The 25-35 Generation Demands Pastoral Care That Listens, Welcomes, and Accompanies

Dec 13, 2025 09:59

ZENIT Staff

The conclusions point to the need for a pastoral approach that listens, welcomes, and accompanies authentically

Local Church

Notre Dame Cathedral in Paris surpasses the Louvre Museum in visitor numbers: here are the figures

Notre Dame is once again the beating heart of the city.

Dec 11, 2025 16:09

ZENIT Staff

Cardinals and Bishops•Local Church•Religious Freedom

This is how the Venezuelan dictatorship revoked the cardinal’s passport and prevented him from leaving the country

For now, Cardinal Porras remains in Caracas, deprived of his documents and unable to fulfill obligations abroad

Dec 11, 2025 16:04

Enrique Villegas

Analysis Opinion•Religious Freedom

The Gospel According to the Elves: Quebec Secularism Law Targets Even Baby Jesus

Quebec’s new “Secularism 2.0” law is less about neutrality than about neutering religion, reducing faith to folklore while policing prayer out of public life.

Dec 10, 2025 18:17

ZENIT Staff

Analysis Opinion•Marriage and Family

China’s Reported Marriage Surge: A Turning Point or a Mirage of Reform?

To address a significant demographic issue, the authorities promote marriage and report an improvement. It may not be real.

Dec 10, 2025 18:14

ZENIT Staff

Persecuted Christians•Religious Freedom

100 children kidnapped from Catholic school in Nigeria are freed… hostages remain

For the families of Papiri, the road to recovery is only beginning. Children who escaped or were freed have returned home carrying deep emotional scars, and educators warn that repeated attacks are discouraging school attendance across entire regions

Dec 10, 2025 18:04

ZENIT Staff

An Italian: this is the Pope’s new ambassador “to” Donald Trump

Archbishop Caccia, 68, has served as Permanent Observer of the Holy See to the United Nations since 2019, and succeeds Cardinal Christophe Pierre, 80, who has held the post since 2016

A Pope’s Letter to a Newspaper: Leo XIV Reflects on 150 Years of Journalism in a Changing World

Another dimension Leo XIV emphasized was the human element of storytelling. Technology may accelerate the flow of information, he observed, but experience and judgment remain essential for interpreting events and giving them meaning

The 25-35 Generation Demands Pastoral Care That Listens, Welcomes, and Accompanies

The return of confession: a sacrament regaining its place. What a French study says

American Catholics are in favor of the death penalty. This is according to a recently published survey

What about feminism? Mexico declares the use of Islamic veils in official document photos legal

Attendance record broken at Basilica of Guadalupe on December 12, 2025. President of Mexico speaks with the Pope

One year after his election, this is what polls say about Catholic support for Trump in the US and his immigration policy

Rome and the Church in the United States

Notre Dame Cathedral in Paris surpasses the Louvre Museum in visitor numbers: here are the figures

This is how the Venezuelan dictatorship revoked the cardinal’s passport and prevented him from leaving the country

The Gospel According to the Elves: Quebec Secularism Law Targets Even Baby Jesus

China’s Reported Marriage Surge: A Turning Point or a Mirage of Reform?

100 children kidnapped from Catholic school in Nigeria are freed… hostages remain