Following Trump’s attacks on the Pope:

Abortion as an Ideological Weapon: The Vatican’s Denouncement

Rafael Llanes

In the face of the promotion of abortion and the lack of respect for life, the document calls for focusing attention on other factors it considers truly harmful, such as extreme consumerism, pollution, the throwaway culture, and the desire to exert absolute power over the human body through its manipulation, facilitated by technological advances.

French bishops announce the Pope’s visit for September 2026: here’s what we know

Covadonga Asturias

According to Cardinal Jean-Marc Aveline, Archbishop of Marseille and president of the French Bishops’ Conference, he has already held several working meetings with the Pope, including one during the previous week in which the framework of the trip was discussed

Following Trump’s attacks on the Pope: what the polls now reveal about support for one or the other

Jorge Enrique Mújica

Americans Side With Leo XIV on Peace as Trump’s Attacks on the Pope Draw Broad Rejection, New Poll Finds

Will the Vatican sanction German bishops for blessing same-sex couples? The Pope’s Secretary of State responds

Joachin Meisner Hertz

Speaking on May 7 on the sidelines of a book presentation in Rome, Cardinal Pietro Parolin, the Vatican Secretary of State, said it was “premature” to discuss sanctions against German bishops. At the same time, he carefully avoided excluding the possibility of future intervention

A “Christian Phone Network” Enters the Culture Wars: Can Faith-Based Filtering Redefine the Internet Experience?

Tim Daniels

What is new is the attempt to build an entire mobile ecosystem around explicitly religious moral criteria.

Seventy Years of Speaking Hebrew and Living Catholic Unity: This is what the vicariate for Jewish converts to Catholicism in the Holy Land is like

ZENIT Staff

On May 2, the vicariate celebrated the 70th anniversary of its foundation with a solemn liturgy at the Notre Dame Center in Jerusalem, presided over by Cardinal Pierbattista Pizzaballa, Latin Patriarch of Jerusalem

Bishop Lowe elected to second term as NZCBC president

ZENIT Staff

Bishop Lowe said the New Zealand bishops work very collaboratively, which is a source of comfort for him as president.

The decline of marriage in a specific country (New Zealand): a symptom of a global trend and the Vatican’s response

ZENIT Staff

At the same time, divorces rose by 5 percent in 2025, reaching 7,887 cases. For the first time, the country’s divorce rate surpassed its marriage rate, although Stats NZ noted that the two indicators are calculated using different population bases.

Ten Popes and Ninety Years as a Religious Sister: This Is the World’s Longest-Living Nun

Rafael Manuel Tovar

Sister Francis Piscatella told Fox News: «I’ve stopped counting my years. I never thought I’d reach this age.»

This is what the religious landscape will look like in 2075: the Muslim population is growing, while Catholics remain the largest Christian group

Jorge Enrique Mújica

Christianity Remains the World’s Largest Faith, but Islam’s Rapid Growth Is Redrawing the Religious Map

Study Reveals Increase in Church Attendance (and Donations): The Surprising (and Encouraging) Findings You Should Know

Jorge Enrique Mújica

Digital giving expanded dramatically during and after the pandemic. In 2020, only 58 percent of congregations offered online giving options. By 2025, that number had climbed to 76 percent. Researchers estimate that roughly 40 percent of church income now arrives through online donations.

Questions about liturgy: Cloths on Altars

Fr. Edward McNamara

Answered by Legionary of Christ Father Edward McNamara, professor of liturgy and sacramental theology at the Pontifical Regina Apostolorum university.