Death penalty: highest number in the Middle East since 2015

Apr 11, 2025 11:09

ZENIT Staff

In 2024 executions numbered 1,518 in 15 different countries Photo: Amnesty International

Analysis Opinion

Survey reveals contrasting Christian approaches to Lenten fasting

It is most prevalent among Orthodox (85%) and Roman Catholic (79%) churchgoers, common among churchgoers in the Church of England (57%), and least common among Presbyterians, Methodists, Baptists and churchgoers from Independent churches/Brethren (less than 30% in each case).

Apr 08, 2025 15:21

ZENIT Staff

Holy Land•Persecuted Christians•Religious Freedom

Jewish persecution of Christians in the Holy Land on the rise, research reveals

In 2024, a total of 111 incidents targeting Christians were recorded, ranging from verbal harassment to physical assaults on clergy and vandalism of churches and holy sites. Thirty-five of these attacks were directed specifically at religious properties—sacred spaces turned into symbols of vulnerability

Apr 08, 2025 15:18

ZENIT Staff

Persecuted Christians

Europe: intolerance and discrimination against Christians reaches almost 2,500 cases in one year

According to OIDAC Europe, countries of particular concern were France, with nearly 1,000 anti-Christian hate crimes in 2023; the United Kingdom, where incidents rose to more than 700; and Germany, which saw a 105% increase in anti-Christian hate crimes, rising from 135 in 2022 to 277 in 2023.

Apr 08, 2025 15:07

ZENIT Staff

Analysis Opinion•Popes•Pro Life

Study reveals how John Paul II’s travels influenced Latin America’s birth rate

Researchers estimate that his words and presence contributed to between 220,000 and 251,000 additional births.

Apr 08, 2025 15:04

Tim Daniels

Justice and Peace•Local Church

U.S. bishops on immigration program: we will not renew existing cooperation agreements with federal government

Citing the government’s suspension of the cooperative agreements to resettle refugees, Archbishop Timothy P. Broglio, president of the USCCB explained how the government’s decisions have forced the Conference to reconsider the best way to serve the needs of those seeking safe harbor from violence and persecution.

Apr 07, 2025 15:26

ZENIT Staff

Under the agreement with China, Leo XIV appoints a new bishop

Chang Yanfeng, 42, was ordained bishop today under the Sino-Holy See agreement to a diocese that has been without its own pastor for 20 years. Just three weeks ago, the new prelate had to publicly commit the local Church to a controversial law designed to eliminate minorities.

Leo XIV encourages religious to view community life as a source of inspiration and sanctification

Message from Leo XIV to the Conference of Major Superiors of Men’s Religious Orders in the United States

Death penalty: highest number in the Middle East since 2015

Pope Sends Four New Ambulances to Ukraine and a Cardinal to Deliver Them

Former Churchman Whom Pope Francis Removed as Cardinal for Being An Abuser Dies

The Visit of the King and Queen of England to Pope Francis in the Vatican

Questions about liturgy: Mass Intentions at the Easter Vigil

The Truth about Transgenderism

Catholic Faithful Help to Sustain More than 70 Mission Dioceses in the United States

Survey reveals contrasting Christian approaches to Lenten fasting

Jewish persecution of Christians in the Holy Land on the rise, research reveals

Europe: intolerance and discrimination against Christians reaches almost 2,500 cases in one year

Study reveals how John Paul II’s travels influenced Latin America’s birth rate

U.S. bishops on immigration program: we will not renew existing cooperation agreements with federal government