Rupnik Case: Fatima Shrine Will Not Remove His Mosaic

Apr 13, 2025 06:35

Rafael Llanes

The work of golden mosaic measures 10 by 50 meters and was installed in 2007. Photo: Shutterstock

Analysis Opinion•Gender Ideology

The Truth about Transgenderism

What most people do not know is that this is the root of “transgenderism.” Social scientist Ray Blanchard developed a taxonomy for “transgenderism” in men years ago

Apr 09, 2025 18:34

ZENIT Staff

Local Church

Catholic Faithful Help to Sustain More than 70 Mission Dioceses in the United States

Just over one-third (35%) of the total number of dioceses in the United States are considered “home mission dioceses.”

Apr 08, 2025 15:32

ZENIT Staff

Analysis Opinion

Survey reveals contrasting Christian approaches to Lenten fasting

It is most prevalent among Orthodox (85%) and Roman Catholic (79%) churchgoers, common among churchgoers in the Church of England (57%), and least common among Presbyterians, Methodists, Baptists and churchgoers from Independent churches/Brethren (less than 30% in each case).

Apr 08, 2025 15:21

ZENIT Staff

Holy Land•Persecuted Christians•Religious Freedom

Jewish persecution of Christians in the Holy Land on the rise, research reveals

In 2024, a total of 111 incidents targeting Christians were recorded, ranging from verbal harassment to physical assaults on clergy and vandalism of churches and holy sites. Thirty-five of these attacks were directed specifically at religious properties—sacred spaces turned into symbols of vulnerability

Apr 08, 2025 15:18

ZENIT Staff

Persecuted Christians

Europe: intolerance and discrimination against Christians reaches almost 2,500 cases in one year

According to OIDAC Europe, countries of particular concern were France, with nearly 1,000 anti-Christian hate crimes in 2023; the United Kingdom, where incidents rose to more than 700; and Germany, which saw a 105% increase in anti-Christian hate crimes, rising from 135 in 2022 to 277 in 2023.

Apr 08, 2025 15:07

ZENIT Staff