A practical guide for confessors: between psychology and pastoral care. What helps and hinders the experience of forgiveness?

Feb 01, 2026 18:23

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One of these teams focused specifically on Catholic sacramental confession.

Analysis Opinion•Persecuted Christians

One in seven Christians worldwide suffers persecution: revealing data from a new professional report

Behind North Korea, a pattern becomes clear. Three of the top five countries—Somalia, Yemen, and Sudan—are states with strong Islamic social frameworks combined with political instability and active extremist movements

Jan 18, 2026 19:45

Jorge Enrique Mújica

Analysis Opinion•Young People

The Philosophy and Theology Behind Stranger Things

The Netflix series, «Stranger Things,» gives us a layered account of evil that resists reducing all harm to a single explanatory framework.

Jan 17, 2026 12:17

ZENIT Staff

Analysis Opinion•Marriage and Family

China’s Fertility Crisis: Free Babies, Subsidized Embryos, and the Ghost of the One-Child Policy

Giving money for childbirth and in vitro fertilization, or raising VAT on condoms, will not solve a problem that is moral and cultural.

Jan 17, 2026 12:10

ZENIT Staff

Analysis Opinion•Vatican Diplomacy

Investigation: How the Holy See sought a final diplomatic solution for Maduro

Far from diminishing its relevance, the Post’s investigation underscores its real value. Vatican diplomacy does not guarantee success. What it preserves is conscience

Jan 09, 2026 16:01

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Analysis Opinion

Haunted Without God: Why Secular Americans Still Believe Something Lingers

The supernatural, it seems, is not disappearing—it is changing its address

Jan 09, 2026 00:09

ZENIT Staff

Leo XIV is discharged from the hospital, but will the Pope be able to visit Argentina, Uruguay, and Peru? The doctor who operated on him answers

Margaritora estimated that Leo XIV would need approximately another ten days to achieve a full physical recovery. In his assessment, a journey involving long flights and extensive travel, scheduled roughly three weeks after the interview, remained medically feasible

Pope Leo XIV Leaves the Hospital: What Kind of Patient Was He? The Doctor Reveals All. Here’s How the Pope’s Discharge Went After a 4-Day Hospital Stay

The Pope left the Gemelli Hospital at approximately 3:30 p.m., greeted by applause from patients, hospital visitors, faithful and members of the media who had gathered to wish him well

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A practical guide for confessors: between psychology and pastoral care. What helps and hinders the experience of forgiveness?

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Cardinals, the first consistory of Leo XIV, and Cardinal Zen’s public objections

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