The Catholic Church becomes the second most popular religion for weddings in the United Kingdom

Nov 24, 2025 18:28

Elizabeth Owens

only 23,004 couples chose to marry in the Church of England or the Church in Wales last year (anglicans).

Analysis Opinion•Local Church

What the 2025 Theology Survey Reveals About American Faith

What emerges in the data is less an abandonment of Christianity than its ongoing reinterpretation — a search for transcendence conducted in the vocabulary of tradition, yet shaped profoundly by the priorities of modern individualism

Nov 19, 2025 17:13

Jorge Enrique Mújica

Local Church•Persecuted Christians

Muslim groups commit massacre of Christians in Congo: nearly 30 dead

Villagers had been preparing for an ordinary night. Instead, they awoke to gunfire, flames, and the frantic cries of neighbors. By dawn, at least 28 bodies had been recovered from Makuta and Django—two districts whose names now mark the latest chapter of a tragedy that has become routine in Congo’s eastern provinces

Nov 19, 2025 17:07

ZENIT Staff

Analysis Opinion•Local Church•Vocations•Young People

Surprising research data among French clergy: the younger they are, the more conservative… and happy they are

Three out of four describe their mission in classical terms—to celebrate the sacraments, to teach the faith, and to shepherd the faithful entrusted to them. They do not ask for reinvention but for the freedom to carry out the ministry the Church has always given them

Nov 19, 2025 17:05

Jorge Enrique Mújica

Good News•Local Church•Virgin Mary

The Tallest Image of Our Lady of Fatima Was Inaugurated in Brazil’s Most Catholic City.

The inaugural celebration included a Mass in front of the giant image, which was then blessed. Musical performances followed, featuring Sisters Raquel and Patricia, and Father Fabio de Mello, with great devotion and joy from the people in attendance.

Nov 18, 2025 09:45

Rafael Manuel Tovar

Local Church

Germany: Initiative to name street after Benedict XVI meets with opposition

Yet the proposal has ignited objections from survivor advocacy groups who argue that public spaces should not memorialize figures whose legacies, they say, are inseparable from the systemic mishandling of abuse cases within the Catholic Church

Nov 17, 2025 17:44

Joachin Meisner Hertz

Pope Leo XIV and his impressive and comprehensive reflection on our times, troubled by a growing number of tensions and conflicts

Address of the Pope to members of the Diplomatic Corps accredited to the Holy See for the presentation of New Year greetings

Cardinals will return to Rome for a new Consistory in June 2026 requested by Pope Leo XIV

The January gathering brought together 170 cardinals, both electors and non-electors, marking the first such assembly of Leo XIV’s pontificate. The June meeting, he explained, will not be an isolated event

The Catholic Church becomes the second most popular religion for weddings in the United Kingdom

Monaco reaffirms its Catholic identity by halting abortion reform: Prince refuses to enact the law

First woman appointed as General Secretary of the Bishops’ Conference of Scotland

The health (physical, mental, and spiritual) of Australian clergy in 2025: What interesting research reveals

One-third of Catholic clergy in the United Kingdom are Anglican converts: the surprising revelations of an investigation

Catholic church in Spain wins World Architecture Festival award for best building in the world

How often do Catholic students attend Mass or listen to the Pope? The surprising revelations of a study

What the 2025 Theology Survey Reveals About American Faith

Muslim groups commit massacre of Christians in Congo: nearly 30 dead

Surprising research data among French clergy: the younger they are, the more conservative… and happy they are

The Tallest Image of Our Lady of Fatima Was Inaugurated in Brazil’s Most Catholic City.

Germany: Initiative to name street after Benedict XVI meets with opposition