Gender Ideology•Justice and Peace•Pro Life

UN Maternal Health Coalition Attacks Religious Voices

Meanwhile, the strategy lists “conservative ideologies,” “religious fundamentalism,” and opposition to abortion and gender ideology as “threats” to achieving its vision of a world where “universal access to SRHR is upheld.”

Aug 24, 2025 12:40

ZENIT Staff

Pope Leo XIV

What is human prosperity? Pope Leo XIV answers based on St. Augustine

Address of the Pope to the International Network of Catholic Legislators on the occasion of their annual meeting

Aug 23, 2025 01:15

ZENIT Staff

Local Church

Brazilian police arrest woman who digitally harassed a priest: she created and distributed false material

Police investigators reported that the harassment escalated in July and persisted until August 4, despite repeated warnings. The case began, according to testimony, after the woman sought spiritual guidance at the Sanctuary of Nova Veneza and attempted to initiate a personal relationship with the priest

Aug 23, 2025 01:13

ZENIT Staff

Dicasteries•Local Church

Vatican approves new liturgical calendar for Arabia with its own calendar of saints

At the heart of the calendar are new patrons. Saints Peter and Paul, founders of the apostolic Church, now officially guide AVOSA as its pillars of faith, honored on June 29. Alongside them stands the Virgin Mary under the title of Our Lady of Arabia, declared patroness of the entire Arabian Peninsula

Aug 23, 2025 01:11

ZENIT Staff

Analysis Opinion

Can Transsexuals Be Baptized?

As the LGBTQ ideology comes increasingly to resemble a rival religious movement, we should recognize that it poses similar obstacles to discipleship. The movement possesses its own symbols, holy seasons, rites of initiation, social teachings, speech and purity codes, and inquisitorial methods. In “gender reassignment,” it promises a new identity, much as baptism does

Aug 23, 2025 01:05

ZENIT Staff

Analysis Opinion•Cardinals and Bishops•Young People

Young people looking for answers in a messy world are turning to the Catholic Church

A recent study by Harvard University confirmed the trend among the so-called Generation Z, which saw a 6% increase from 2022 to 2023 in those identifying as Catholic.

Aug 23, 2025 01:02

ZENIT Staff

Local Church

He resigns from the priesthood to run for office in Argentina. This is how the Church responds

Canon 287 explicitly prohibits clergy from active involvement in political parties, except in extraordinary cases authorized by ecclesiastical authority. The principle is clear: the priesthood and partisan politics are meant to remain separate spheres.

Aug 22, 2025 15:45

ZENIT Staff

Local Church

Majority of Austrians in favor of preserving Christian elements (holidays and crosses) in the country’s public life

“The data show a strong attachment to Christianity as part of Austria’s cultural heritage, regardless of personal religious practice,” explained pollster Johannes Klotz when presenting the results alongside Family Minister Claudia Plakolm.

Aug 22, 2025 15:43

ZENIT Staff

Jubilee 2025•Rome

PHOTO GALLERY: This is how the Lefebvrians’ pilgrimage to Rome went during the Holy Jubilee Year

Their Jubilee pilgrimage was itself a symbol of this ambiguity. Initially announced on the official Holy Year website, their participation was later removed from the calendar

Aug 22, 2025 15:41

ZENIT Staff

Holy Land•Justice and Peace

Dozens of Orthodox rabbis speak out against settler violence and Gaza’s humanitarian crisis

Eighty representatives of the Modern Orthodox movement, led by Rabbi Yosef Blau, have launched an appeal calling for «moral clarity» and «responsibility» based on the values of Jewish tradition. While condemning Hamas, they call for a «response» to the tragedy in Gaza and criticise the «disturbing proposals» of Smotrich and Ben Gvir. For the rabbis, they must “speak out when our government’s actions contradict the Torah’s moral imperatives”. The Latin Patriarchate warns of evacuation orders in neighbourhoods near Gaza Catholic parish.

Aug 21, 2025 16:52

ZENIT Staff

Pro Life•Young People

Analysis shows that almost a third of Generation Z does not exist due to abortion

The revelation that nearly one-third of an entire generation is missing from the country’s demographic story ensures that abortion will remain not just a policy dispute, but a defining question of America’s cultural identity

Aug 21, 2025 16:48

ZENIT Staff

Holy Land•Justice and Peace•Local Church

President of U.S. Bishops Conference Calls for Special Collection for Humanitarian Relief and Pastoral Support in Gaza

The Holy Father continues to call for a cease fire and for aid to enter the territory, noting with great sorrow that ‘Gaza is starving,’” and encouraged the bishops to consider the special collection in their dioceses at their earliest opportunity.

Aug 20, 2025 22:19

ZENIT Staff