This is the new Catholic bishop appointed by Pope Leo XIV for London: he is from Africa, enjoys horse riding, and was a soldier

Dec 22, 2025 15:12

Elizabeth Owens

Pope Leo XIV has appointed Bishop Richard Moth as the next Archbishop of Westminster

Analysis Opinion•Local Church•Persecuted Christians

Syria: in 14 years, the Christian presence has fallen by 84%: these are the numbers

Overall, an estimated 300,000 to 400,000 Christians are still in Syria. Of those who remain, more than half are over the age of 50. The community’s age structure is inverted, with far fewer young people able or willing to stay

Dec 13, 2025 19:15

ZENIT Staff

Local Church•Young People

The 25-35 Generation Demands Pastoral Care That Listens, Welcomes, and Accompanies

The study reveals a happy, engaged, and relational generation that deeply values community and interpersonal relationships — family, friendship, and faith — but feels a lack of spaces of belonging appropriate to their stage of life.

Dec 13, 2025 09:59

ZENIT Staff

Analysis Opinion•Local Church

The return of confession: a sacrament regaining its place. What a French study says

The confessional, long considered a casualty of modernity, may thus be reemerging as a defining space for a Church that has learned to live as a minority—smaller, more urban, and more intentional than before

Dec 12, 2025 19:33

Covadonga Asturias

Analysis Opinion•Local Church

American Catholics are in favor of the death penalty. This is according to a recently published survey

A recent nationwide survey conducted by EWTN News in partnership with RealClear Opinion Research illustrates this tension with unusual clarity

Dec 12, 2025 19:29

Tim Daniels

Good News•Local Church•Virgin Mary

Attendance record broken at Basilica of Guadalupe on December 12, 2025. President of Mexico speaks with the Pope

Beyond the numbers, church leaders have paid close attention to what pilgrims bring with them interiorly. Mexico’s bishops have noted that petitions to the Virgin increasingly reflect anxieties about violence and insecurity, a concern that cuts across regions and social classes

Dec 12, 2025 19:20

Jorge Enrique Mújica

The Middle East, the spread of war, and the position of the Pope and the Catholic Church

As the Middle East faces the prospect of a broader regional war, the Vatican’s hope remains that diplomacy — not missiles — will ultimately shape the future of the region.

Leo XIV perfects the mission of the Pontifical Academy for Life

The 2026 update is narrower in scope. Its most visible innovation is the formal introduction of “collaborators” — a new category distinct from the academy’s academic members.

This is the new Catholic bishop appointed by Pope Leo XIV for London: he is from Africa, enjoys horse riding, and was a soldier

From 1991 to date, 70% of clinics that perform abortions in the US have closed, according to research

Restoring the Chaplain’s Call: U.S. Military Moves to Reclaim Spiritual Leadership

From Boardroom to Beatification: How an Argentine Businessman Is Redefining Holiness

One in two British plan to attend church at Christmas, according to survey

Five years in El Salvador and disciple of Cardinal Cupich: this is the new archbishop of New York

Trump Administration’s Anti-Immigration Czar, a Catholic, Speaks Out Against US Church’s Message

Syria: in 14 years, the Christian presence has fallen by 84%: these are the numbers

The 25-35 Generation Demands Pastoral Care That Listens, Welcomes, and Accompanies

The return of confession: a sacrament regaining its place. What a French study says

American Catholics are in favor of the death penalty. This is according to a recently published survey

Attendance record broken at Basilica of Guadalupe on December 12, 2025. President of Mexico speaks with the Pope