Tell me who you vote for, and I’ll tell you how many children you have: a study linking fertility to political leanings has been published, and here’s what it reveals

Jun 24, 2026 17:58

Jorge Enrique Mújica

Conservative respondents reported an average of 1.40 children, compared with 1.09 among liberals.

Analysis Opinion•Local Church

Catholicism Is in Decline in Argentina Despite Having a Pope from That Country: Findings from a Study by the University of Buenos Aires

Argentina’s Religious Transformation: Fewer Catholics, More Evangelicals, and a Persistent Search for God

Jun 23, 2026 09:38

ZENIT Staff

Holy Land•Justice and Peace

Jews and Arabs running together, the response to 7 October

Yonatan Ziegen, the son of pacifist Vivian Silver, killed in the Hamas attack on 7 October, talks about his decision to run for the Knesset with Makom Lekulanu in Israel’s fall elections. Born from the experience of Standing Together, it intends to fight war and fear with a proposal inspired by hope, and serve as a «political home» to build a “new leadership”.

Jun 23, 2026 09:29

ZENIT Staff

Euthanasia

10 Years of Euthanasia in Canada: 27 Deaths a Day… 10,000 a Year. And Now They’re Targeting the Mentally Ill

The next frontier in the debate concerns mental illness. Canada has postponed until 2027 a proposed expansion that would allow access to MAID when mental illness is the sole underlying condition. The proposal has generated concern not only among religious groups but also among disability-rights organizations and international bodies.

Jun 22, 2026 17:11

Tim Daniels

Local Church•Priests•Vocations

The number of priestly ordinations in Catholic Poland is plummeting: here are the figures for 2026

Poland welcomed 235 new priests in 2024 and 208 in 2025. While the downward trajectory is unmistakable, the broader context remains significant: Poland still produces more priestly vocations than any other European nation. By comparison, France recorded 90 priestly ordinations in 2025, while Germany had just 25

Jun 22, 2026 17:04

ZENIT Staff

Pro Life

Ireland’s Abortion Debate Reignites as Parliament Moves to End Three-Day Waiting Period

Ireland’s Catholic bishops recently entered the discussion with a statement expressing concern not only about the growing number of abortions but also about what they described as a lack of public interest in understanding why so many women seek abortions and what support they receive afterward

Jun 22, 2026 16:56

Elizabeth Owens

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The Parable of the Wedding Banquet, Briefly Explained by Pope Leo XIV

Address on the Occasion of the Angelus Prayer on Sunday, October 18, 2026

Leo XIV is discharged from the hospital, but will the Pope be able to visit Argentina, Uruguay, and Peru? The doctor who operated on him answers

Margaritora estimated that Leo XIV would need approximately another ten days to achieve a full physical recovery. In his assessment, a journey involving long flights and extensive travel, scheduled roughly three weeks after the interview, remained medically feasible

Tell me who you vote for, and I’ll tell you how many children you have: a study linking fertility to political leanings has been published, and here’s what it reveals

Can God Call Someone at 10 Years Old? The Bryce Case (Video) and Various Calls

The Destruction of the John Paul II Institute, the Confessions of Monsignor Vincenzo Paglia, and the Crossroads for Church Morality

The Vatican Rejects German Bishops’ Request to Allow Laypeople to Deliver Homilies: Here’s Why

Full English Translation of the Vatican’s Response Letter Rejecting Lay People’s Homilies Requested by the German Episcopate

Brazilian Parents Sentenced to 50 Days in Jail for Homeschooling Their Daughters and Not Teaching Them «Diversity»

Sudan: Priest who refused to evacuate volatile region murdered by militants

Catholicism Is in Decline in Argentina Despite Having a Pope from That Country: Findings from a Study by the University of Buenos Aires

Jews and Arabs running together, the response to 7 October

10 Years of Euthanasia in Canada: 27 Deaths a Day… 10,000 a Year. And Now They’re Targeting the Mentally Ill

The number of priestly ordinations in Catholic Poland is plummeting: here are the figures for 2026

Ireland’s Abortion Debate Reignites as Parliament Moves to End Three-Day Waiting Period