400,000 abortions and $2 billion in revenue: Planned Parenthood’s record year sparks outrage

May 12, 2025 17:20

And if the figures hold, Planned Parenthood is not just keeping pace—it’s accelerating. Makiya Seminera / Associated Press

Analysis Opinion•Cardinals and Bishops•Pope Francis

Francis’ Successor According to Cardinals’ Statements (Part III)

Robles Ortega, Marx, Rouco Varela, Bokalic, Nichols: these are some of the statements of Cardinals about the profile of the next Pope.

May 01, 2025 06:48

Rafael Llanes

Analysis Opinion•Cardinals and Bishops•Pope Francis

Francis’ Successor According to Cardinals’ Statements (Part II)

Burke, Cobo, Dew, Parolin and Sturla: following are some of the Cardinals’ statements about the profile of the next Pope.

May 01, 2025 06:44

Rafael Llanes

Analysis Opinion•Pope Francis

Five Transversal Orientations of Pope Francis for Catholic Universities

Through documents such as Evangelii Gaudium, Veritatis Gaudium, his promotion of the Global Compact on Education, and numerous interventions in academic contexts, Francis has offered a multifaceted and thought-provoking vision of higher education

Apr 30, 2025 16:20

ZENIT Staff

Analysis Opinion•Cardinals and Bishops

The Successor of Francis According to Statements by the Cardinals (Part I)

Our intention is to facilitate a balanced judgment before the white smoke rises over the Vatican’s Sistine Chapel.

Apr 29, 2025 06:28

Rafael Llanes

Analysis Opinion•Local Church•Vocations•Young People

1 in 20 new priests by 2025 in the U.S. come from the military. Research reveals surprising facts

Nine in ten responding ordinands (89%) reported being encouraged to consider the priesthood by someone in their life [most frequently by parish priest (60%), friend (52%), or parishioner (42%)).

Apr 20, 2025 00:16

ZENIT Staff

One in three Mexican bishops will be replaced by Pope Leo XIV between 2026 and 2027

The generational shift is also visible in the provenance of current appointments. As of the beginning of 2026, 52.5 percent of Mexico’s bishops and archbishops were appointed by Pope Francis, 27.6 percent by Benedict XVI, 17.2 percent by John Paul II, and just 2.6 percent by Leo XIV himself. That last figure is set to rise sharply

For the first time, a Pope will address the Spanish Parliament: it will be Leo XIV during his visit to Madrid in June 2026

According to converging confirmations from parliamentary and ecclesial sources, the Vatican and the Spanish Congress have agreed to convene a joint session of both chambers of the Cortes Generales so that the Pope may address deputies and senators gathered in the hemicycle

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Catholics Not Represented in the 2025 Conclave

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For the first time an archbishop of Tehran, Iran, among the Pope’s electors

Francis’ Successor According to Cardinals’ Statements (Part III)

Francis’ Successor According to Cardinals’ Statements (Part II)

Five Transversal Orientations of Pope Francis for Catholic Universities

The Successor of Francis According to Statements by the Cardinals (Part I)

1 in 20 new priests by 2025 in the U.S. come from the military. Research reveals surprising facts