This is the state of religious life in the United States: vocations, age, data, etc.

Feb 02, 2023 01:55

ZENIT Staff

Religious Carmelites. Photo: Vatican Media

Analysis Opinion•Local Church

20% of the Congressmen of the New U .S. Congress Are Catholics

The largest group of Christians in the 118th Congress are Catholics, who number 148. Nevertheless, there are 10 fewer congressmen than in the 117th Legislature. Thus Catholics represent 28% of the members of Congress, although in the United States only 21% of the population is Catholic.

Jan 08, 2023 17:46

Jorge Enrique Mújica

Analysis Opinion•Popes

Benedict XVI and the transmission of the faith in the digital age

Pope Emeritus Benedict XVI was not only a fine theologian, but also a skilled communicator throughout his life, employing courage and creativity to engage the challenge of social media and continuing to communicate effectively in his retirement through silence and prayer.

Jan 04, 2023 19:02

ZENIT Staff

Analysis Opinion•Popes

To Whom Are Condolences Offered When a Pope Dies and, Specifically, Benedict XVI?

Inside the Church, condolences are offered to the “Papal Family.” But, what is the “Papal Family”? And, specifically, what was Benedict XVI’s “Family”?

Jan 03, 2023 21:59

Jorge Enrique Mújica

Analysis Opinion•Popes

Ratzinger and a Vision of Politics

Ratzinger both distinguishes what is from what is to come beyond this actual existence, and, at the same time, marks from what is to come what is relevant to this existence.Ratzinger and a Vision of Politics

Jan 03, 2023 05:31

ZENIT Staff

Analysis Opinion

Ratzinger and Liturgy. Fundamental Principles

Liturgy was not a marginal theme in his thought he considered that a person’s concept of the Church and of mankind’s relationship with God largely depend on the underlying concept of liturgy.

Jan 01, 2023 02:42

ZENIT Staff

Pope Leo XIV Receives Nobel Prize Laureate Maria Corina Machado: This Is What the Venezuelan Leader Asked Him

Maria Corina Machado also expressed to the Pope the importance of the civic demonstration carried out by Venezuelans on July 28, 2024, which reaffirmed the legitimacy of President Edmundo González Urrutia.

Leo XIV begins 2026 with a new papal staff: here is the meaning… and the photos

In a Church often scrutinized for its symbols, Leo XIV’s choice is neither ornamental nor nostalgic. It is a visual theology, compressed into metal and form, reminding both shepherd and faithful that the path forward passes through the wounds of history—but does not end there

This is the state of religious life in the United States: vocations, age, data, etc.

Pope Speaks Again of Homosexuality, Recountss Experience and Surprises Non-Catholic Press

The Seven Communist and 36 Islamic Regimes That Most Persecute Christians in 2023

Israel, judicial reform and the beginning of the end of the Third Temple

The Abuse of Synodality: A Toxic Nightmare, Wrote Cardinal George Pell

Americans Rate the Clergy Positively: Seventh Among the Most Ethical and Honest Professions

Is Archbishop Georg Gänswein Against Pope Francis? Two Victims, Parts of the Archbishop’s Book and Other Contexts

20% of the Congressmen of the New U .S. Congress Are Catholics

Benedict XVI and the transmission of the faith in the digital age

To Whom Are Condolences Offered When a Pope Dies and, Specifically, Benedict XVI?

Ratzinger and a Vision of Politics

Ratzinger and Liturgy. Fundamental Principles