Gang Attacks Church, Kills Dozens in Haiti

Leo XIV Reforms the Code of Canon Law: Synods May Remove the Patriarch or Major Archbishop in Eastern Catholic Churches

ZENIT Staff

The reform, contained in the apostolic letter issued on August 29 under the title Mutua Concordia, changes canons 106 and 126 of the Code of Canons of the Eastern Churches. It took effect immediately

Vatican official stresses the importance of rest as part of mental health in the life of a priest

ZENIT Staff

The Priest Who Never Stops? Vatican Official Says Rest Is Part of the Mission

Canadian Cardinal Accused of Abuse Is Found Not Guilty: Slanderer Must Pay Him $100,000

Tim Daniels

Cardinal Ouellet Wins Defamation Case

The Remarkable Case of the Asian Diocese Surpassing 1,000 Priests: A Success Achieved by God Through the Laity

Alma Recinas

While numerous European dioceses are merging and closing seminaries, one diocese in Korea has reached the milestone of 1,000 priests, supported by a vast community praying for vocations.

Pope Leo XIV personally ordered his Dicastery for Communication to stop using works by the former Jesuit Rupnik, according to the bishop of Lourdes

Valentina di Giorgio

The Vatican quietly removed the images in June, a decision that initially came without an official explanation. Micas’s account now provides an explanation for that change and portrays Leo as having taken a deliberate position on an issue that had become increasingly difficult for the Church to treat simply as a question of artistic preference

Mexico’s Churches Become Places of Hope as the Search for the Missing Reaches 135,000

Enrique Villegas

That is why the Mexican Church’s intervention has increasingly focused not only on prayer, but also on presence

These are not isolated incidents: Violence by Israelis against Palestinian Christians (and others) is on the rise

ZENIT Staff

The Holy Land’s Quiet Emergency, Caused By Israel : Christians Warn That Fear, Restrictions and Displacement Are Reshaping Their Future

Pope Leo XIV Approves a New Bishop Appointed by the Chinese Government for a Diocese in That Country

ZENIT Staff

The episcopal ordination of Fr Paul Liu Honggang, 56, took place today, the first in over 20 years for this diocese in Shanxi. The appointment was made under the China-Vatican agreement. After the expulsion of the missionaries, a local priest, Father Guo Yingong, kept the faith alive even during the Cultural Revolution.

Gang Attacks Church, Kills Dozens in Haiti

ZENIT Staff

Dozens of families who were displaced by ongoing violence within Port-au-Prince, the capital city, were hiding in the church’s prayer center. According to a statement from the secretary general, at least 22 people were executed within the church’s walls.

The Vatican’s silence marks a setback for the progressive German Church: the Synodal Conference will not go ahead

ZENIT Staff

The proposed conference would be unusually powerful in appearance. Its planned membership consists of Germany’s 27 diocesan bishops, 27 representatives of the Central Committee of German Catholics and another 27 elected Catholics. All 81 members would have equal voting rights.