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Pope Leo XIV Strengthens Vatican Financial Oversight with Sweeping Reform of Supervisory Authority
12+ min ago (239+ words) (ZENIT News / Rome, 07. 02. 2026). - Fifteen years after the Holy See created its financial watchdog to combat illicit financial activity, Pope Leo XIV has approved a comprehensive reform designed to reinforce the Vatican's commitment to transparency, regulatory credibility and international cooperation. The…...
Jordan is cataloging, promoting, and revitalizing 34 Christian sites in the Holy Land
1+ hour, 32+ min ago (605+ words) The initiative promoted by the Hashemite Kingdom consolidates investment in Christian religious tourism in the country and looks ahead to 2030, when the 2, 000th anniversary of the Baptism of Jesus will be celebrated. From Mount Nebo to Madaba, from Gerasa to the…...
South Korean government passes laws ahead of World Youth Day. A television broadcast agreement is also signed
44+ min ago (429+ words) Civil authorities, educational institutions and the country's public broadcaster are now formally joining the Catholic Church The ordinance concerning the Seoul Metropolitan Government passed with 47 votes in favor, four against and eight abstentions among the 59 council members present. A companion…...
Armed Muslims kill 31 Christians in attacks in Nigeria's Plateau and Kaduna states
53+ min ago (1166+ words) (ZENIT News " Persecution. org / Nigeria, 07. 01. 2026). - Armed Muslim Tribesmen killed at least 31 people in two separate assaults on rural Christian communities in Plateau and Kaduna states within one week, according to various sources. The deadliest attack occurred late on June 21 in…...
Armenians oppose the weaponisation of genocide in the war between Netanyahu and Erdo'an
35+ min ago (1313+ words) (ZENIT News " Asia News / Milan, 07. 02. 2026). - Kegham Balian, a prominent figure in Jerusalem's Armenian community, has launched a frontal attack against the Israeli government after it decided to recognise the Armenian genocide. For him, this is an "insult to the memory…...
The entire Nordic episcopate speaks with one voice: there are no exceptions for being both a Freemason and a Catholic
23+ min ago (361+ words) the Catholic bishops of the Nordic countries have issued one of the clearest recent reaffirmations of the Church's longstanding teaching on Freemasonry (ZENIT News / Oslo, 07. 02. 2026). - After years of uncertainty among some Catholics in Scandinavia, the Catholic bishops of the Nordic…...
Vatican Releases Excommunication Decree Following Lefebvrists Episcopal Ordinations: Here Is What It Says
1+ hour, 51+ min ago (216+ words) Decree of excommunication for the ordaining bishops and the men of the Society of Saint Pius X who have illicitly received ordination without the Pope's authorization. Consequently, I declare for all legal purposes that the aforementioned bishop Alfonso de Galarreta,…...
Vatican Explains Consequences of Excommunication of Lefebvrists, Including Invalidity of Sacraments
1+ hour, 51+ min ago (300+ words) Explanatory Note from the Dicastery for the Doctrine of the Faith, regarding the Decree of excommunication for the ordaining bishops and the members of the Society of Saint Pius X who illicitly received ordination without the Pope's authorization. (ZENIT News…...
Another Change of Direction: Leo XIV Reforms the Diocese of Rome and Replaces All of Pope Francis's Provisions
1+ day, 18+ hour ago (280+ words) Pope Leo XIV has reformed the structure of the Vicariate of Rome through the Motu Proprio Confirma Fratres Tuos (ZENIT News / Rome, June 30, 2026) " Pope Leo XIV has reformed the structure of the Vicariate of Rome through the Motu Proprio Confirma…...
Lefebvrians Respond to the Pope with an Open Letter: "Far be it from us to separate ourselves from the Roman Church
1+ day, 18+ hour ago (337+ words) Full text in English of the letter from the Superior General of the Society of St. Pius X to Pope Leo XIV in response to a letter from the Holy Father The Superior General To His Holiness Pope Leo XIV…...