Colorado forces doctors to medically transition patients or risk prosecution

The Pope in Argentina: Here Are the Latest Updates on Preparations to Welcome Leo XIV

Enrique Villegas

From the Vatican offices responsible for papal liturgies to diocesan churches, volunteers, musicians and parish communities, preparations are turning the November 8–11 apostolic visit into a nationwide exercise in anticipation.

USA: WA teenager, sexually assaulted by male wrestler, appeals case to 9th Circuit

ZENIT Staff

A male wrestler sexually assaulted teenage female wrestler Kallie Keeler in December 2025 during a high school girls’ wrestling tournament, an event sponsored by the Washington Interscholastic Activities Association. Keeler and her mother are suing state officials after those officials directed Keeler to take the mat without telling anyone that she was about to wrestle a male and after the officials waited 53 days to report the sexual assault to law enforcement, in violation of a mandatory 48-hour reporting law.

USA: WA father sues school district for denying religious opt-out from LGBTQ instruction

ZENIT Staff

A Washington state father repeatedly asked to opt his son out of LGBTQ instruction, but the Lake Washington School District refused. The district implements LGBTQ “inclusive curricula” and requirements that conflict with Konstantin Averkiev’s faith.

USA: Colorado forces doctors to medically transition patients or risk prosecution

ZENIT Staff

Christian Medical & Dental Associations and a Christian medical practice are challenging a Colorado law that forces healthcare professionals to participate in so-called gender transition procedures for children and adults, even when doing so violates their religious, ethical, and medical judgment.

From a bishop’s conflict with Opus Dei to a conflict within the diocese

ZENIT Staff

In a statement issued on September 11 by diocese, presented the matter not simply as a disagreement with Opus Dei, which has managed the Torreciudad sanctuary for decades, but as a question of ecclesial stewardship, historical continuity and the rights of a local Church over an image it says has belonged to the diocese for more than 1,000 years.

Leo XIV in France: What the Numbers Show and What You Need to Know About a Visit That’s Already Being Called a Success

Covadonga Asturias

Leo XIV will encounter both enormous crowds and much smaller groups, moving between the public square and more intimate encounters

Relics of St. Bernadette, the visionary of Our Lady of Lourdes, will tour the United States on an unprecedented pilgrimage

ZENIT Staff

The journey will begin on September 18 at the Basilica of the National Shrine of the Immaculate Conception in Washington, D.C., and continue until August 2027. Called the “Path of Grace,” the pilgrimage will include almost 140 stops across the country, nearly twice as many as the first American tour in 2022.

Colombian President Announces Funding for the Restoration of a Major Church Damaged by the Earthquake

ZENIT Staff

The basilica was damaged by the August 10 earthquake, particularly in its dome. For safety reasons, Masses inside the church have been suspended. The liturgy is currently being celebrated in the town’s central square, transforming an extraordinary disruption into a highly visible expression of continued public worship.

Argentine government designates two Catholic shrines as protected sites: one dedicated to Our Lady of Schoenstatt and the other to Saint “cura Brochero”

Enrique Villegas

The national Chamber of Deputies approved with 207 votes the law declaring the Camino de Brochero an Intangible Cultural Heritage of Argentina. The Senate had already given the initiative preliminary approval in September 2025, and the latest vote completes the legislative process.

Traditionalist Catholics will not be able to celebrate Mass at St. Peter’s… at least not in 2026

Jorge Enrique Mújica

The organizers have not been barred from entering St. Peter’s. Their procession will arrive there on Saturday morning, pass through security and gather inside the basilica at 1 p.m. for prayer. What they have not received is authorization to celebrate their pilgrimage Mass there.

A New Approach to Communication in Abuse Case Management: Guidelines Released to Improve Crisis Communication

ZENIT Staff

“Truth Heals”: Why the Church Must Put Victims Before Its Reputation

Questions about liturgy: Deacons, Communion and Benediction Eucharistic

Fr. Edward McNamara

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