Surprising study shows birth projections for 2026: only 8 out of every 100 babies will be born on three continents combined

Mar 04, 2026 09:08

only 8 percent of the world’s births in 2026 will occur in Europe, North America and Oceania combined Photo: Visual Capitalist

Holy Land•Justice and Peace•Pope Leo XIV•Vatican Diplomacy

Pope Leo XIV, the US-Iran war, and a forceful call in a Middle East on the brink of the abyss

The reverberations are being felt most acutely by Christian minorities already living on fragile ground

Mar 02, 2026 09:06

Jorge Enrique Mújica

Local Church

German bishops ask Vatican to allow lay people to give homilies, despite rejection in 2023

What is clear is that the debate is no longer simply about who speaks from the ambo. It has become a test case for the limits of synodality, the reach of episcopal conferences, and the extent to which sacramental theology itself is open to reinterpretation

Mar 01, 2026 21:58

ZENIT Staff

Interview

Preaching to the Pope and the Roman Curia: ZENIT Interviews the «Official» Preacher of the Papal Household

At 54, the Capuchin friar is a theologian, biblical scholar, lecturer, and author of numerous books. He is also known for his profound and accessible catechesis, as well as his online podcasts, in which he explores Scripture with clarity.

Mar 01, 2026 10:02

ZENIT Staff

Pope Leo XIV•Vocations

Pope Leo XIV, seminarians, and the call to a supernatural view of reality

Address of the Holy Father to the seminarians of Alcalá de Henares, Toledo, Cartagena, and the Interdiocesan Seminary of Catalonia

Mar 01, 2026 09:46

ZENIT Staff

Justice and Peace•Local Church

USA: Bishops take a stand against Trump before the Supreme Court and argue in favor of birthright citizenship

In a friend-of-the-court brief filed before the high court, the United States Conference of Catholic Bishops argued that ending the automatic conferral of citizenship to children born on U.S. soil would be “immoral,” legally unfounded, and incompatible with core principles of Catholic social teaching

Mar 01, 2026 09:19

ZENIT Staff

Under the agreement with China, Leo XIV appoints a new bishop

Chang Yanfeng, 42, was ordained bishop today under the Sino-Holy See agreement to a diocese that has been without its own pastor for 20 years. Just three weeks ago, the new prelate had to publicly commit the local Church to a controversial law designed to eliminate minorities.

Leo XIV encourages religious to view community life as a source of inspiration and sanctification

Message from Leo XIV to the Conference of Major Superiors of Men’s Religious Orders in the United States

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Surprising study shows birth projections for 2026: only 8 out of every 100 babies will be born on three continents combined

Barcelona’s Basilica of the Holy Family Becomes Officially The Tallest in Europe

Leo XIV perfects the mission of the Pontifical Academy for Life

Synod Study Groups Signal Structural Shifts: Digital Jurisdiction and Women’s Role in Seminary Formation on the Vatican Table

Lebanon: more than 30,000 displaced by escalating violence

Beyond emotion: Spanish bishops publish a critique of the emotionalism of spiritual retreats

In Canada, To Say That There Are Only Two Biological Sexes Costs $750,000: The Barry Neufeld Case

Pope Leo XIV, the US-Iran war, and a forceful call in a Middle East on the brink of the abyss

German bishops ask Vatican to allow lay people to give homilies, despite rejection in 2023

Preaching to the Pope and the Roman Curia: ZENIT Interviews the «Official» Preacher of the Papal Household

Pope Leo XIV, seminarians, and the call to a supernatural view of reality

USA: Bishops take a stand against Trump before the Supreme Court and argue in favor of birthright citizenship