Study reveals that priests in the US trust the Pope, but not their own bishops

Oct 20, 2025 13:09

Nearly 86 percent of priests expressed either “a great deal” or “quite a lot” of confidence in Pope Leo XIV Photo: Alberto PIZZOLI/AFP

Good News•Local Church

The bells of two beautiful churches destroyed (and now restored) after the passage of Islamism in Iraq ring once again

The resurrection of these two landmarks owes much to international solidarity. The Aliph Foundation, through its “Mosul Mosaic” program, financed the restoration in partnership with Iraq’s State Board of Antiquities and Heritage

Oct 16, 2025 18:07

ZENIT Staff

Homosexuality•Local Church

England, Belgium, and Germany: the three “most inclusive” countries for LGBT Catholics, according to a study

According to the latest Rainbow Index of Churches in Europe (RICE), published on October 11 by the European Forum of LGBTI+ Christian Groups, the Catholic Church in England and Wales now ranks second in inclusivity among Catholic communities across the continent, tied with Belgium and just behind Germany

Oct 16, 2025 18:05

Elizabeth Owens

Gender Ideology•Young People

Report shows falling number of youth who identify as transgender

According to new data from the American College Health Association, just 3.6% of college students now identify as a gender different from their biological sex

Oct 16, 2025 18:02

ZENIT Staff

Analysis Opinion

Russian Reset Required in Rome

Had a Russian blitzkrieg conquered Kyiv back then, the Catholic leader of Ukraine, Major Archbishop Sviatoslav Shevchuk, was scheduled for immediate liquidation. Ukrainian bravery prevented his martyrdom. But some people never quit: During the recent papal interregnum, Major Archbishop Shevchuk was being tailed in Rome by agents of the FSB, successor to the KGB

Oct 16, 2025 17:58

ZENIT Staff

Interview

Interview with Israeli Jesuit David Neuhaus: Deconstructing the Use of Religion to Justify the War

Truce: hope, goal, fragility, victory and defeat, prize, respite or illusion. The only feeling that is not out of place is hope. Father David Neuhaus (Jerusalem) on the challenge of deconstructing the use of religious texts to promote war, violence, and exclusion.

Oct 16, 2025 17:56

Simone Varisco

Pope Leo XIV to Equatorial Guinea: video captures the Holy Father’s travel coordinator visiting the country ahead of a papal trip

If Malabo’s walk-through on 9 February is any indication, the new pontificate intends to move early and visibly. For the Vatican, apostolic travel has never been mere movement; it is a pastoral act staged in public space

Health for all: a speech by Leo XIV on health and human life

Address of the Pope to participants in the Plenary Assembly of the Pontifical Academy for Life

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Study reveals that priests in the US trust the Pope, but not their own bishops

After 500 years, the King of England will pray with the Pope in the Sistine Chapel (and receive a seat and royal title in the papal basilica for himself and his successors)

The Awarding of the 2025 Mission Prizes and the Winners: “God Has Given Each Family A Unique and Unrepeatable Mission”

His Son Died of a Sudden Illness; He Wrote to the Pope and This Was His Answer

How many Catholics are there in the world? The Catholic Church publishes its most recent statistics

Asia’s Oldest Seminary Turns 360 Years: Where Is It?

USA: Bishop Chairmen Respond to Administration’s Announcement of Expansion of Access to IVF and Fertility Treatments

The bells of two beautiful churches destroyed (and now restored) after the passage of Islamism in Iraq ring once again

England, Belgium, and Germany: the three “most inclusive” countries for LGBT Catholics, according to a study

Report shows falling number of youth who identify as transgender

Russian Reset Required in Rome

Interview with Israeli Jesuit David Neuhaus: Deconstructing the Use of Religion to Justify the War