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

Nov 09, 2025 22:06

According to a recent YouGov/The Economist survey, public support for same-sex marriage has dropped to 54 percent Photo: Getty Images

Analysis Opinion•Local Church

Study reveals that priests in the US trust the Pope, but not their own bishops

Nearly 86 percent of priests expressed either “a great deal” or “quite a lot” of confidence in Pope Leo XIV—the first American-born pope and, to many, a symbol of pastoral vigor and doctrinal steadiness

Oct 20, 2025 13:09

Tim Daniels

Analysis Opinion

Russian Reset Required in Rome

Had a Russian blitzkrieg conquered Kyiv back then, the Catholic leader of Ukraine, Major Archbishop Sviatoslav Shevchuk, was scheduled for immediate liquidation. Ukrainian bravery prevented his martyrdom. But some people never quit: During the recent papal interregnum, Major Archbishop Shevchuk was being tailed in Rome by agents of the FSB, successor to the KGB

Oct 16, 2025 17:58

ZENIT Staff

Analysis Opinion

The 2025 National Study of Catholic Priests Is Released, and These Are the Results on Well-being, Trust in Bishops, and Pastoral Priorities

This Report, based on surveys of 1,165 priests, reveals a complex picture: while priests report high levels of personal well-being, they face significant challenges in terms of trust in leadership, burnout, and pastoral priorities.

Oct 15, 2025 12:01

Jorge Enrique Mújica

Analysis Opinion•Religious Freedom

The Other Global Shortage: A Hundred Million Christians Still Waiting for a Bible

The «Bible Access List» separates two key challenges: restriction and scarcity. The first refers to environments where the Bible is actively banned or censored; the second, to situations where believers are free in principle but deprived by circumstance

Oct 09, 2025 11:18

Jorge Enrique Mújica

Analysis Opinion•Pope Leo XIV

On the Exhortation Dilexi te: when Peter reminds us that the poor are at the heart of the Gospel

In his first Apostolic Exhortation, “Dilexi te” Pope Leo XIV sets out the foundations of Christian Revelation and of the tradition of the Church.

Oct 09, 2025 11:11

ZENIT Staff

From Africa to Spain via Monaco: this is Leo XIV’s global travel schedule for 2026

The schedule outlines three distinct journeys: a ten-day pilgrimage across four African nations, a one-day visit to Monaco, and a six-day trip to Spain that will culminate in the Canary Islands. Together, they form a carefully calibrated map of priorities that blends history, diplomacy, evangelization and social concern.

Did Pope Leo XIV speak out against the Spanish party Vox, which is aligned with the Trump administration?

The episode underscores how quickly nuanced papal language can be refracted through national political debates—and how carefully episcopal conferences now feel compelled to guard the boundary between pastoral guidance and partisan interpretation

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

FBI cuts ties with anti-Christian group

Is the Bible clear when it comes to homosexuality? Study shows what believers think

Faith is regaining its place in moral and cultural debates in the US, according to a study

Study reveals that priests in the US trust the Pope, but not their own bishops

Russian Reset Required in Rome

The 2025 National Study of Catholic Priests Is Released, and These Are the Results on Well-being, Trust in Bishops, and Pastoral Priorities

The Other Global Shortage: A Hundred Million Christians Still Waiting for a Bible

On the Exhortation Dilexi te: when Peter reminds us that the poor are at the heart of the Gospel