How many Catholics, priests and seminarians are there in the world? The Catholic Church in its most recent statistics

Oct 17, 2024 18:10

ZENIT Staff

Fides News Agency offers some statistics chosen to give a panorama of the Church in the world.

over 1,850 medical prescriptions related to gender transition were issued in Catholic hospitals

the bishops will have opportunities for prayer and fraternal dialogue with one another.

97% of those surveyed identified themselves as Catholics that go to Mass regularly

120 priests and lay workers went through a training on how to prepare truly “Sinicized” sermons, and the theme was “Filial Piety in Chinese Culture and the Bible.”

Justice and Peace•Pro Life

A surprising UN report now denounces discriminatory abortion practices in people with disabilities

These statements are astonishing precisely because the UN has been promoting for many years the extension of birth control policies that prioritize access to free abortion.

Oct 15, 2024 18:46

Julio Tudela

Liturgy and Divine Worship

Questions about liturgy: Excluding the Penitential Act at Mass?

Answered by Legionary of Christ Father Edward McNamara, professor of liturgy and sacramental theology and director of the Sacerdos Institute at the Pontifical Regina Apostolorum university.

Oct 15, 2024 18:42

ZENIT Staff

Analysis Opinion•Local Church

Christian Voter Apathy Could Shape 2024 U.S. Election, New Report Suggests

The report estimates that of the 104 million eligible religious voters, 32 million regular churchgoers—those who frequently attend Christian services—are expected to skip the polls.

Oct 13, 2024 22:30

Tim Daniels

Holy Land•Justice and Peace

Israel Bombs Catholic Church in Lebanon and Attacks UN Blue Helmets

Israeli attack destroys church in southern Lebanon and leaves fatalities. The parish offices and the residence of the local priest were also lost. Indonesia accuses Israel of «placing itself above» international law by attacking blue helmets

Oct 11, 2024 06:52

ZENIT Staff

Pope Francis•Vatican Diplomacy

Pope Receives President of Ukraine in Private Audience: This Is What Zelensky Requested the Pontiff

The Ukrainian leader stressed the national anguish over the people seized and deported.

Oct 11, 2024 06:47

ZENIT Staff

This is what the women Archbishop of Canterbury said to Pope Leo XIV: full speech

Address by the Archbishop of Canterbury, Dame Sarah Mullally on the Occasion of an Audience with His Holiness Pope Leo XIV

PHOTO GALLERY: Pope Leo XIV speaks clearly and transparently to the first Archbishop of Canterbury: full communion is more difficult

Address by Pope Leo XIV on the occasion of the audience with Her Grace Sarah Mullally, Archbishop of Canterbury, and her entourage

How many Catholics, priests and seminarians are there in the world? The Catholic Church in its most recent statistics

EWTN Research Shows that 150 “Catholic” Hospitals Inject Hormones in Children for “Gender Transition”

Support Grows to Prohibit Gender Transitions in Minors: A New Political Front in the USA?

Burkina Faso: Terrorists carry out brutal massacre over three days

U.S. Bishops to Meet Nov. 11-14 in Baltimore; Assembly to Be Live Streamed

Communion in the Hand or in the Mouth? Results Are Published of the Largest Survey in the U.S. on the Eucharist

China: for the communist government the fourth commandment means “honoring the Communist Party”

A surprising UN report now denounces discriminatory abortion practices in people with disabilities

Questions about liturgy: Excluding the Penitential Act at Mass?

Christian Voter Apathy Could Shape 2024 U.S. Election, New Report Suggests

Israel Bombs Catholic Church in Lebanon and Attacks UN Blue Helmets

Pope Receives President of Ukraine in Private Audience: This Is What Zelensky Requested the Pontiff