One year after his election, this is what polls say about Catholic support for Trump in the US and his immigration policy

Dec 12, 2025 19:18

Trump, who won the Catholic vote in the 2024 election, has begun implementing one of his most controversial promises Photo: Reuters

Church and World•Pope Leo XIV•Vatican Diplomacy

Why didn’t the Pope pray in a Turkish mosque? Trump, Ukraine, and Pope Leo XIV’s next residence

Questions from the press inevitably turned to his recent visit to Turkey, and specifically to the now-viral discussion about whether he prayed during his stop at Istanbul’s Sultan Ahmed Mosque

Dec 10, 2025 16:07

Valentina di Giorgio

Good News•Local Church•Virgin Mary

Juanito.ai Takes a Bold Leap: From Guadalupan AI to Platform for Catholic Formation

What distinguishes this new stage is its pedagogical vocation. Juanito.ai presents itself as an ally for those who dedicate their lives to educating and accompanying others: teachers, catechists, pastoral agents, and evangelizers.

Dec 10, 2025 16:02

Jorge Enrique Mújica

Gender Ideology•Homosexuality

Japanese court reaffirms natural marriage, creating new tensions in Japan’s LGBT debate

Presiding judge Ayumi Higashi argued that the current statutory language, which describes marriage as the mutual consent of “both sexes,” cannot be stretched to include same-sex couples without legislative intervention

Dec 09, 2025 18:19

ZENIT Staff

Dicasteries•Virgin Mary

In defense of the Virgin Mary? International Marian Association against document by Cardinal Fernández and Congregation for the Doctrine of the Faith

At the center of the dispute is Mater Populi Fidelis, the note released by the Dicastery for the Doctrine of the Faith (DDF) in early November under the signature of Cardinal Víctor Manuel Fernández

Dec 09, 2025 18:00

Jorge Enrique Mújica

Local Church

Polish bishops speak out against attacks on the legacy and figure of Saint John Paul II

Scrutiny of John Paul II has become increasingly visible in digital spaces, where detractors highlight his conservative positions on moral issues

Dec 09, 2025 17:58

Joachin Meisner Hertz

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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One year after his election, this is what polls say about Catholic support for Trump in the US and his immigration policy

Rome and the Church in the United States

Notre Dame Cathedral in Paris surpasses the Louvre Museum in visitor numbers: here are the figures

This is how the Venezuelan dictatorship revoked the cardinal’s passport and prevented him from leaving the country

The Gospel According to the Elves: Quebec Secularism Law Targets Even Baby Jesus

China’s Reported Marriage Surge: A Turning Point or a Mirage of Reform?

100 children kidnapped from Catholic school in Nigeria are freed… hostages remain

Why didn’t the Pope pray in a Turkish mosque? Trump, Ukraine, and Pope Leo XIV’s next residence

Juanito.ai Takes a Bold Leap: From Guadalupan AI to Platform for Catholic Formation

Japanese court reaffirms natural marriage, creating new tensions in Japan’s LGBT debate

In defense of the Virgin Mary? International Marian Association against document by Cardinal Fernández and Congregation for the Doctrine of the Faith

Polish bishops speak out against attacks on the legacy and figure of Saint John Paul II