Mid-City Christian: Questions about liturgy: Protestant Songs Within a Catholic Mass

Confession Is Not Psychotherapy, Says the Vatican: Four Keys to a Good Confession

Rafael Llanes

Monsignor Nykiel’s presentation summarized the preceding contributions, which outlined «a comprehensive map — biblical, spiritual, psychological-existential, and pastoral — of the path of conversion.»

A Controversial Sponsorship: Bill Gates, Main Sponsor of a Prayer Gathering in Assisi

Valentina di Giorgio

The organisers have not disclosed the amount contributed by the Gates Foundation or whether its sponsorship involved specific commitments or conditions

Argentina Prepares to Welcome Leo XIV: Papal Vehicles, a Mass of 2,000 Ministers and a Nation Invited to Rise Together

Enrique Villegas

Toyota Argentina formally handed over the Buenos Aires vehicle to Apostolic Nuncio Archbishop Michael Wallace Banach on October 28, at the Kansai dealership, which represented the Holy See in the arrangement. The second vehicle is already in Córdoba, where it is being held under the protection of the National Gendarmerie until the Pope’s activities there

Mexican Bishop Demands Justice After Priest Is Abducted, Tortured and Threatened with Death in Sinaloa

Enrique Villegas

Morales, pastor of the parish of Jesus Christ Risen, was seized on October 24 by a group of unidentified individuals and taken to an undisclosed location. According to a circular letter issued on November 1 by Bishop Jesús José Herrera Quiñónez, his captors demanded information that the priest did not possess

Everything That Is Known About the Alleged Eucharistic Miracle in Guatemala

Rafael Manuel Tovar

The Host has been kept in safekeeping since the news became public, and the priest has noted «greater participation by thousands of people» at the church, attending Mass, going to confession, and taking part in Eucharistic Adoration.

Former Head of the German Bishops’ Conference Lashes Out at Pope Leo XIV

Joachin Meisner Hertz

The controversy stems from Leo XIV’s return flight from France on September 28, following a visit that included a meeting in Lourdes with seven survivors of sexual abuse

Leo XIV Appoints New Vatican Envoy to Medjugorje as Church Recognises Its Spiritual Fruits

ZENIT Staff

In an interview with the Italian Catholic news agency SIR, Cavina described his new responsibility as both an unexpected source of joy and a demanding pastoral commitment.

US Bishops Face a Financial Turning Point as Federal Refugee Funding Comes to an End

ZENIT Staff

The bishops’ conference was not itself operating a nationwide network of refugee shelters or directly providing most of the assistance involved. Rather, it functioned as an intermediary, securing federal grants and distributing the money to Catholic organisations working in communities where refugees were being resettled

The Part of Mexican History the Government Doesn’t Tell: When Catholics Were Persecuted and Killed

Rafael Manuel Tovar

It is common for some Mexican leaders to criticize the excesses committed by Spanish conquistadors against the indigenous peoples of Mexico, while overlooking the actions of those who governed the country following independence, such as the many extrajudicial killings carried out by the Federal Army against innocent citizens, including women and children, during the Cristiada (Cristero War), in contrast to the legitimate military combat engaged in by the Cristeros.

Five years of the Laudato Si’ Action Platform: A renewed call for ecological conversion

ZENIT Staff

At the Vatican, Church leaders reflected on five years of ecological action and introduced new tools to help communities turn their commitments into lasting change.

Referendums in favor of killing babies in the womb prevail in U.S. midterm elections

Tim Daniels

US Midterm Elections Deliver Major Setbacks for Pro-Life Movement, but Idaho Offers a Sign of Hope

Criteria for Understanding the Social Dimension as Part of Faith in Jesus Christ: An Explanation by Leo XIV

ZENIT Staff

Pope’s General Audience, November 4, 2026, on Faith and Social, Political, and Economic Life

False Priest in Turin Exposes Gaps in Church Verification After Four Months of Unauthorized Ministry

Valentina di Giorgio

The episode raises questions extending beyond the conduct of the alleged impostor. How was a man claiming to have been ordained in January 2025 allowed to exercise ministry without his credentials first being confirmed directly with the Church authorities supposedly responsible for him? And was he given permission to celebrate according to the Latin rite, or did he present documentation granting him faculties in both rites?

From Podcaster to Founder of a New Religious Community

Alma Recinas

The religious Sister explained that her many years working in the healing ministry — collaborating with other religious Sisters, priests, and Bishops — have allowed her to «see and experience the need and the longing for ongoing healing and renewal among our clergy and religious Sisters.»

German Survey Shows Support for the Unification of the Catholic and Protestant Churches

Joachin Meisner Hertz

The most striking result emerges among Catholics themselves: 44% favour a merger, compared with 30% who oppose it.

Six Years of Accountability in Abuse Prevention: The Legionaries of Christ Present Their Sixth Report on Truth, Justice, and Healing

ZENIT Staff

In the 2026 Chapter Communiqué, the new general government made an honest assessment of the path taken and asked for forgiveness on behalf of the entire Legion for the errors committed in implementing these commitments: instances in which attention to victims was not provided with due promptness or sensitivity, and occasions when transparency did not fully harmonize with regards to the presumed innocence of the accused.

Can the Catholic Church be fully Chinese without compromising its universal identity? A conference in Rome addresses a controversial issue

ZENIT Staff

This aspect of the decision could have far-reaching implications for dioceses and religious orders that continue to maintain such lists. The judges also noted the climate of fear that the practice can create among priests, who may feel that their reputations and ministries can be destroyed by an administrative decision without a prior criminal or even administrative process and without an effective means of appeal.

Leo XIV Strengthens the Vatican’s Social Leadership with Two New Appointments, Including Chilean Theologian Claudia Leal Luna

ZENIT Staff

For Leo XIV, the choices also signal the importance he attaches to strengthening the people responsible for translating the Church’s social teaching into practical engagement with the world.

Vatican Tribunal Questions the Practice of Dioceses and Religious Congregations of Publishing Lists of Priests Accused of Abuse

ZENIT Staff

The Political Throne Put to the Test in the Midterm Elections: Faith as a Battleground in American Politics

Simone Varisco

A mosaic demonstrating how American Catholicism defies simplistic, caricatured portrayals. Caught between the promptings of the Social Doctrine and the siren calls of identity politics, the Catholic electorate embodies the very arena where the sense of the sacred continues to shape — and contest — the form of American democracy.