US Senate approves appointment of Catholic from same city as Pope Leo as new ambassador

Aug 04, 2025 17:58

ZENIT Staff

Brian Burch, President Donald Trump’s nominee for U.S. Ambassador to the Holy See Photo: Infobae

Persecuted Christians

Bloodshed in a Sanctuary: Congo’s Christians Face Terror Again

This is not the first time the ADF has targeted Christians. The group, which originated in Uganda in the 1990s with the goal of imposing a radical Islamic state, has pledged allegiance to the so-called Islamic State (ISIS) since 2019

Aug 02, 2025 23:57

ZENIT Staff

Pro Life•Young People

New study published by AP shows that support for abortion has declined by 7 percentage points

The findings challenge prevailing narratives often echoed in mainstream media—that abortion restrictions are deeply unpopular and out of step with public sentiment. Instead, the data suggests a more complex, and now shifting, moral landscape.

Aug 02, 2025 23:54

ZENIT Staff

Local Church•Persecuted Christians

Record year for fires targeting Catholic churches: justice system investigates new fire at iconic Parisian parish

The church, a spiritual refuge for locals and tourists alike, will now remain closed for an indefinite period. The doors that welcomed generations of worshippers will stay shut—no Masses, no confessions. Silence of a different kind will reign.

Aug 02, 2025 23:52

Covadonga Asturias

Analysis Opinion•Local Church•Young People

How America’s Religious Identity Has Settled—But Not Stopped Shifting

What does this mean for the future of religion in the United States? If current patterns hold, Gallup suggests that Christian affiliation could dip below 50% once millennials become the nation’s senior generation—or even sooner, should Gen Z and the next cohorts maintain their distance from organized religion.

Aug 02, 2025 23:46

Tim Daniels

Pope Leo XIV•Young People

What did Leo XIV do when he learned that the young Egyptian pilgrim had died? A touching gesture and words

Words of Pope Leo XIV to a group of young Catholics from Egypt following the death of one of their companions in the context of the Youth Jubilee

Aug 02, 2025 00:09

ZENIT Staff

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US Senate approves appointment of Catholic from same city as Pope Leo as new ambassador

An incident at a train station, national reckoning: the case of two Catholic nuns and Hindu discrimination against Christians

Veterans Deserve Care and Support, not Abortion, say U.S. Bishops’ President and Pro-Life Chairman

Fourteen Extraordinary and Surprising Facts Revealed by the 2025 Youth Jubilee

The encounter with the risen Christ that changes existence and illuminates affections, desires, and thoughts: Leo XIV’s homily to young people

Friendship, the call to goodness, and the ability to decide: 3 questions from young people answered by Pope Leo XIV

Four countries are no longer predominantly Christian, according to new research. Which ones are they? Here are the facts

Bloodshed in a Sanctuary: Congo’s Christians Face Terror Again

New study published by AP shows that support for abortion has declined by 7 percentage points

Record year for fires targeting Catholic churches: justice system investigates new fire at iconic Parisian parish

How America’s Religious Identity Has Settled—But Not Stopped Shifting

What did Leo XIV do when he learned that the young Egyptian pilgrim had died? A touching gesture and words