Result of the German Synodal Way? Half a million Catholics leave the Church, official figures show

Mar 27, 2025 22:10

ZENIT Staff

Church In Rheinbach, Germany. Photo: Julia Steinbrecht; Catholic News Service

Religious Freedom

U.S. Commission Condemns China’s Religious Repression in 2025 Annual Report

In its 2025 annual report, released on March 25, the commission highlights ongoing persecution, state surveillance, and ideological control, describing religious freedom conditions in China as “among the worst in the world.”

Mar 27, 2025 21:46

ZENIT Staff

Pope Leo XIV Speaks Again About Trump and the War (and It Is Announced That the Pope Will Carry the Cross Throughout the Stations of the Cross on Good Friday)

Referring indirectly to geopolitical developments, including statements by Donald Trump about ending ongoing conflicts, Leo expressed cautious hope that political leaders might be seeking “a way out” of violence

Pope Leo XIV Reverses Another Decision of Pope Francis: World Children’s Day Cancelled in Rome

All initiatives aimed at children’s ministry may be celebrated, at the discretion of the Bishops, at the diocesan or parish level.

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Result of the German Synodal Way? Half a million Catholics leave the Church, official figures show

Cardinal Parolin gives details on Pope in Vatican and raises juncture for new form of government

Cardinal of Jerusalem: “I don’t know how we are still standing; the situation is against us”

Japanese Court dissolves Unification Church: the Moon sect

Clashes with the Syrians and Israeli reprisals: The fires that kindle Lebanon

El Salvador: Pope’s Nuncio condemns presence of Anglican “bishopess” (and not only) during important Mass

He refused to convert to Islam and was brutally attacked in Pakistan: the case of a young Catholic man

U.S. Commission Condemns China’s Religious Repression in 2025 Annual Report