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

Under the agreement with China, Leo XIV appoints a new bishop

Chang Yanfeng, 42, was ordained bishop today under the Sino-Holy See agreement to a diocese that has been without its own pastor for 20 years. Just three weeks ago, the new prelate had to publicly commit the local Church to a controversial law designed to eliminate minorities.

Leo XIV encourages religious to view community life as a source of inspiration and sanctification

Message from Leo XIV to the Conference of Major Superiors of Men’s Religious Orders in the United States

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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