UN Maternal Health Coalition Attacks Religious Voices

Aug 24, 2025 12:40

ZENIT Staff

Local Church

He resigns from the priesthood to run for office in Argentina. This is how the Church responds

Canon 287 explicitly prohibits clergy from active involvement in political parties, except in extraordinary cases authorized by ecclesiastical authority. The principle is clear: the priesthood and partisan politics are meant to remain separate spheres.

Aug 22, 2025 15:45

ZENIT Staff

Local Church

Majority of Austrians in favor of preserving Christian elements (holidays and crosses) in the country’s public life

“The data show a strong attachment to Christianity as part of Austria’s cultural heritage, regardless of personal religious practice,” explained pollster Johannes Klotz when presenting the results alongside Family Minister Claudia Plakolm.

Aug 22, 2025 15:43

ZENIT Staff

Analysis Opinion

Online masses are less effective than in-person masses, according to a study by Duke University

The study, published in the «Psychology of Religion and Spirituality», recruited 43 Christians in North Carolina to participate in two worship services — one physically attended, the other streamed online

Aug 21, 2025 17:00

Jorge Enrique Mújica

Holy Land•Justice and Peace

Dozens of Orthodox rabbis speak out against settler violence and Gaza’s humanitarian crisis

Eighty representatives of the Modern Orthodox movement, led by Rabbi Yosef Blau, have launched an appeal calling for «moral clarity» and «responsibility» based on the values of Jewish tradition. While condemning Hamas, they call for a «response» to the tragedy in Gaza and criticise the «disturbing proposals» of Smotrich and Ben Gvir. For the rabbis, they must “speak out when our government’s actions contradict the Torah’s moral imperatives”. The Latin Patriarchate warns of evacuation orders in neighbourhoods near Gaza Catholic parish.

Aug 21, 2025 16:52

ZENIT Staff

Pro Life•Young People

Analysis shows that almost a third of Generation Z does not exist due to abortion

The revelation that nearly one-third of an entire generation is missing from the country’s demographic story ensures that abortion will remain not just a policy dispute, but a defining question of America’s cultural identity

Aug 21, 2025 16:48

ZENIT Staff

Pope Leo XIV assumes his role as Bishop of Rome for the second time and will ordain new priests for his diocese

The authorization, granted on March 7, clears the way for the ordination of eight future priests and seven permanent deacons who have completed the required stages of formation and examination under the diocesan commissions responsible for evaluating candidates for sacred orders

Cardinal of Iran arrives at the Vatican and meets with Pope Leo XIV after the bombing of the country and days without news of him

The Vatican has also recalled the Holy See’s diplomatic representative in Iran, the Indian priest Sebastian Febin, who had been serving as chargé d’affaires of the Apostolic Nunciature in the absence of a nuncio

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UN Maternal Health Coalition Attacks Religious Voices

Brazilian police arrest woman who digitally harassed a priest: she created and distributed false material

Vatican approves new liturgical calendar for Arabia with its own calendar of saints

Cardinal Zupi turns the names of children from Gaza into a 7-hour prayer by saying them one by one

Austria joins Canada and opens the door to Sharia (Islamic law) in the country

Can Transsexuals Be Baptized?

Young people looking for answers in a messy world are turning to the Catholic Church

He resigns from the priesthood to run for office in Argentina. This is how the Church responds

Majority of Austrians in favor of preserving Christian elements (holidays and crosses) in the country’s public life

Online masses are less effective than in-person masses, according to a study by Duke University

Dozens of Orthodox rabbis speak out against settler violence and Gaza’s humanitarian crisis

Analysis shows that almost a third of Generation Z does not exist due to abortion