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Can Europe Force the Church to Erase a Baptism? A Belgian Case Puts Religious Freedom Before the EU Court
3+ day, 2+ hour ago (1196+ words) (ZENIT News / Luxembourg, 09.09.2026).- A dispute over a single baptismal record in Belgium could soon force Europe’s highest court to address a question with consequences far beyond one former Catholic: can data-protection law require the Church to delete the historical record…...
No More Fake Priests: Brazilian Archdiocese Issues Guidelines Regulating the Use of Artificial Intelligence in Communications
4+ day, 7+ hour ago (838+ words) The guidelines apply broadly to bishops, priests, deacons, ministers, pastoral workers, communicators and the wider Catholic community of the Archdiocese of Aracaju For the Archdiocese of Aracaju in Brazil, the answer is increasingly clear: the problem is not merely technological....
Opus Dei Responds to Bishop Regarding the Torreciudad Case: We Did Not Steal the Virgin Mary
5+ day, 22+ hour ago (1047+ words) (ZENIT News / Rome, 09.05.2026).- A centuries-old Marian image has become the focal point of one of the ecclesial disputes currently facing the Catholic Church in Spain. The latest exchange has sharpened the divide between Bishop Ángel Pérez Pueyo of Barbastro-Monzón and…...
The Vatican's silence marks a setback for the progressive German Church: the Synodal Conference will not go ahead
1+ week, 2+ day ago (1090+ words) (ZENIT News / Berlin, 09.01.2026).- The most revealing development in Germany’s long-running synodal experiment may be the meeting that will not take place. The first assembly of Germany’s proposed Synodal Conference, scheduled for Nov. 6 and 7 in Stuttgart, has been cancelled while its…...
The Remarkable Case of the Asian Diocese Surpassing 1,000 Priests: A Success Achieved by God Through the Laity
1+ week, 4+ day ago (1138+ words) 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. The figure was made public as 2025 marked the 50th anniversary of the Archdiocese’s Association…...
Questions about liturgy: Communion at Weddings Outside of a Mass
1+ week, 5+ day ago (905+ words) Communion at Weddings Outside of a Mass (ZENIT News / Rome, 08.30.2026).- Answered by Legionary of Christ Father Edward McNamara, professor of liturgy and sacramental theology at the Pontifical Regina Apostolorum university. A: The choice of celebrating a wedding within or outside of…...
2 out of 10 U.S. bishops are willing to ordain gay priests, according to a study
1+ week, 5+ day ago (744+ words) Twenty-two percent of surveyed U.S. bishops said they would be willing to ordain such a man; 10% said they were completely in agreement with doing so (ZENIT News / Washington, 08.29.2026).- A deceptively simple question from the ordination to the priesthood rite has become…...
German Millionaire Offers 500 Euros for Every Child Baptized; German Diocese Responds with These Measures
2+ week, 5+ day ago (479+ words) €500 for every child baptized in participating Catholic parishes around Lake Starnberg The intention, therefore, is not difficult to understand. Nor is the underlying social concern. If economic pressure is genuinely making families hesitate over a religious celebration, helping parents with…...
What Should Good AI Legislation Look Like? Leo XIV Offers Guidance to Catholic Legislators
3+ week, 22+ hour ago (255+ words) (ZENIT News / Vatican City, 08.20.2026).- On the morning of Friday, August 21, Pope Leo XIV received a group from the International Catholic Legislators Network in a private audience in the Clementine Hall of the Apostolic Palace. Below is the English translation of…...
The Pope Arrives, Rupnik Departs: Lourdes Shrine Announces Permanent Mosaic Ceiling by Former Jesuit Accused of Abuse
3+ week, 1+ day ago (463+ words) Lourdes to Cover All of Rupnik’s Mosaics, Turning a Controversial Artwork into a Test of Healing (ZENIT News / Lourdes, 08.21.2026).- The façade of the Basilica of the Rosary at Lourdes will soon lose one of its most recognizable artistic features. All…...