Analysis Opinion

Seven Keys to Spotting a «Monster» Under the Guise of Coaching, Therapy, and Corporate Training.

Jenni Walford has written a guide to detecting coercive persuasion techniques that, beyond traditional cults, are becoming increasingly common in contexts where they are harder to detect, even though they are causing devastating harm to many people.

Jul 23, 2026 12:46

ZENIT Staff

Local Church

International Association of Exorcists Reiterates Warning About the Risks of «Family Constellations»

«This technique is based on a flawed concept and presents strong analogies, regarding both content and worldview, to the spiritism practiced under an animist conception,» states the IAE.

Jul 23, 2026 12:44

ZENIT Staff

Analysis Opinion

The DNA of the Shroud of Turin: Surprising Revelations About the Cloth Wrapped Around Jesus Published in a Scientific Journal

Published in Scientific Reports, part of the Nature publishing group, the study is the result of a research project conducted between September 2022 and December 2025 by the Universities of Padua and Pavia, together with national and international institutions

Jul 23, 2026 12:41

ZENIT Staff

Local Church•Pope Leo XIV

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.

Jul 23, 2026 11:59

ZENIT Staff

Local Church•Pope Leo XIV

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

Jul 22, 2026 14:15

ZENIT Staff

Holy Land•Local Church•Persecuted Christians•Religious Freedom

The Christian Presence in the Holy Land Is Being Squeezed from Every Direction

The central question is therefore not simply whether Christianity can survive in the Holy Land. It is whether the international community will accept a future in which the ancient Christian communities of the region remain only as monuments, while the people who gave those places their living meaning are gradually forced to leave

Jul 22, 2026 14:07

ZENIT Staff

Protection of vulnerable people

Holy See Issues Statement on Current Status of Proceedings Against Ex-Jesuit Amidst Fabricated Reports Regarding the Rupnik Case

The Holy See Press Office issued a statement on Wednesday, July 22.

Jul 22, 2026 13:57

ZENIT Staff

Cardinals and Bishops•Local Church

The Catholic Faith in Public Life: Bishop Barron Interviews the Vice President of the United States on YouTube

Vance’s political career has made him one of the most prominent Catholic voices in American public life. His interpretation of the faith, however, is not simply a collection of political positions borrowed from Catholic language

Jul 22, 2026 08:25

ZENIT Staff

Holy Land•Local Church

Blessed the first stone of the Polish chapel at the Shepherds’ Field in Holy Land

The new place of prayer dedicated to St. Joseph enriches the complex of the chapels of the nations with that of one of the countries most deeply rooted in the Catholic faith

Jul 22, 2026 08:17

ZENIT Staff

Persecuted Christians

Fulani Extremists Kill 25 Christians After Nigerian Army Ignores Early Warnings

Among those killed was the village’s leader. The local said the Fulani planned to kill their leader, occupy the land for grazing, and establish an Islamic caliphate in the region.

Jul 21, 2026 16:27

ZENIT Staff

Local Church

For the first time, a “practicing Catholic” has become the prime minister of the United Kingdom

Unlike Tony Blair, who entered the Catholic Church only after leaving office, or Boris Johnson, who was baptized Catholic but later embraced Anglicanism, Burnham has consistently acknowledged that Catholicism shaped his upbringing and continues to influence his political outlook, even while admitting that he no longer considers himself particularly religious in terms of personal practice

Jul 21, 2026 15:33

ZENIT Staff

Good News

From the World Cup to the Family: Knights of Columbus Call Men to Be Captains

At official FIFA Fan Fests and on social media, a single invitation stood out: every man is called to lead his family, strengthen his community, and live out his faith.

Jul 21, 2026 08:00

ZENIT Staff