Analysis Opinion•Justice and Peace

New Book Reveals Sordid History of UN Population Control

The authors note that the “Human Reproductive Progamme” was founded amid the furor over the “population bomb” scare popularized by Malthusian author Paul Ehrlich, whose 1968 book warned that overpopulation would lead to widespread human suffering, starvation, and death.

Mar 08, 2024 05:04

ZENIT Staff

Pope Francis

The Pope’s Meditation on the “Act of Sorrow” of Confession in Three Good Points

Speech by the Pope to the participants in the course on the Internal Jurisdiction promoted by the Apostolic Penitentiary

Mar 08, 2024 04:56

ZENIT Staff

Justice and Peace

China: new law on state secrets but without saying what is a state secret

The new Law on Guarding State Secrets comes into effect on May 1. It expands the field of secrets to everything the CCP decides is a secret.

Mar 08, 2024 03:39

ZENIT Staff

Good News

Andrea Boccelli, a great «feminist» film (on International Women’s Day) and a fascinating trailer not to be missed

Cabrini embarks on a bold mission to persuade the hostile mayor to secure housing and medical care for the most vulnerable in society. The film tells the inspiring true story of this woman who, moreover, is real: indeed, the Catholic Church canonized her.

Mar 07, 2024 01:31

ZENIT Staff

Pope Francis•Protection of vulnerable people

Proximity and compassion: the style for accompanying victims of abuse pointed out by the Pope

Pope’s Address to Members of the Pontifical Commission for the Protection of Minors

Mar 07, 2024 01:26

ZENIT Staff

Pope Francis•Woman

Women in the Church: style and education. Two of the Pope’s ideas in favor of women

Pope’s address to participants at the congress «Women in the Church: Artificers of Humanity», held in Rome

Mar 07, 2024 01:21

ZENIT Staff

Analysis Opinion•Gender Ideology

Study indicates transgender drugs and surgeries don’t alleviate mental health issues in adolescents

The research disputes the assertion by certain lawmakers and transgender activists that puberty-blocking drugs and gender reassignment surgeries are «life-saving medicine.»

Mar 07, 2024 01:17

ZENIT Staff

Pope Francis

Like a grandfather talking to his grandchildren: the Pope’s letter with simple advice to all the world’s children

Pope’s Message for the first World Children’s Day

Mar 07, 2024 01:12

ZENIT Staff

Good News•Local Church•Testimonies

Donate 5 million euros to emblematic Parisian church: and here are the reasons why

Despite their modest life, Daout decided to bequeath this substantial sum to a place that held special meaning for her and her husband. Childless and after living her final days in a nursing home in the Marais, Daout passed away in 2020 after suffering a stroke during the lockdown period of the previous pandemic.

Mar 07, 2024 01:10

ZENIT Staff

Justice and Peace•Persecuted Christians

Nearly 70,000 people flee Islamist horror in northern Mozambique

The population is particularly fleeing the violence of the jihadist fighters of the group «Ansar al-Sunna», also called «Ahlu Sunna Wal Jammah», which is linked to the Islamic State and also known as Shabaab

Mar 07, 2024 00:59

ZENIT Staff

General Audience•Pope Francis

Pope explains the long list of symptoms that reveal a person’s succumbing to the vice of pride

General Audience of the Pope, March 6, 2024 on Pride

Mar 06, 2024 23:08

ZENIT Staff

Pope Francis•Rome

Pope Francis to preside over 24 hours for the Lord initiative on March 8 at Rome parish

During the celebration, all the faithful who wish may receive the sacrament of reconciliation. Pope Francis will also hear confessions from some penitents.

Mar 05, 2024 01:28

ZENIT Staff