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

Apr 13, 2026 09:53

During the flight to Algeria on April 13 Leo XIV opted for a clear approach: avoiding personal confrontation and reaffirming the nature of his mission. Photo: Vatican Media

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

Analysis Opinion•Religious Freedom

China: Children Barred from Church Doors. A Mother Speaks Up

Regulations prohibiting minors from entering churches are now strictly enforced.

Mar 23, 2026 18:41

ZENIT Staff

Analysis Opinion•Local Church

Why the people Stay, Leave, or Return to Religion in a Changing Spiritual Landscape

Taken together, these findings point to a religious landscape defined less by abrupt rupture than by gradual reconfiguration. Belief, belonging, and identity are no longer inherited in a straightforward way; they are negotiated, reassessed, and often reshaped over time

Mar 20, 2026 17:29

Jorge Enrique Mújica

15,000 police officers, 2,500 journalists… the surprising numbers (challenges and opportunities) surrounding the Pope’s visit to France

Leo XIV Heads to France as a Quiet Religious Revival Meets a Country in Search of Common Ground

Stephen Colbert and Scott Brick will narrate the first English-language audiobook by Pope Leo XIV

The collection also shows a future Pope addressing a world already marked by the tensions that would later become familiar features of his pontificate: the consequences of September 11, political ideologies, poverty, conflict and questions surrounding human rights. The publisher presents these writings as an opportunity to see the reasoning behind some of Prevost’s contemplative responses to those challenges

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

China: Children Barred from Church Doors. A Mother Speaks Up

Why the people Stay, Leave, or Return to Religion in a Changing Spiritual Landscape