The health (physical, mental, and spiritual) of Australian clergy in 2025: What interesting research reveals

Nov 23, 2025 12:18

Large majorities reported positive ties with their parish communities, their families and even their bishops Photo: iStock

Analysis Opinion

Cross and Crescent in Crisis: Is There a Persecution of Christians in Nigeria?

President Trump’s remarks have sparked an international controversy, lacking nuance and full of misunderstandings.

Nov 14, 2025 19:34

ZENIT Staff

Analysis Opinion•Homosexuality

For the first time in a decade, support for gay marriage falls significantly

According to a recent YouGov/The Economist survey, public support for same-sex marriage has dropped to 54 percent, while opposition has climbed to 33 percent, with 13 percent undecided

Nov 09, 2025 22:06

Tim Daniels

Analysis Opinion•Local Church•Young People

The Vanishing Line Between Sin and Choice: How America’s Moral Compass Is Being Rewritten

When researchers asked adults to evaluate twelve behaviors traditionally viewed as sinful, only six were still condemned by a majority: lying or manipulation, taking God’s name in vain, idol worship, sex outside marriage, pornography, and the use of illegal drugs. On the rest, the moral consensus has fractured.

Nov 07, 2025 21:51

Tim Daniels

Analysis Opinion

An Upright Gaze: Key to Leo XIV’s Homily for the Pontifical Universities

The Holy Father began with the Gospel image of the bent-over woman (Luke 13:10-17), a symbol of one who has lost the ability to see beyond him/herself. By straightening her, Jesus restores not only her health, but also her vision: the possibility of opening herself to a broader horizon.

Nov 07, 2025 16:13

ZENIT Staff

Analysis Opinion•Local Church•Young People

Report shows that young Americans attend religious services more than their parents

The numbers may be modest, but the implications are far-reaching. For years, sociologists and church leaders alike have worried that Christianity in America was entering a phase of irreversible decline

Oct 31, 2025 18:05

Tim Daniels

Peruvian government announces Pope’s trip; Vatican officially announces he will not visit the United States

On February 8, the Holy See confirmed that Leo XIV, the first American-born pope, has no plans to travel to the United States during the coming year, despite the symbolic coincidence of the country’s semiquincentennial

Joy, the taste of life, and how to rekindle it: a simple meditation by Pope Leo XIV

Address on the occasion of the Angelus prayer on Sunday, February 8, 2026

The health (physical, mental, and spiritual) of Australian clergy in 2025: What interesting research reveals

How often do Catholic students attend Mass or listen to the Pope? The surprising revelations of a study

What the 2025 Theology Survey Reveals About American Faith

Surprising research data among French clergy: the younger they are, the more conservative… and happy they are

Artificial Intelligence and the Mission of the Church. An analytical contribution

This is what the study says, which shows a growing wave of anti-Christian persecution in Europe

The percentage of people who consider religion important in their lives is falling, according to a US study

Cross and Crescent in Crisis: Is There a Persecution of Christians in Nigeria?

For the first time in a decade, support for gay marriage falls significantly

The Vanishing Line Between Sin and Choice: How America’s Moral Compass Is Being Rewritten

An Upright Gaze: Key to Leo XIV’s Homily for the Pontifical Universities

Report shows that young Americans attend religious services more than their parents