Analysis Opinion•Local Church

What the 2025 Theology Survey Reveals About American Faith

What emerges in the data is less an abandonment of Christianity than its ongoing reinterpretation — a search for transcendence conducted in the vocabulary of tradition, yet shaped profoundly by the priorities of modern individualism

Nov 19, 2025 17:13

Jorge Enrique Mújica

Analysis Opinion•Local Church•Vocations•Young People

Surprising research data among French clergy: the younger they are, the more conservative… and happy they are

Three out of four describe their mission in classical terms—to celebrate the sacraments, to teach the faith, and to shepherd the faithful entrusted to them. They do not ask for reinvention but for the freedom to carry out the ministry the Church has always given them

Nov 19, 2025 17:05

Jorge Enrique Mújica

Analysis Opinion•Persecuted Christians•Religious Freedom

This is what the study says, which shows a growing wave of anti-Christian persecution in Europe

The Vienna-based observatory has documented 2,211 anti-Christian hate crimes committed in 2024, a figure assembled by triangulating police data, OSCE/ODIHR reports, and its own independent research to avoid duplications

Nov 17, 2025 17:36

Jorge Enrique Mújica

Cardinals and Bishops•Pope Leo XIV

Following complaints from cardinals in pre-Conclave meetings, Pope Leo XIV summons cardinals to Rome for early 2026

The meeting’s timing, coming so early in the calendar year and less than a year into Leo XIV’s pontificate, suggests urgency. It may also reflect the Pope’s desire to imprint his leadership style on a Church navigating both internal fatigue and global instability

Nov 10, 2025 09:39

Jorge Enrique Mújica

Local Church•Religious Freedom

Mexico: MORENA party pushes for law to restrict freedom of expression of Catholic clergy

The new paragraph would require all ministers or religious organizations operating digital platforms — from TikTok accounts to livestreamed homilies — to follow rules set by the government’s new Agency for Digital Transformation and Telecommunications, in coordination with the Ministry of the Interior

Nov 09, 2025 22:17

Jorge Enrique Mújica

Dicasteries•Virgin Mary

Mary Co-redemptrix? This is what the most comprehensive Vatican reflection on Marian terminology since the Second Vatican Council says

The Vatican’s new note is not merely a negative prohibition but an attempt at theological purification—a careful pruning of language to preserve the integrity of devotion

Nov 04, 2025 17:43

Jorge Enrique Mújica

Analysis Opinion•Church and World

Faith is regaining its place in moral and cultural debates in the US, according to a study

Nearly six in ten Americans now express a positive view of religion’s role in public life. Some say its influence is rising and welcome that change; others lament its decline. Only about one in five view religion’s influence negatively, whether they see it as excessive or irrelevant.

Oct 21, 2025 12:25

Jorge Enrique Mújica

Rome

Jim Caviezel is out of the sequel to The Passion of the Christ: this is the new cast that has already started filming in Rome

Ohtonen will be joined by a fully renewed ensemble. Cuban actress Mariela Garriga (Mission: Impossible – Dead Reckoning) steps into the role of Mary Magdalene, originally played by Monica Bellucci; Polish star Kasia Smutniak will portray the Virgin Mary; Italian actors Pier Luigi Pasino and Riccardo Scamarcio will appear as Peter and Pontius Pilate, respectively

Oct 20, 2025 13:07

Jorge Enrique Mújica

Ecumenism•Pope Leo XIV

After 500 years, the King of England will pray with the Pope in the Sistine Chapel (and receive a seat and royal title in the papal basilica for himself and his successors)

King Charles will be formally installed as Royal Confrater of St. Paul, an honorary spiritual brotherhood conferred by the basilica’s Benedictine abbey with papal approval

Oct 20, 2025 13:04

Jorge Enrique Mújica

Protection of vulnerable people

The Vatican presents its second report on combating abuse, and this is what it says

This second report builds on the structure of last year’s inaugural edition but goes further, both in scope and tone. Developed through consultation with survivor groups from four continents, as well as with non-ecclesial organizations, it exposes enduring gaps: the absence of clear structures for reporting, the unevenness of procedures between dioceses, and the persistent sense among many survivors that the Church still struggles to truly listen

Oct 18, 2025 11:58

Jorge Enrique Mújica

Pope Leo XIV

The Pope, the Green Owl, and 30,000 XP: How Duolingo Found an Unexpected Student in the Vatican”

One could almost imagine the notification popping up on his phone hours earlier: “You’ve maintained your 30-day streak. Keep going, Your Holiness!”

Oct 16, 2025 18:00

Jorge Enrique Mújica

Analysis Opinion

The 2025 National Study of Catholic Priests Is Released, and These Are the Results on Well-being, Trust in Bishops, and Pastoral Priorities

This Report, based on surveys of 1,165 priests, reveals a complex picture: while priests report high levels of personal well-being, they face significant challenges in terms of trust in leadership, burnout, and pastoral priorities.

Oct 15, 2025 12:01

Jorge Enrique Mújica