Trump Attacks the Pope for the Second Day, and Meloni Defends Him. The World Reacts While the Catholic Vice-President of the USA Supports Him

Apr 14, 2026 07:11

Jorge Enrique Mújica

Relations between the Holy See and the US presidency have entered a phase of open tension

Analysis Opinion

New Study Reopens the Case of the Turin Shroud’s Origins: what the DNA says

By tracing the biological “footprints” embedded in the fabric, researchers are effectively reconstructing a map of interactions—who touched the cloth, where it may have traveled, and under what conditions it was preserved. In this sense, the Shroud becomes less a static object and more a witness to movement across civilizations

Apr 03, 2026 21:08

ZENIT Staff

Analysis Opinion•Local Church

What’s Driving the Rise in Catholic Conversions Across the US?

A recent New York Times report highlighted a surge in adult conversions to Catholicism across the United States, with dioceses from New Jersey to Oregon reporting significant increases in new members entering the church through the Order of Christian Initiation of Adults.

Mar 30, 2026 14:01

ZENIT Staff

Analysis Opinion

What do Americans consider moral and what don’t they? A study examines the morality of 15 behaviors

Perhaps the most revealing finding lies not in attitudes toward specific behaviors, but in how Americans judge one another. Only 47% of respondents describe their fellow citizens as morally good, while a majority—53%—say Americans are morally somewhat or very bad

Mar 27, 2026 10:49

Jorge Enrique Mújica

Analysis Opinion•Local Church•Religious Freedom

This is what the 2026 Annual Report on Religious Freedom in Latin America states

The comprehensive assessment of how freedom of religion is threatened in Cuba, Nicaragua, and Venezuela, and by organized crime, omits the stigmatization of “cults” in democratic countries.

Mar 27, 2026 10:30

ZENIT Staff

Analysis Opinion•Gender Ideology•Young People

Faith, Politics and Identity: New Survey Maps a Fragmented America on LGBTQ Issues

The findings depict a society that has moved toward broader acceptance of LGBTQ individuals in principle, while becoming more divided over how that acceptance should be expressed in law and public life

Mar 25, 2026 17:53

Tim Daniels

Mexican, a woman, a layperson, and former president of EWTN: this is the woman Pope Leo XIV chose as the first prefect of the Dicastery for Communication

Five years ago, Pope Francis publicly lamented what he described as criticism coming from a major Catholic television network (EWTN). Today, under a different pontificate, a senior executive from that same organization has been entrusted with directing the Vatican’s own communications apparatus.

Trump takes another swipe at the Pope following the audience granted by Leo XIV to the mayor of Chicago

The controversy erupted after Johnson visited the Vatican on May 28 and met with the Pope. Photographs released afterward showed the Chicago-born pontiff and the mayor exchanging gifts.

Trump Attacks the Pope for the Second Day, and Meloni Defends Him. The World Reacts While the Catholic Vice-President of the USA Supports Him

Support for Trump among Catholics plummets, according to a new poll conducted amid the war

Trump Opens Another War Front: The Pope and the Vatican, Leo XIV Responds: «I Am Not Afraid of the Trump Administration»

How many Catholic radio stations are there in the U.S., and how many listeners tune in via streaming? Major study on religious radio released

Ceasefire on the Brink: Pope Leo XIV, Global Powers and the Moral Battle Over War in the Middle East

Why more people are becoming Catholic this Easter

A major survey on the revival of faith among young people has been deemed “flawed”

New Study Reopens the Case of the Turin Shroud’s Origins: what the DNA says

What’s Driving the Rise in Catholic Conversions Across the US?

What do Americans consider moral and what don’t they? A study examines the morality of 15 behaviors

This is what the 2026 Annual Report on Religious Freedom in Latin America states

Faith, Politics and Identity: New Survey Maps a Fragmented America on LGBTQ Issues