The number of students studying theology in Germany plummets: only Cardinal Woelki’s Cologne diocese sees growth

Feb 14, 2026 12:02

In the span of just six years, the number of students enrolled in full-cycle Catholic theology programs has nearly halved Photo: InfoCatólica

Local Church•Pro Life

The most important Catholic university in the United States openly challenges Pope Leo XIV and the Church

At the center of the storm is the appointment of political scientist Susan Ostermann—an outspoken advocate of abortion rights—as director of the Liu Institute for Asia and Asian Studies, a key unit within the Keough School of Global Affairs

Feb 12, 2026 17:37

Tim Daniels

Analysis Opinion•Local Church

Trumps and Americans of faith: New Data Reveal a Subtle but Significant Cooling Among Religious Voters in Trump’s Second Term

The religious landscape after one year of Trump’s renewed presidency is neither static nor revolutionary. It reflects continuity under strain: enduring alignments tempered by incremental shifts in confidence, particularly on questions of ethics

Feb 12, 2026 17:29

Tim Daniels

Holy Land•Justice and Peace•Religious Freedom

Jewish state of Israel lifts ban on Church charity arm: Caritas will be able to continue working in Gaza

The regulatory shift that triggered the uncertainty was not merely technical. Responsibility for the registration of international organizations had moved from the Ministry of Social Affairs to the Ministry for Diaspora Affairs and Combating Antisemitism

Feb 12, 2026 17:14

Redacción Zenit

Holy Land•Persecuted Christians

Jewish settlers attack the only entirely Christian village in the Holy Land once again, according to the Catholic parish priest himself

What is clear is that for villages like Taybeh, the question of survival is no longer abstract policy debate—it is an everyday reality measured in uprooted trees, burned vehicles and the endurance of faith under pressure

Feb 12, 2026 17:06

Elizabeth Owens

Analysis Opinion•Ecumenism

Russia Calls Patriarch Bartholomew “Antichrist in a Cassock”

Russian Intelligence now presents itself as the ultimate arbiter of orthodoxy and theology

Feb 12, 2026 16:32

ZENIT Staff

Cuban bishops cancel special visit to the Pope: there is no gasoline in the country, not even for airplanes

When the visit is eventually rescheduled, it will likely carry an added layer of gravity. The reports the bishops bring to Rome will speak not only of parish life and vocations but also of blackouts, migration and the search for dialogue in a climate of scarcity

Pope Leo XIV Suppresses Body Created by Pope Francis: The Pontifical Committee for World Children’s Day

In a Chirograph, the Pope notes that he shares Pope Francis’s request «that the Church pay attention to children also by instituting a Day dedicated to them,» which implies that World Children’s Day will continue to be celebrated.

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The number of students studying theology in Germany plummets: only Cardinal Woelki’s Cologne diocese sees growth

The Lefebvrians’ meeting with the Congregation for the Doctrine of the Faith at the Vatican, as told by themselves

Cuban bishops cancel special visit to the Pope: there is no gasoline in the country, not even for airplanes

The deputy director of the Vatican Press Office resigns. Pope Leo XIV appoints a Croatian nun as her replacement

Milei formally invites the Pope to visit Argentina: he sends his foreign minister to the Vatican to deliver a letter by hand to Leo XIV

Mass Abductions, Empty Villages and a New U.S. Military Footprint in Nigeria

The persecution continues: more than 50 people kidnapped in Christian districts of Nigeria

The most important Catholic university in the United States openly challenges Pope Leo XIV and the Church

Trumps and Americans of faith: New Data Reveal a Subtle but Significant Cooling Among Religious Voters in Trump’s Second Term

Jewish state of Israel lifts ban on Church charity arm: Caritas will be able to continue working in Gaza

Jewish settlers attack the only entirely Christian village in the Holy Land once again, according to the Catholic parish priest himself

Russia Calls Patriarch Bartholomew “Antichrist in a Cassock”