The War of a hundred models or Beijing’s secret behind DeepSeek

Feb 03, 2025 19:41

ZENIT Staff

religious freedom is not only holding steady but growing.

in 2024, 4,476 Christians were killed because of their faith, 4,744 were imprisoned for religious reasons and 7,679 Christian churches and properties were attacked. On average, one in seven Christians is persecuted worldwide, a situation suffered by one in five Christians in Africa and two in five Christians in Asia.

Analysis Opinion•Local Church

This is the religion of the new congressmen and senators in the U.S. Congress: Protestant and Catholic (and Jewish overrepresentation)

The Catholic presence in Congress stands at 150 members, a slight uptick from the last session but below the average of the past 15 years. Catholics comprise 29% of the House and 24% of the Senate, maintaining a prominent, though slightly diminished, influence.

Jan 03, 2025 20:54

Tim Daniels

Analysis Opinion•Pope Francis

Pope’s article in The New York Times: There Is Faith in Humor

“Generally, we priests tend to enjoy humor and even have a fair stock of jokes and amusing stories, which we are often quite good at telling, as well as being the object of them”, writes the Pope in the best-known newspaper in the United States

Dec 22, 2024 18:06

ZENIT Staff

Analysis Opinion•Local Church

From Saddam to Assad, the collapse of regimes and the danger of an ‘Iraqisation’ in Syria

In an exclusive sit down with AsiaNews, Prof. Saad Salloum draws a parallel between the overthrow of the Rais in Iraq and the flight of the Syrian dictator. In both cases it took 13 years for their ouster to ‘drain’ the resources around the leader. Baghdad must ‘take tangible measures to ensure the recovery of the new Syria’ starting with the fight against drugs. Limit the role of Turkey and Iran, set up a reconstruction fund.

Dec 19, 2024 11:36

ZENIT Staff

Analysis Opinion•Local Church

Most celebrate Christmas, few know what they celebrate: surprising revelations from a study

While the majority of Americans celebrate Christmas, understanding of its biblical roots is lacking. According to a 2018 Lifeway study, only 22% of U.S. adults believe they could accurately and entirely retell the Nativity story from memory. Another 31% say they could recount it but might miss some details or get others wrong. About 25% could only provide a general summary, while 17% admit they couldn’t recount the story at all.

Dec 19, 2024 11:34

Tim Daniels

Analysis Opinion•Local Church

Study reveals that non-churchgoers would go to Mass at Christmas if invited by someone else

Despite declining attendance, the study offers a silver lining: 56% of those who don’t typically go to church during Christmas said they might consider attending if invited by someone they know

Dec 13, 2024 13:48

Tim Daniels

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

The War of a hundred models or Beijing’s secret behind DeepSeek

Pope Francis yes, Church no: survey reveals that the Pope is the most trusted person in Italy

Religious Freedom Gains Momentum Across the United States, New Survey Reveals

Abuses in the Catholic Church in the USA: Report Reveals Both Shadows of the Past as Well as Indisputable Signs of Change

Gays in Seminaries? In Regard to Homosexuals and the Priesthood, the Norms Have Not Changed at All

The 50 Countries that Persecute Christians the Most Today and The Role of Communism and Islamism

Recognition of the State of Palestine Is Insufficient

This is the religion of the new congressmen and senators in the U.S. Congress: Protestant and Catholic (and Jewish overrepresentation)

Pope’s article in The New York Times: There Is Faith in Humor

From Saddam to Assad, the collapse of regimes and the danger of an ‘Iraqisation’ in Syria

Most celebrate Christmas, few know what they celebrate: surprising revelations from a study

Study reveals that non-churchgoers would go to Mass at Christmas if invited by someone else