Mid-City Christian: The Supreme Court Rules on So-Called “Conversion Therapy,” and the Outcome Is Surprising

Monday, April 6, 2026

The Supreme Court Rules on So-Called “Conversion Therapy,” and the Outcome Is Surprising

Ben Gannon, Premier League Forward, Is a Devotee of Saint Michael the Archangel

ZENIT Staff

«I believe that God keeps us humble and grounded . . . When you have God by your side, you know that He will never forget you, that He will not abandon you.»

3 Characteristics of the mission to which God calls His people: a homily for priests on Holy Thursday that applies throughout the year

ZENIT Staff

Homily by Pope Leo XIV on the occasion of the Chrism Mass on Holy Thursday

The U.S. and the LGBT+ Community: The Supreme Court Rules on So-Called “Conversion Therapy,” and the Outcome Is Surprising

Tim Daniels

Liberal justices Elena Kagan and Sonia Sotomayor joined the majority, while also issuing separate opinions underscoring a key point: the state cannot silence one side of an ongoing public debate while endorsing the other. In Kagan’s formulation, the constitutional flaw lies precisely in this imbalance

Prague Blocks Vatican Pact: Confession Secrecy and Church Archives at the Heart of Constitutional Clash

Joachin Meisner Hertz

The agreement, signed in Prague in October 2024 by then–Prime Minister Petr Fiala and Vatican Secretary of State Pietro Parolin, was intended to define the legal framework governing the Catholic Church’s status in the Czech Republic

Reform and Responsibility: Leo XIV Reshapes Vatican Governance from Finance to Safeguarding

Valentina di Giorgio

Taken together, these moves suggest that Leo XIV is neither dismantling nor dramatically reinventing the reforms initiated under his predecessor. Instead, he appears to be reinforcing them through targeted appointments and carefully managed transitions.

New Study Reopens the Case of the Turin Shroud’s Origins: what the DNA says

ZENIT Staff

By tracing the biological “footprints” embedded in the fabric, researchers are effectively reconstructing a map of interactions—who touched the cloth, where it may have traveled, and under what conditions it was preserved. In this sense, the Shroud becomes less a static object and more a witness to movement across civilizations

Controversial Antwerp bishop expands on his idea of ordaining married men and shares his thoughts on women

Joachin Meisner Hertz

Bonny proposes exploring new forms of ecclesial ministry for both men and women, particularly in light of unresolved debates about the role of women in ordained ministry

French President Emmanuel Macron to Be Received in Audience by Leo XIV

ZENIT Staff

This will be the first formal diplomatic meeting between the French President and Pope Leo XIV

Between Kyiv and Jerusalem: Vatican Diplomacy in Full Swing During Holy Week. Pope Leo XIV Speaks with the Ukrainian and Israeli Presidents

ZENIT Staff

The Vatican confirmed that both calls included an exchange of greetings for Easter—Christian and Jewish alike—but quickly moved into substantive discussions on the conflicts in Ukraine and the Middle East

A major survey on the revival of faith among young people has been deemed “flawed”

Elizabeth Owens

The collapse of a headline-grabbing statistic may ultimately sharpen the debate rather than settle it. The question is no longer whether Britain is experiencing a revival, but how to measure belief, belonging, and practice in an age when even the data itself has become contested terrain

New Israeli Policy Puts Christian Education—and Presence—in Jerusalem Under Strain

ZENIT Staff

In Jerusalem, where demography and identity are tightly intertwined, such changes rarely remain confined to administrative policy. They tend, instead, to redraw the contours of presence itself