Zenit: The world as seen from Rome

This is the twenty-third such report since 2002 when the U.S. bishops established and adopted the Charter for the Protection of Children and Young People, a comprehensive framework of procedures to address allegations of sexual abuse of minors by Catholic clergy and establish protocols to protect children and young people. The post U.S. Bishops’ Secretariat of Child and Youth Protection Releases Annual Report appeared first on ZENIT - English.

The Pope’s General Audience, May 27, 2026, on Tradition and Reform in the Liturgy The post Pope Leo XIV calls the liturgy the “driving force of evangelization” and urges priests to respect liturgical texts and norms appeared first on ZENIT - English.

The approximately 45-minute private audience between Sánchez and the Pope unfolded against a turbulent domestic backdrop. On the same day, Spanish political debate was dominated by developments involving investigations linked to the Socialist Party and the legal scrutiny surrounding former Prime Minister José Luis Rodríguez Zapatero The post Pope Leo XIV receives Spain’s atheist president amid a political crisis in the country he is about to visit appeared first on ZENIT - English.

Argentine President Javier Milei stated on May 26 that, “unless a tragedy occurs,” it is “highly probable” that the Pope will visit the country later this year. He credited the progress largely to the efforts of Foreign Minister Pablo Quirno, describing the negotiations as having successfully aligned the necessary positions. The post The Argentine government has announced that Pope Leo XIV will visit the country: here’s everything we know appeared first on ZENIT - English.

Commissioned by Catholics in Fundraising (CiF), and prepared by Astarita Aldrich Ward, the report sets out, for the first time, an evidence-based picture of the Catholic charitable and philanthropic landscape across the country. The post Landmark report to reveal the scale and potential of UK Catholic giving appeared first on ZENIT - English.