Nigeria: A decade of terror for Catholic priests

Dec 23, 2025 15:36

Maria Lozano

Between 2015 and 2025, at least 212 Catholic priests were kidnapped in Nigeria Photo: ACN International

Analysis Opinion•Local Church

One year after his election, this is what polls say about Catholic support for Trump in the US and his immigration policy

Overall, 52 percent of Catholic voters report a favorable view of Trump, with 37 percent holding an unfavorable one. Among white Catholics, approval rises to nearly 58 percent, while Latino Catholics remain closely divided

Dec 12, 2025 19:18

Tim Daniels

Analysis Opinion•Local Church•Rome

Rome and the Church in the United States

The canard about the bishops’ alleged disunity and fractiousness is typically accompanied by other fairy tales

Dec 11, 2025 17:45

ZENIT Staff

Analysis Opinion•Religious Freedom

The Gospel According to the Elves: Quebec Secularism Law Targets Even Baby Jesus

Quebec’s new “Secularism 2.0” law is less about neutrality than about neutering religion, reducing faith to folklore while policing prayer out of public life.

Dec 10, 2025 18:17

ZENIT Staff

Analysis Opinion•Marriage and Family

China’s Reported Marriage Surge: A Turning Point or a Mirage of Reform?

To address a significant demographic issue, the authorities promote marriage and report an improvement. It may not be real.

Dec 10, 2025 18:14

ZENIT Staff

Analysis Opinion•Young People

This is the first country to legally ban social media for children, and this is what studies say about it

The measure did not emerge in a vacuum. For years, Australian parents have voiced concern over the stark gap between their children’s physical maturity and the psychological intensity of online environments

Dec 06, 2025 15:47

Jorge Enrique Mújica

Leo XIV, a pro-life Pope, sends a message to participants in the March for Life in the USA

Pope Leo XIV wanted to be present at the March for Life with a message.

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

For now, Leo XIV appears content to listen, to slow the pace, and to allow ideas championed under his predecessor either to mature organically or quietly recede

Nigeria: A decade of terror for Catholic priests

Polonia: Sunday Mass Attendance Rises as Sacramental Life Continues to Thin

Two out of three Protestant pastors use AI to prepare sermons: these and other revelations from a new study

This is what happens to a woman who has an abortion: results of peer-reviewed scientific study on post-abortion syndrome published

Syria: in 14 years, the Christian presence has fallen by 84%: these are the numbers

The return of confession: a sacrament regaining its place. What a French study says

American Catholics are in favor of the death penalty. This is according to a recently published survey

One year after his election, this is what polls say about Catholic support for Trump in the US and his immigration policy

Rome and the Church in the United States

The Gospel According to the Elves: Quebec Secularism Law Targets Even Baby Jesus

China’s Reported Marriage Surge: A Turning Point or a Mirage of Reform?

This is the first country to legally ban social media for children, and this is what studies say about it