Ash Wednesday Collection for the Church in Central and Eastern Europe Continues 35 Year History of Restoration and Healing

Jan 27, 2026 22:12

ZENIT Staff

Collection for the Church in Central and Eastern Europe

Good News•Local Church

100,000 euros in two weeks: How Spain came together to heat its monasteries

Last winter, DeClausura raised €68,400, enabling support for 64 contemplative communities, with an average of €1,070 per monastery. This time, surpassing €100,000 in record time reflects not only donor generosity but also heightened public awareness—an awareness sparked in large part by recent media coverage

Jan 25, 2026 13:07

Covadonga Asturias

Causes of Saints•Local Church

From Spain to Mexico: Cardinal Aguiar defends the Cause for Beatification of Queen Isabella the Catholic in Valladolid

For Aguiar, that decision embodied a deeper spiritual vision: the recognition that every human being is fundamentally a brother or sister. In his view, this principle places Isabella among the early political figures who articulated a proto-concept of universal human dignity, long before the modern language of human rights emerged.

Jan 25, 2026 13:00

Covadonga Asturias

Dicasteries•Local Church

The Catholic Church’s Mission Territories Continue to Grow: Here Is the Data

Currently, there are 1,132 mission territories, which depend on the Dicastery for Evangelization of the Holy See, formerly the Propaganda Fide or Congregation for the Evangelization of Peoples.

Jan 23, 2026 18:13

ZENIT Staff

Local Church

French government reports increase in visits to Catholic cathedrals: these are the most visited

Cathedrals, in Catholic theology, are not museums with altars but living churches whose primary purpose is sacramental and pastoral. The current surge in attendance suggests that beauty and transcendence still exert a powerful pull in an increasingly secular society

Jan 23, 2026 18:04

Covadonga Asturias

Good News•Local Church

Brazil: Christ the Redeemer in Rio de Janeiro sees increase in number of sacraments celebrated

In 2025, the Christ the Redeemer sanctuary did not simply receive more people. It became more Church

Jan 23, 2026 17:31

Enrique Villegas

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.

Ash Wednesday Collection for the Church in Central and Eastern Europe Continues 35 Year History of Restoration and Healing

This is what religious with perpetual vows in the USA are like, according to the CARA 2025 survey

Pope Leo XIV, Germany’s silent believers, and unexpected signs of a spiritual awakening opposed to the German synod

America’s Moral Barometer in 2025: Why Nurses Still Lead—and What the Decline of Clergy Trust Reveals

UK Bible Sales Are Up 134% Since 2019

From Secret Handshakes to Facebook Ads: Britain’s Freemasons Confront a Crisis of Relevance

Bishop Chairmen Praise Legislation “Helping Mothers to be Able to Welcome Their New Children”

100,000 euros in two weeks: How Spain came together to heat its monasteries

From Spain to Mexico: Cardinal Aguiar defends the Cause for Beatification of Queen Isabella the Catholic in Valladolid

The Catholic Church’s Mission Territories Continue to Grow: Here Is the Data

French government reports increase in visits to Catholic cathedrals: these are the most visited

Brazil: Christ the Redeemer in Rio de Janeiro sees increase in number of sacraments celebrated