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Italy’s Shrinking Wedding Numbers: A Cultural and Demographic Shift

Religious marriages saw an 8.2% decline in 2023 alone, underscoring the waning influence of tradition and religious institutions in shaping modern marital choices.

Nov 30, 2024 19:27

ZENIT Staff

Gender Ideology

Gender ideology: Disney removes a “trans” episode of “Moon Girl and Devil Dinosaur”

The episode, titled “The Gatekeeper”, centered on themes of inclusion and identity, igniting polarized reactions from creators, activists, and political commentators.

Nov 30, 2024 19:19

ZENIT Staff

Vatican City

New Revelations in Emanuela Orlandi Case: Vatican Confirms Existence of a Key Dossier

Speculation suggests the document may have been compiled by Georg Gänswein, former secretary to Pope Benedict XVI, as part of an effort to piece together the events surrounding Orlandi’s disappearance

Nov 29, 2024 19:30

ZENIT Staff

Pope Francis•Vatican Diplomacy

Antony Blinken Meets Pope Francis Amid Global Turmoil: A Push for Peace and Humanitarian Action

Nov 28, 2024 19:19

ZENIT Staff

General Audience•Pope Francis

Pope announces inclusion of Chinese in general audiences

Speaking to pilgrims in St. Peter’s Square on November 27, Pope Francis shared, “With the start of Advent next week, the catechesis summary during the General Audience will also be translated into Chinese.”

Nov 28, 2024 19:13

ZENIT Staff

Pro Life

Brave African Delegates Fight Abortion in Landmark UN Family Resolution

A U.S. delegate accused traditional countries of promoting an “anti-LGBTQI+” agenda and “attempting to redefine the family.” “We must all acknowledge a simple truth. Diverse families exist. This is not a pollical statement, it is a fact,” he said.

Nov 28, 2024 19:09

ZENIT Staff

Analysis Opinion•Local Church

The British and their attunement to Christian religious heritage

The UK has some of the most historic and beautiful churches to be found anywhere in the world. Thanks to the work of the Patrimony Committee of the Catholic Bishops’ Conference of England and Wales, Catholic churches are now firmly on the heritage map.

Nov 28, 2024 19:06

ZENIT Staff

Liturgy and Divine Worship

Questions about liturgy: Multiple Crucifixes in a Church

Answered by Legionary of Christ Father Edward McNamara, professor of liturgy and sacramental theology and director of the Sacerdos Institute at the Pontifical Regina Apostolorum university.

Nov 28, 2024 18:17

ZENIT Staff

Pope Francis

Pope to the Calasanctian family: courageous docility to Providence and the integral growth of the person

Pope’s words during the audience to the Calasanctian Family

Nov 28, 2024 18:10

ZENIT Staff

Pope Francis

2 tasks of the Pope to theologians: to develop theology of synodality and to put Christ at the center

Pope’s address to the participants in the Plenary Session of the International Theological Commission

Nov 28, 2024 18:05

ZENIT Staff

General Audience•Pope Francis

Joy explained by the Pope as a fruit of the Holy Spirit

Pope’s General Audience, November 27, 2024 on Joy as Fruit of the Holy Spirit

Nov 27, 2024 18:59

ZENIT Staff

Justice and Peace

One of Europe’s Most Wanted Criminals Captured: Murdered Priest and Attacked Nun

Captured After Decades: One of Europe’s Most Wanted Arrested in Spain for 1991 Church Murder

Nov 27, 2024 18:53

ZENIT Staff

Pope’s article in The New York Times: There Is Faith in Humor

“Generally, we priests tend to enjoy humor and even have a fair stock of jokes and amusing stories, which we are often quite good at telling, as well as being the object of them”, writes the Pope in the best-known newspaper in the United States

the Vatican formally launches his cause for beatification and canonization

The process of beatification of King Baudouin of Belgium officially begins: Vatican and Pope give their approval

In a statement released by the Dicastery for the Causes of Saints, it was confirmed that the process officially began on December 17, 2024, with the establishment of a historical commission. This panel, comprising leading experts in Belgian history and archival research, is tasked with gathering and evaluating documentation related to King Baudouin’s life and deeds.