U.S. Abortion Numbers Top 1.1 Million in a Year, But Gaps in Data Persist, New Study Finds

May 26, 2025 11:04

Tim Daniels

Pray For An End To Abortion: Photo: Rex C. Curry;AP

Analysis Opinion•Pope Leo XIV

Pope Leo XIV, Father Dowling, and China

Like the literary character of a priest-detective from Chicago created by Ralph McInerny, the American Pope may hold a few surprises.

May 14, 2025 11:55

ZENIT Staff

Analysis Opinion•Pope Leo XIV

Former Swiss Guard’s Thoughts on Election of Pope Leo XIV

Today, we can say with certainty the church is in God’s hands. The election of Leo XIV reminds us of this with candor and gentleness at the same time. It seems like a gift from the Lord, who does not make us lack what we need.

May 13, 2025 17:13

ZENIT Staff

Analysis Opinion•Pro Life

400,000 abortions and $2 billion in revenue: Planned Parenthood’s record year sparks outrage

While the group continues to market itself as a champion of women’s health and reproductive freedom, is something far more lucrative and far less humanitarian: abortion on an industrial scale

May 12, 2025 17:20

Tim Daniels

Analysis Opinion•Pope Francis

The Pontificate of Francis: An Analysis by Bishop Robert Barron

What I find perhaps most intriguing about Pope Francis is what he didn’t do

May 04, 2025 08:12

ZENIT Staff

Analysis Opinion•Pope Francis

During the Pontificate of Pope Francis, the Number of People Who Came to See the Pope Plummeted

During Pope Francis’s 12-year pontificate, a total of 34,953,276 people went to see him. However, the decline in visits is evident when comparing the 7,314,350 in 2013 with the 1,682,100 in 2024. Data from the Prefecture of the Papal Household shows this annual decline.

May 02, 2025 15:29

Jorge Enrique Mújica

The gunman who attempted to assassinate John Paul II tried to meet with Leo XIV in Turquí: what happened?

Agca arrived with the unmistakable intention of inserting himself into the story. Speaking to Turkish media, he expressed hope for a brief conversation with the pontiff—a few minutes, nothing more—while insisting that the papal presence in Iznik was “extraordinary.”

The homily with which Pope Leo XIV instilled hope in the Lebanese people

Homily of Pope Leo XIV at the concluding Mass of his pastoral visit to Lebanon

U.S. Abortion Numbers Top 1.1 Million in a Year, But Gaps in Data Persist, New Study Finds

Transgender Identification Surges Among Young Adults: A Generational Shift or a Social Phenomenon?

UN Uses AI to Target Adolescents on Controversial Issues

Faith at Work: Accenture Leads the Charge as Corporate America Redefines Religious Inclusion

This Is How the Conclave Was and Here’s the Cardinals’ View of the Pope According to Their Own Statements (Part II)

Leo XIV: a digital phenomenon and the first Pope influencer. Almost 13 million followers in 72 hours

Revealing finding never before published: the real impact of the abortion pill on women’s health

Pope Leo XIV, Father Dowling, and China

Former Swiss Guard’s Thoughts on Election of Pope Leo XIV

400,000 abortions and $2 billion in revenue: Planned Parenthood’s record year sparks outrage

The Pontificate of Francis: An Analysis by Bishop Robert Barron

During the Pontificate of Pope Francis, the Number of People Who Came to See the Pope Plummeted