The Church is the institution that inspires the most trust in Latin America, according to a new study. Political parties rank last

Oct 29, 2026 14:19

Enrique Villegas

2026 Latinobarómetro report

Analysis Opinion•Rome

The Synod’s ideas on synodality run up against the wall of canon law: here’s how experts explain it

The commission’s recommendations include broadening the roles that qualified laypeople can exercise in ecclesiastical offices and ministries, increasing lay participation in particular Church councils, and changing the rules governing diocesan tribunals. It also proposes allowing diocesan bishops to appoint lay judges without the approval currently required from the episcopal conference, according to the report’s critics.

Oct 20, 2026 12:21

Jorge Enrique Mújica

Analysis Opinion

605 cases of healing: Results of a study on healing prayer are published

The stories range from serious illnesses to persistent physical pain. According to her findings, 40 percent of those reporting healing had suffered from cancer, terminal illness or other severe conditions. The remaining 60 percent described relief from problems such as disabling arthritis, sciatica, tennis elbow and shin pain

Oct 19, 2026 17:11

ZENIT Staff

Analysis Opinion•Church and World

How many Catholics are there in the world? The latest figures will be released in 2026

All the data in the Dossier, compiled by Luca Mainoldi, are taken from the latest edition of the «Church’s Book of Statistics», published this year. It offers an overview of the Catholic Church’s presence worldwide, its pastoral structures, and its educational, healthcare and charitable activities.

Oct 18, 2026 10:09

ZENIT Staff

Analysis Opinion

Historic: For the first time, Africa has surpassed Europe in the number of Catholics. What new global statistics reveal

The report, compiled by Luca Mainoldi from the latest Statistical Yearbook of the Church, presents a picture of simultaneous expansion and strain. Catholic membership continues to grow across every continent, but the number of seminarians and women religious is falling globally

Oct 17, 2026 08:53

ZENIT Staff

Analysis Opinion•Local Church

Catholics Are Changing Their Votes in the U.S.: Poll Shows Decline in Support for Trump

The survey, conducted from September 28 to October 4 among 5,062 American adults, including 3,917 registered voters, found that Catholics favor Democratic House candidates over Republicans by 42% to 39%.

Oct 14, 2026 16:17

Jorge Enrique Mújica

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Argentina Prepares to Welcome Leo XIV: Papal Vehicles, a Mass of 2,000 Ministers and a Nation Invited to Rise Together

Toyota Argentina formally handed over the Buenos Aires vehicle to Apostolic Nuncio Archbishop Michael Wallace Banach on October 28, at the Kansai dealership, which represented the Holy See in the arrangement. The second vehicle is already in Córdoba, where it is being held under the protection of the National Gendarmerie until the Pope’s activities there

Holiness, beautifully explained by Leo XIV on the Solemnity of All Saints

Address on the Occasion of the Angelus Prayer on Sunday, November 1, 2026

The Church is the institution that inspires the most trust in Latin America, according to a new study. Political parties rank last

Is Gen Z Really Returning to Religion? New Pew Studies Reveal a More Complicated American Picture

Religion Still Shapes Europe’s Economy, Education and Social Values Despite Secularisation, according to a study

The crisis of meaning: a key factor in conversion among men, according to a Finnish study

New scientific study reveals that the happiest people are those who pray and attend Mass

Israel goes to the polls: the battle for the ultra-Orthodox Jewish vote

Beyond disenchantment: the religious face of contemporary S Korea

The Synod’s ideas on synodality run up against the wall of canon law: here’s how experts explain it

605 cases of healing: Results of a study on healing prayer are published

How many Catholics are there in the world? The latest figures will be released in 2026

Historic: For the first time, Africa has surpassed Europe in the number of Catholics. What new global statistics reveal

Catholics Are Changing Their Votes in the U.S.: Poll Shows Decline in Support for Trump