International Trans Lobby gives up on SCOTUS cases

Jul 14, 2025 12:03

ZENIT Staff

U.S. Supreme Court Photo: C-Fam

Analysis Opinion

Internal (and leaked) Vatican report questions justification for suppression of Latin Mass

The internal report, prepared by the Fourth Section of the Congregation for the Doctrine of the Faith (formerly the Pontifical Commission Ecclesia Dei), summarized the data received from dioceses across continents and highlighted seven major findings. Together, these findings portray a reality that sharply diverges from the narrative presented in Traditionis Custodes

Jul 03, 2025 19:20

Jorge Enrique Mújica

Analysis Opinion•Spirituality•Vocations

The Crippling Effect of Modern Discernment

Nowhere is discernment more on display than in the modern consideration of a vocation to the priesthood or religious life. Here, an entire subculture of “the discerning” has formed. They read the same books, like the same bands, and appropriate the same spiritual language.

Jul 01, 2025 14:14

ZENIT Staff

Analysis Opinion

Will Leo XIV Remove Restrictions on The Traditional Mass? A Cardinal Has Asked Him to Do So. This Is What He Said

There is information about his work as Bishop of Chiclayo, Peru, where he oversaw the application of Summorum Pontificum in his diocese, and there is no record that he restricted the Traditional Latin Mass.

Jun 30, 2025 17:42

Rafael Llanes

Analysis Opinion•Local Church

Trump won election thanks to Catholic and Protestant vote, new study finds with evidence

Based on a robust sample of 7,100 validated voters—those confirmed to have actually voted—Pew’s analysis shows that Trump captured 62% of the Protestant vote in 2024, up three points from 2020. Among Catholics, he saw a notable six-point increase, drawing 55% of their support

Jun 29, 2025 23:44

Tim Daniels

Analysis Opinion•Woman

Study reveals that praying the Rosary is an important mental health ally. This is what the research says

Rosary Prayer Gains New Recognition as Tool for Mental Well-Being, Study Finds

Jun 29, 2025 23:41

Covadonga Asturias

Mexican, a woman, a layperson, and former president of EWTN: this is the woman Pope Leo XIV chose as the first prefect of the Dicastery for Communication

Five years ago, Pope Francis publicly lamented what he described as criticism coming from a major Catholic television network (EWTN). Today, under a different pontificate, a senior executive from that same organization has been entrusted with directing the Vatican’s own communications apparatus.

Trump takes another swipe at the Pope following the audience granted by Leo XIV to the mayor of Chicago

The controversy erupted after Johnson visited the Vatican on May 28 and met with the Pope. Photographs released afterward showed the Chicago-born pontiff and the mayor exchanging gifts.

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Internal (and leaked) Vatican report questions justification for suppression of Latin Mass

The Crippling Effect of Modern Discernment

Will Leo XIV Remove Restrictions on The Traditional Mass? A Cardinal Has Asked Him to Do So. This Is What He Said

Trump won election thanks to Catholic and Protestant vote, new study finds with evidence

Study reveals that praying the Rosary is an important mental health ally. This is what the research says