One in four clergy members feels isolated, according to a study that also reveals their emotional state

Dec 06, 2025 15:43

Elizabeth Owens

Four in ten respondents said they often felt alone in their ministry. Photo: PortaLuz

Justice and Peace

US Democrats and Republicans Approve Resolution Condemning Evils of Socialism

Donald Trump called New York Mayor-elect Zhofran Mamdani a Communist. The Resolution was passed on the same day Mamdani visited the White House.

Dec 03, 2025 17:47

Rafael Manuel Tovar

Analysis Opinion•Ecumenism

From the revocation of anathema in Nicaea, 17 centuries after the first Ecumenical Synod

‘The theological dialogue that the Orthodox Church conducts with the Roman Catholic Church, as well as with the rest of the Christian world, in no way seeks to reach a compromise or to betray Orthodoxy.’

Dec 03, 2025 17:44

ZENIT Staff

Interview•Pope Leo XIV

International news in an interview with Pope Leo XIV: Israel, Venezuela, the German synodal path, and a trip to Africa

Press conference with Pope Leo XIV on the flight from Lebanon to Italy

Dec 02, 2025 22:08

ZENIT Staff

Pope Leo XIV•Young People

How can we persevere in our commitment to peace? The Pope’s message to young people in Lebanon

Words of the Pope during the Meeting with Young People

Dec 01, 2025 22:27

ZENIT Staff

Ecumenism•Islam•Pope Leo XIV

The Pope’s ecumenical and interfaith message in Lebanon

Words of the Pope during the ecumenical and interreligious meeting

Dec 01, 2025 22:18

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

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One in four clergy members feels isolated, according to a study that also reveals their emotional state

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Faced with rising suicide rates among nuns and priests, the Catholic Church in India launches a ministry of healing and mental health

Excommunication for traditionalist clergyman “ordained bishop” in the US without the Pope’s authorization

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US Democrats and Republicans Approve Resolution Condemning Evils of Socialism

From the revocation of anathema in Nicaea, 17 centuries after the first Ecumenical Synod

International news in an interview with Pope Leo XIV: Israel, Venezuela, the German synodal path, and a trip to Africa

How can we persevere in our commitment to peace? The Pope’s message to young people in Lebanon

The Pope’s ecumenical and interfaith message in Lebanon