Sacred Spaces Under Strain: A Wave of Attacks Jolts Catholic Parishes on NY

Jan 15, 2026 17:09

The most disturbing episode occurred on Christmas Day 2025 at St. Sylvester Church Photo: YouTube Eyewitness News ABC7NY

Dicasteries•Local Church

When Rome Says “You Are Big Enough”: Accra’s Archbishop Calls for Self-Reliance

His words capture a wider dilemma facing the Catholic Church in parts of Africa: how to reconcile growth, urban scale and economic indicators with fragile parish finances, shifting religious loyalties and ambitious social projects

Jan 13, 2026 19:01

ZENIT Staff

Pope Leo XIV•Vatican Diplomacy

Pope Leo XIV Receives Nobel Prize Laureate Maria Corina Machado: This Is What the Venezuelan Leader Asked Him

Maria Corina Machado also expressed to the Pope the importance of the civic demonstration carried out by Venezuelans on July 28, 2024, which reaffirmed the legitimacy of President Edmundo González Urrutia.

Jan 12, 2026 17:47

ZENIT Staff

Cardinals and Bishops

This is Cardinal Joseph Zen’s controversial speech during the last consistory

Cardinal Zen used his brief allotted time to intervene in the Consistory, delivering controversial and critical remarks regarding the synodal process

Jan 12, 2026 17:44

ZENIT Staff

Local Church•Young People

For the first time, Generation Z Catholics outnumber Protestants in the United States

What is clear is that Generation Z is rewriting assumptions long taken for granted in religious sociology

Jan 12, 2026 17:41

Tim Daniels

Local Church

Nottingham Cathedral publishes “handbook” for parish communications

The authors propose that when approached with intentionality, social media can serve as a vital bridge from virtual curiosity to in-person experiences of faith.

Jan 12, 2026 17:38

ZENIT Staff

Sacred Spaces Under Strain: A Wave of Attacks Jolts Catholic Parishes on NY

Doubts arise over a petition filed against the leadership of the Tanzanian Episcopal Conference by a group of Catholics

Africa Becomes the Region with the Largest Christian Population in the World

Administration’s Regulatory Change is a Truly Significant Step to Support Essential Religious Services in the United States

This is the controversial text (in English) on the liturgy that was given to the cardinals at the first consistory of Leo XIV

USA: Trump’s face-to-face meeting with the leader of the Catholic bishops at the White House

Photo gallery: This is how the traditional celebration of the Baptism of Christ in the Jordan River was held

When Rome Says “You Are Big Enough”: Accra’s Archbishop Calls for Self-Reliance

Pope Leo XIV Receives Nobel Prize Laureate Maria Corina Machado: This Is What the Venezuelan Leader Asked Him

This is Cardinal Joseph Zen’s controversial speech during the last consistory

For the first time, Generation Z Catholics outnumber Protestants in the United States

Nottingham Cathedral publishes “handbook” for parish communications