Ireland to be rededicated to the Sacred Heart of Jesus

Feb 19, 2025 17:18

Elizabeth Owens

A key feature of the initiative is the pilgrimage of four statues of the Sacred Heart Photo: Apostolado de la Oracion

Bioethics•Local Church•Marriage and Family

USCCB Releases Guidance on Assisted Reproduction, Rejecting IVF and Surrogacy

While maintaining their opposition to IVF, the bishops were careful to affirm the worth and dignity of children born through the procedure, emphasizing that every child is a blessing and loved by God

Feb 14, 2025 15:43

ZENIT Staff

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

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

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Ireland to be rededicated to the Sacred Heart of Jesus

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