact directly with detainees

Feb 17, 2026 16:34

ZENIT Staff

Good News•Local Church

Number of Dutch Catholics on the Rise: Dutch Episcopal Conference Releases Data

The number of new members of the Catholic Church in the Netherlands increased significantly in 2024. Compared to 2023, the total number of adults who joined, with or without Baptism, increased by almost 40%.

Feb 17, 2026 10:00

ZENIT Staff

Vatican City

Digital, cultural, conservation, and even interactive: these are the projects launched to mark the 400th anniversary of St. Peter’s Basilica

The IV Centenary of the Dedication represents an opportunity to remember and look to the future: relaunch of the «Digital Mission of the outgoing Basilica»; Eni’s cutting-edge technologies and skills at the service of pilgrims and visitors to get to know, experience and interact with the Vatican Basilica

Feb 16, 2026 17:44

ZENIT Staff

Pope Leo XIV•Pro Life

Health for all: a speech by Leo XIV on health and human life

Address of the Pope to participants in the Plenary Assembly of the Pontifical Academy for Life

Feb 16, 2026 17:16

ZENIT Staff

Good News

110 Conversions to Catholicism at a Single University: Which One Is It and Where Is It Located?

The trend in the country was highlighted in a New York Post article of November 16, 2025, with data on young people converting to the Catholic Church: «Young people are converting to Catholicism en masse.» Matthew McDonald, writing for the National Catholic Register, spoke of «dioceses» with Masses that «report increases of 30%, 40%, 50%, and even more than 70%.»

Feb 16, 2026 17:05

Rafael Manuel Tovar

Peru’s President Confirms the Pope’s Visit for November 2026: Here’s Everything We Know

José María Balcázar, announced after a lengthy audience with the Pontiff that Leo XIV personally confirmed his intention to visit Peru during the first half of November 2026. According to Balcázar, the Pope’s route will include Lima, Chiclayo, Piura, Pucallpa in the Amazon region, and Cusco.

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

Address by the Holy Father to Members of the Center for Research and Training on Child Protection

Puerto Rico’s pro-life governor redefines the concept of “human being” in criminal law, opening a new phase in the abortion debate

Pope Leo XIV to Equatorial Guinea: video captures the Holy Father’s travel coordinator visiting the country ahead of a papal trip

Vatican says no to Trump and declines to join the “Board of Peace”

The progressive Anglican Church decides not to bless same-sex couples (for now)

ACI Prensa and Catholic News Agency will disappear: they will be merged into the new EWTN News

Chinese government announces ban on online and AI content that discourages marriage or having children

Notre Dame “Catholic” University against (at least) nine American bishops (including the president of the Episcopal Conference)

USA: Judge orders that migrants detained by ICE be allowed to receive ashes on Wednesday, 2026

Number of Dutch Catholics on the Rise: Dutch Episcopal Conference Releases Data

Digital, cultural, conservation, and even interactive: these are the projects launched to mark the 400th anniversary of St. Peter’s Basilica

Health for all: a speech by Leo XIV on health and human life

110 Conversions to Catholicism at a Single University: Which One Is It and Where Is It Located?