One Hundred Days of Pope Leo: An Approximation

Aug 25, 2025 15:50

Simone Varisco

Pope Leo XIV Photo: Vatican Media

Analysis Opinion•Persecuted Christians

Islam kills: 32 people are murdered every day in Nigeria just for being Christians, according to new research

The report, released on August 10, attributes the violence to roughly 22 jihadist factions embedded across the country. Their stated aim, according to Intersociety’s chairman Emeka Umeagbalasi, is nothing less than the eradication of Christianity from Nigeria within the next half-century—a chilling ambition reminiscent of the 19th-century Fulani jihad that forged the Sokoto Caliphate

Aug 14, 2025 18:20

Elizabeth Owens

Analysis Opinion•Holy Land

Reading the Bible After the Destruction of Gaza

The current Israeli Prime Minister, Benjamin Netanyahu, is heir to Ben-Gurion’s legacy in using the Bible to legitimize and further consolidate the Occupation.

Aug 12, 2025 07:39

ZENIT Staff

Analysis Opinion•Pope Leo XIV

Pope Leo XIV: highest-rated global leader in the United States, according to study

By contrast, nearly all other public figures—including President Donald Trump, former President Joe Biden, Elon Musk, and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu—are viewed more negatively than positively

Aug 05, 2025 18:03

Jorge Enrique Mújica

Analysis Opinion•Church and World

Four countries are no longer predominantly Christian, according to new research. Which ones are they? Here are the facts

Uruguay’s case is especially striking. Once shaped by a strong Catholic presence, it became in 2020 the only country in the Americas where a majority of the population—52 percent—claimed no religious affiliation at all

Aug 03, 2025 00:03

Jorge Enrique Mújica

Analysis Opinion•Local Church•Young People

How America’s Religious Identity Has Settled—But Not Stopped Shifting

What does this mean for the future of religion in the United States? If current patterns hold, Gallup suggests that Christian affiliation could dip below 50% once millennials become the nation’s senior generation—or even sooner, should Gen Z and the next cohorts maintain their distance from organized religion.

Aug 02, 2025 23:46

Tim Daniels

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

One Hundred Days of Pope Leo: An Approximation

UNICEF spends hundreds of millions of dollars promoting sexually explicit content, according to research

Can Transsexuals Be Baptized?

Young people looking for answers in a messy world are turning to the Catholic Church

Online masses are less effective than in-person masses, according to a study by Duke University

Meeting the World to Convert the World

Research reveals that 270 million human beings have died because of in vitro fertilization

Islam kills: 32 people are murdered every day in Nigeria just for being Christians, according to new research

Reading the Bible After the Destruction of Gaza

Pope Leo XIV: highest-rated global leader in the United States, according to study

Four countries are no longer predominantly Christian, according to new research. Which ones are they? Here are the facts

How America’s Religious Identity Has Settled—But Not Stopped Shifting