The bishops argue that existing state laws protecting female-only teams are constitutionally sound, and that undoing them would cause “disastrous practical consequences” for Catholic schools and institutions The post U.S. Bishops Enter Supreme Court Clash Over Transgender Athletes and Women’s Sports appeared first on ZENIT - English.| ZENIT – English
The release of thousands of pages of WhatsApp messages and audio recordings has only added to the uncertainty The post Becciu case: Vatican appeal trial enters uncharted waters amid questions about the role of the prosecution appeared first on ZENIT - English.| ZENIT – English
Exorcists Gather in Rome: Pope Leo XIV Calls Their Ministry a Work of Liberation and Consolation The post 300 exorcists from around the world gather in Rome: this is what they discussed, and this was the message given to them by the Pope appeared first on ZENIT - English.| ZENIT – English
He will work with Phil Stefani of the Stefani Restaurant Group of Chicago. According to statements reported by LifeSiteNews, the chefs even underwent a culinary "audition" for Vatican officials before being confirmed for their positions. The post LGBT Activist to Run Vatican’s New Laudato Si’ Restaurant appeared first on ZENIT - English.| ZENIT – English
The Jubilee will conclude on Sunday, September 28, with Mass in St. Peter's Square, presided over by the Holy Father at 10:00 a.m., during which the Pope will confer the ministry on 39 new catechists. The post 20,000 Catechists from Around the World Arrive in Rome to Celebrate the Jubilee 2025 appeared first on ZENIT - English.| ZENIT – English
Pope's general audience, September 24, 2025, on the invisible action of salvation on Holy Saturday The post The invisible saving action of Jesus: catechesis by Pope Leo XIV appeared first on ZENIT - English.| ZENIT – English
The sisters had been in the diocese for the perpetual profession of three of their members, a joyful celebration held on Saturday. On Sunday morning, 15 September, they visited the Bishop's residence in Kahama to bid farewell before traveling toward Mwanza. It was during their final leg of the journey, from Bukumbi - Mwanza to the airport, that the accident occurred The post Four nuns, including the superior general of the Order, die in tragic accident appeared first on ZENIT - English.| ZENIT – English
“Blessed Egypt, Cradle of Faith” — The Holy Family's Journey at the heart of a new alliance between Viator Media and Synergy Ltd to relaunch Egypt as a global cultural and spiritual tourism destination. The agreement strengthens Egypt's position in the international spiritual and cultural tourism market, a growing segment with over 330 million travelers and an estimated value of more than $18 billion per year. The post The Way of the Holy Family is relaunched: the “Way of St. James”...| ZENIT – English
“Healing and Hope” is taken from the National Catholic Mental Health Campaign’s introductory statement authored by Archbishop Borys Gudziak and Bishop Robert Barron, who wrote: “As pastors, we want to emphasize this point to anyone who is suffering from mental illness or facing mental health challenges: nobody and nothing can alter or diminish your God-given dignity. You are a beloved child of God, a God of healing and hope.” The post This is the mental health campaign launched by t...| ZENIT – English
The NCMD hosted an event at The Catholic University of America with keynotes by the Most Reverend John Stowe, OFM, Conv., Bishop of Lexington, and Imam Saffet Catovic, current Muslim Chaplain at Drew University and a member of the international writing team of Al Mizan.| ZENIT - English
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The cathedral’s fall, in this sense, is more than an architectural failure. It is a parable of persistence in a land where nearly every act of building—whether of homes, schools, or churches—requires defying the odds.| ZENIT - English
The court found that Recolons and Alaix, who led the Bolivian Jesuit province between 1993 and 2007, were informed directly of Pedrajas’s predatory behavior, sometimes by victims themselves, yet failed to notify authorities or take steps to protect minors| ZENIT - English
Katholikos Karekin II's opposition to Prime Minister Pašinyan's policy on agreements with Azerbaijan is only the latest chapter in a ‘rivalry’ that has its roots in the very origins of what was the world's first Christian state. And Karabakh, which the Church does not want to cede definitively, was a symbol of the defence of its identity during the years of Soviet domination.| ZENIT - English
Concerns for Christians on the ground remain acute. Parolin acknowledged that after Israeli authorities ordered evacuations, local Church leaders—including Orthodox Patriarch Theophilos III of Jerusalem—urged their communities to leave.| ZENIT - English
Address on the occasion of the Angelus Prayer on Sunday, August 24| ZENIT - English
If realized, the visit would mark the first by Leo XIV to a country where Christians, though diminished in numbers, continue to play a decisive role in the political and cultural landscape of the Middle East| ZENIT - English
Scheduled for late August, the pilgrimage will bring priests, seminarians, and faithful of the Society to Rome, where they will pray the Rosary, celebrate a solemn Mass, and walk in procession to the Basilica of St. John Lateran to cross the Holy Door. In doing so, the group places itself at the heart of the most ancient expressions of Catholic communion, even as its canonical status remains unresolved.| ZENIT - English
The Committee on the Rights of the Child is the treaty body monitoring countries’ compliance with the Convention on the Rights of the Child, which is the UN human rights treaty ratified by the most nations—only the United States has not ratified it.| ZENIT - English
This violence, the bishops argue in their August 8 statement, is part of “a disturbing pattern of hostility toward the Christian minority in India.” They call it “a blatant violation of constitutional rights and human dignity” and urge Odisha’s government to swiftly prosecute the perpetrators| ZENIT - English
Archbishop’s Controversial Reinstatement of Formerly Partnered Priest Raises Questions in Santa Fe| ZENIT - English
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Pope Leo XIV has approved a sweeping update to labor policies for employees of the Vatican City State| ZENIT - English
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The Conference brought together hundreds of MPs, including Speakers, as well as religious leaders, UN officials, civil society representatives, and international experts from close to 100 countries, responding to the motto of the Jubilee Year to be “pilgrims of hope” amid a climate of growing conflict, polarization and the weaponization of religion.| ZENIT - English
Although the Pentecost Room remains open exclusively to Hotel guests until September 1, the general public is eagerly awaited in that grace filled space as part of the complete Notre Dame Experience.| ZENIT - English
Today, we can say with certainty the church is in God’s hands. The election of Leo XIV reminds us of this with candor and gentleness at the same time. It seems like a gift from the Lord, who does not make us lack what we need.| ZENIT - English