They give the Eucharist to their dogs, are reported to the bishop, and the diocese issues a ruling: what was it?

Apr 30, 2026 08:28

three Catholics who shared fragments of Consecrated Hosts with their dogs during a mass celebration did not incur excommunication Photo: EFE

Testimonies

This is the viral video with 8.1 million views showing happy nuns eating a Turkish kebab in Germany

From the convent to viral fame: a 92-year-old nun, a kebab, and the digital face of religious life

Apr 29, 2026 10:45

Joachin Meisner Hertz

Testimonies

The positive effects of Mass on people’s health, as explained by a medical specialist

From a clinical standpoint, the logic is coherent. Lower rates of smoking and alcohol abuse translate into reduced incidence of cancer and cardiovascular disease. Improved mental health reduces vulnerability to a range of chronic conditions

Apr 29, 2026 10:30

Enrique Villegas

Analysis Opinion•Local Church•Young People

A realignment: what the latest data reveal about faith, gender, and the future of religion among America’s youth

Taken together, the evidence resists simplistic narratives of either religious revival or irreversible decline. Instead, it points to a more fragmented and internally differentiated Generation Z, in which belief, belonging, and practice no longer move in tandem

Apr 29, 2026 10:24

Jorge Enrique Mújica

Analysis Opinion•Good News•Local Church

New research reports an increase in church attendance and donations and a decrease in clergy departures

Catholic and Orthodox communities report the highest average attendance, around 200 participants, partly reflecting their structural organization with fewer but larger parishes. Evangelical congregations average 75 attendees, while mainline Protestant churches report around 50

Apr 28, 2026 17:09

Jorge Enrique Mújica

Local Church

125 Years of Jakarta Cathedral, the Cathedral of the Friendship Tunnel with the Mosque

The project for a tunnel connecting the largest mosque in Southeast Asia, the Istiqlal Grand Mosque of Jakarta, and the Cathedral was approved. In 2020. Both places of worship are located in the center of the capital of Indonesia, the fourth most populous country in the world, separated only by a busy avenue.

Apr 28, 2026 11:01

ZENIT Staff

PHOTO GALLERY: A look back at the visit of the leader of Lebanon’s Armenian community to Pope Leo XIV

Address by His Holiness Pope Leo XIV to His Holiness Aram I, Catholicos of the Armenian Apostolic Church—Seat of Cilicia (Lebanon)—and his entourage

Iran’s President Appeals to the Pope Regarding the Situation in His Country and the War in the Middle East

According to the contents of the letter, Pezeshkian accused Israel and the United States of carrying out actions that he described as responsible for thousands of casualties and widespread destruction

They give the Eucharist to their dogs, are reported to the bishop, and the diocese issues a ruling: what was it?

Israeli police arrest Jewish man who pushed and kicked a French nun in Jerusalem: here are the videos

“On the Universality of the Church and the Importance of Dialogue”: A Reflection by Leo XIV

Catholics No Longer Go to Confession, Even Though They Desire It. Recent Study Reveals Why

An Analysis of the Current Situation: The Catholic Church in China

Ukraine: Priests on the front lines witness a «growing search for meaning»

“I’ve never seen anything like it”: Leon XIV recounts his trip to Africa and the impact his encounter with prisoners in Guinea had on him

This is the viral video with 8.1 million views showing happy nuns eating a Turkish kebab in Germany

The positive effects of Mass on people’s health, as explained by a medical specialist

A realignment: what the latest data reveal about faith, gender, and the future of religion among America’s youth

New research reports an increase in church attendance and donations and a decrease in clergy departures

125 Years of Jakarta Cathedral, the Cathedral of the Friendship Tunnel with the Mosque