India: Supreme Court against caste discrimination in a catholic parish

Mar 04, 2025 15:49

ZENIT Staff

Indian Supreme Court Photo: Criptonoticias

Timothy P. Broglio of the Archdiocese for the Military Services, USA

Analysis Opinion

Court Ruling Declares Gestalt Therapy a Pseudoscience Amid Sect-Like Practices

The ruling follows years of legal battles after Santamaría and his colleagues published a 2022 report with the Institute Salud Sin Bulos, in which they argued that Gestalt Therapy is not only ineffective but also financially and psychologically harmful to those who undergo it.

Mar 02, 2025 18:37

ZENIT Staff

Homosexuality•Young People

LGBTQ+ Identification in the U.S. Reaches New High, Driven by Younger Generations

Gallup’s data, collected from interviews with over 14,000 adults, shows that 85.7% of respondents identify as heterosexual, 5.2% as bisexual, 2.0% as gay, 1.4% as lesbian, and 1.3% as transgender. Just under 1% chose other identities such as pansexual, asexual, or queer. Notably, 5% declined to answer.

Mar 02, 2025 18:32

Tim Daniels

Causes of Saints•Local Church

The Cause of Canonization Advances of Alcide De Gasperi, One of the Founding Fathers of the European Union

His unbreakable faith was a constant guide for him and inspired all his political and social policies. He did not limit himself to express it in private, but translated it into a concrete commitment to build a just and solidary society.

Mar 02, 2025 06:33

ZENIT Staff

Gender Ideology•Marriage and Family

Survey Reveals Majority of Parents Reject Woke Teachings in Schools

Noteworthy is that 90% of parents request schools to concentrate on basic subjects, such as mathematics, reading, writing, science and social studies and not on woke ideology. Just over half of parents want the influence of the U.S. Department of Education reduced in the education of their children.

Feb 27, 2025 06:12

Rafael Manuel Tovar

Jubilee 2025•Virgin Mary

The Original Statue of the Virgin of Fatima Will Be in Rome on October 11-12, 2025

This is the fourth time that the statue leaves the Fatima Shrine to go to Rome. The first was in 1984, on the occasion of the Extraordinary Jubilee of the Redemption when, on March 25, Saint John Paul II consecrated the world to the Immaculate Heart of Mary. The second time was in the Great Jubilee of the Year 2000, and the third on the occasion of the Year of Faith with Pope Francis.

Feb 27, 2025 06:10

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

India: Supreme Court against caste discrimination in a catholic parish

USA: In Lenten Reflection, Archbishop Broglio Echoes Pope Francis’ Call to Pursue Dialogue Courageously

Austrian bishop appoints woman “episcopal vicar” against canon law

The False Photos of the Pope in Hospital: Such Are the Ones That Make Us Think

Is The Author of “The Lord of the Rings” a Saint? This Is the State of His Process of Canonization

After 112 vandalized churches, Canada ends funding for research on Catholic school tombs

Religious Life in Post-Pandemic America: Change, Resilience, and Stability

Court Ruling Declares Gestalt Therapy a Pseudoscience Amid Sect-Like Practices

LGBTQ+ Identification in the U.S. Reaches New High, Driven by Younger Generations

The Cause of Canonization Advances of Alcide De Gasperi, One of the Founding Fathers of the European Union

Survey Reveals Majority of Parents Reject Woke Teachings in Schools

The Original Statue of the Virgin of Fatima Will Be in Rome on October 11-12, 2025