Germany: For The First Time There Are More Agnostics Than Christians. Here Are the Numbers

May 06, 2025 05:58

Rafael Llanes

In 2024, the Evangelical Church and the Catholic Church recorded the same decline

Local Church•Persecuted Christians

Half of Polish Clergy Claims to Have Been Victimized Just for Being Priests

They noted that their insecurity lessened when they wore clerical insignia. 85.9% say that violence against priests has increased over the last decade.

Apr 19, 2025 07:25

Rafael Llanes

Local Church

Paris to Host Celebrations for the 400th Anniversary of the Congregation of the Mission

The jubilee of the congregation founded by St. Vincent de Paul will include the presence of Cardinals Iglic, Souraphiel, and Rodé, more than 20 bishops, and 150 confreres. The celebrations will culminate on May 1 with a Mass presided over by the Auxiliary Bishop of Paris.

Apr 18, 2025 08:08

ZENIT Staff

Local Church•Testimonies•Virgin Mary

Official: 72nd miracle of Our Lady of Lourdes recognized: healing of woman with lateral sclerosis

Between 2010 and 2017, her case was examined by numerous medical experts in Italy and abroad, culminating in a conclusion from the International Medical Committee of Lourdes (CMIL) in 2017: her recovery was “complete, lasting, and medically inexplicable.”

Apr 18, 2025 00:25

ZENIT Staff

Local Church

Salesians Chart a New Course for a Changing World as CG29 Concludes in Rome

Throughout their time in Turin and Rome, participants delved into three major areas: revitalizing vocational life, fostering deeper synergy between Salesians, lay collaborators, and the wider Salesian Family, and overhauling the governance structures at all levels of the congregation

Apr 16, 2025 16:37

Enrique Villegas

Local Church•Pope Francis

Pope Francis Sends Emergency Aid to Myanmar in Wake of Devastating Earthquake

The Holy See’s Press Office noted that the Pope’s support is accompanied by constant prayer for the victims and their families

Apr 16, 2025 16:27

Valentina di Giorgio

Real Madrid or Barcelona? The Pope’s first words on his way to Spain: abuse, the war in Iran, and a gift for journalists

Real Madrid or Barcelona? That was the question posed to the Holy Father on the flight from Rome to Madrid on the morning of Saturday, June 6. The Holy Father was clear: as Pope, he supports all teams, but Robert Prevost roots for Real Madrid

The topics the Pope will discuss with all the world’s cardinals in late June have been announced: liturgy is not on the agenda

The agenda itself is revealing. While speculation in some circles had focused on possible discussions concerning liturgical questions or curial reform, the Consistory will instead concentrate on issues that Leo XIV appears to regard as more urgent

Germany: For The First Time There Are More Agnostics Than Christians. Here Are the Numbers

USA: Supreme Court Hears Landmark Case on Religious Charter Schools

Korean Catholic Church publishes its statistics: shocking growth!

Chinese Communist government takes advantage of Pope’s death to unilaterally impose new bishops

German Episcopate issues guidelines for blessing same-sex couples (among others)

Easter baptisms: British dioceses reach surprisingly high percentages, especially of young males

1 in 20 new priests by 2025 in the U.S. come from the military. Research reveals surprising facts

Half of Polish Clergy Claims to Have Been Victimized Just for Being Priests

Paris to Host Celebrations for the 400th Anniversary of the Congregation of the Mission

Official: 72nd miracle of Our Lady of Lourdes recognized: healing of woman with lateral sclerosis

Salesians Chart a New Course for a Changing World as CG29 Concludes in Rome

Pope Francis Sends Emergency Aid to Myanmar in Wake of Devastating Earthquake