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

Trump takes another swipe at the Pope following the audience granted by Leo XIV to the mayor of Chicago

The controversy erupted after Johnson visited the Vatican on May 28 and met with the Pope. Photographs released afterward showed the Chicago-born pontiff and the mayor exchanging gifts.

Pope Leo XIV and the Prime Minister of Canada Place Human Dignity at the Center of the AI Revolution During a Phone Call

On May 29, the Pope and the Canadian leader spoke by telephone following the publication of Leo XIV’s new encyclical, Magnifica Humanitas

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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