General Chapter of the second largest male congregation in the Church begins: the Salesians

Feb 18, 2025 09:36

ZENIT Staff

CG29 brings together 269 participants, including 227 official chapter members Photo: SDB

Local Church•Protection of vulnerable people

Investigation Launched into Seton Hall President’s Handling of McCarrick Allegations

Cardinal Tobin, who serves as chair of both Seton Hall’s Board of Regents and its Board of Trustees, assured that the investigation would be conducted without restrictions on scope or timeline. He emphasized the importance of transparency, stating that a full review of the facts would best serve all parties involved.

Feb 13, 2025 18:08

ZENIT Staff

Local Church•Religious Freedom

Washington bill aims to violate confidentiality of confessions

The proposed legislation, introduced by Democratic state senator Noel Frame and co-sponsored by five other lawmakers, would amend existing mandatory reporting laws to include clergy among those required to report suspected child abuse. While current law already mandates reporting from professionals such as teachers, medical personnel, and law enforcement officers, this bill explicitly removes an exemption for religious confessions—an exemption that had been recognized in previous legislative attempts.

Feb 13, 2025 17:57

Tim Daniels

Local Church•Vocations•Young People

A New Generation of Religious: 7 out of 10 have a university degree

Gray and his colleagues relied on national surveys and data from Google Trends, which tracks fluctuations in search activity for terms related to Mass attendance. Though not a direct measurement, these digital signals provide insights into how people’s religious practices evolve over time.

Feb 13, 2025 17:50

ZENIT Staff

Local Church

U.S. Sunday Mass attendance returns to pre-pandemic levels, but challenges persist

Feb 13, 2025 17:47

Tim Daniels

Local Church•Testimonies

Religious sisters are “the foot soldiers of Christ” in Zimbabwe, says bishop

Bishop Raymond Mupandasekwa said the Church has been slow to recognize the contribution of sisters to the work of the Church, but fortunately in Zimbabwe this is beginning to change.

Feb 13, 2025 17:40

ZENIT Staff

The Vatican Outlines the Next Steps in Implementing the Synodal Path for the Entire Church

Central to the meeting was the preparation for a gathering scheduled from June 23 to 25, 2026. This event will serve as a preparatory stage for the Continental Evaluation Assemblies planned for early 2028

Dates and Locations Announced for Mass Events with Pope Leo XIV in Spain

Pope Leo XIV will celebrate a great Prayer Vigil with young people and three great Masses during his Apostolic Journey to Spain. Registration forms are now open for participation in these first confirmed events on the Pope’s agenda. Registration can be done through the official website of the trip: conelpapa.es.

General Chapter of the second largest male congregation in the Church begins: the Salesians

Cardinal welcomes landmark agreement between UK Muslim and Jewish denominational leaders

Münster Diocese Introduces Groundbreaking Clergy Disciplinary Code

USA: year of the next National Eucharistic Congress announced

Lightning Strike Destroys the Home of the Legionaries of Christ in Cumming, Georgia

Which U.S. dioceses have vocational replacement, which do not and why? Study answers

USCCB Releases Guidance on Assisted Reproduction, Rejecting IVF and Surrogacy

Investigation Launched into Seton Hall President’s Handling of McCarrick Allegations

Washington bill aims to violate confidentiality of confessions

A New Generation of Religious: 7 out of 10 have a university degree

U.S. Sunday Mass attendance returns to pre-pandemic levels, but challenges persist

Religious sisters are “the foot soldiers of Christ” in Zimbabwe, says bishop