French government reports increase in visits to Catholic cathedrals: these are the most visited

Jan 23, 2026 18:04

Covadonga Asturias

Among France’s most visited monuments, the Arc de Triomphe topped the list with 1.85 million visitors in 2025

Holy Land

A U.S. Ambassador, Christian Zionism, and an Unusual Clash with the Churches of Jerusalem

The episode highlights a deeper tension shaping contemporary Christianity: the growing influence of evangelical political theology on global affairs, and the unease it generates among older, territorially rooted Christian traditions

Jan 22, 2026 19:14

Tim Daniels

Analysis Opinion•Local Church

How Catholicism declined in Latin America over 10 years: study shows growth in agnosticism and other interesting data

These findings point to a transformation that is less about disbelief than about distance from institutions

Jan 22, 2026 18:50

Jorge Enrique Mújica

Local Church•Protection of vulnerable people

Breaking the silence: the nun who shows her face and accuses an Indian bishop of ongoing sexual abuse

Pallassery, a former superior general of the Missionaries of Jesus, a diocesan congregation based in northern India’s Jalandhar diocese, has accused Bishop Franco Mulakkal of raping her repeatedly during his visits to her convent in Kuravilangad, Kerala, between 2014 and 2016

Jan 22, 2026 18:38

ZENIT Staff

Local Church

The Catholic Church in Venezuela After Nicolás Maduro

Regarding the role of the Church, the President of the Venezuelan Episcopal Conference explained that the Church’s activity was focused on the faithful attending Sunday Eucharistic celebrations, which was almost routine. There were precautions imposed by the measures dictated by the government, but the life of the Church has been managed with calm and prudence.

Jan 22, 2026 06:47

Rafael Manuel Tovar

Cardinals and Bishops•Justice and Peace

Is it morally acceptable for the military to disobey Trump if he orders an invasion of Greenland? Response from the former president of the US Conference of Catholic Bishops

Speaking to the BBC on January 18, the archbishop was blunt. He said he could see no scenario in which a U.S. military action to take control of Greenland—or the territory of any allied nation—would satisfy the classical Catholic criteria for a just war

Jan 21, 2026 18:06

Elizabeth Owens

Three Areas Where the Fire of Pastoral Ministry Can Be Rekindled, According to Pope Leo XIV

Pope Leo XIV’s address to the clergy of the Diocese of Rome during a meeting in Paul VI Hall

The 4 tasks Pope Leo XIV gave to the Legionaries of Christ: charism, authority, missionary unity, and synodality

Pope’s address to the Legionaries of Christ during an audience on the occasion of their General Chapter

French government reports increase in visits to Catholic cathedrals: these are the most visited

Brazil: Christ the Redeemer in Rio de Janeiro sees increase in number of sacraments celebrated

The Better Part: The First Intellectual Jounal Written by Catholic Women

Leo XIV, a pro-life Pope, sends a message to participants in the March for Life in the USA

John L. Allen Jr. and the task of explaining the Vatican to the world: one of the most important Vaticanists passes away

Cardinals, the first consistory of Leo XIV, and Cardinal Zen’s public objections

China in the Heart of Notre Dame Cathedral in Paris

A U.S. Ambassador, Christian Zionism, and an Unusual Clash with the Churches of Jerusalem

How Catholicism declined in Latin America over 10 years: study shows growth in agnosticism and other interesting data

Breaking the silence: the nun who shows her face and accuses an Indian bishop of ongoing sexual abuse

The Catholic Church in Venezuela After Nicolás Maduro

Is it morally acceptable for the military to disobey Trump if he orders an invasion of Greenland? Response from the former president of the US Conference of Catholic Bishops