Young religious people are happier, healthier, and more successful: these are the findings of a revealing study published in the U.S.

Oct 06, 2026 17:11

Jorge Enrique Mújica

only 18 percent of young American men attend religious services weekly Photo: ifstudies.org

Church and World•Young People

Official Hymn of World Youth Day Seoul 2027

With one year to go until World Youth Day Seoul 2027, the oficial hymn «Confidite, Ego Vici Mundum» (“Take courage! I have overcome the world») was unveiled.

Aug 03, 2026 15:55

ZENIT Staff

Local Church•Young People

Research reveals what young Brazilian Catholics are like and what they are looking for: formation, liturgy, and keeping their faith free from politics

Their answers point toward an unexpected conclusion. In an age in which young people are often assumed to be primarily attracted by novelty, many of these Catholics are searching for depth, formation and continuity

Jul 22, 2026 14:49

Enrique Villegas

Analysis Opinion•Young People

Less religion in childhood, poorer mental health in adolescence: what the results of a scientific study show

This may help explain why the study’s conclusions are particularly relevant to the mental health of the young. Childhood and adolescence are not merely periods in which individuals acquire skills; they are also stages in which they seek a stable answer to the question of who they are and where they belong

Jul 22, 2026 08:30

Jorge Enrique Mújica

Local Church•Pope Leo XIV•Young People

The Pope to Young Iraqi Christians: Your Mission Is to Be Light in the Darkness

The «Ankawa Youth Meeting» is the largest Christian gathering in Iraq. It began in 2013, though it had to be suspended the following year due to the occupation of the Nineveh Plains — where Erbil is located — by ISIS and the ensuing conflict.

Jul 09, 2026 12:09

ZENIT Staff

Local Church•Young People

South Korean government passes laws ahead of World Youth Day. A television broadcast agreement is also signed

The Seoul Metropolitan Council has approved two key ordinances providing official institutional support for the 41st World Youth Day, scheduled for August 3–8, 2027. The measures establish the legal and administrative framework necessary for cooperation between the Archdiocese of Seoul, local government and public agencies responsible for welcoming an event expected to attract as many as two million pilgrims from around 190 countries

Jul 01, 2026 10:16

Lim Kym

Shock Announcement by Leo XIV: A Week in the Hospital; «I Have a Lung Nodule»

The procedure is scheduled for early next week, and the expected hospital stay following the operation is approximately one week.

Pope Leo XIV will visit Mexico twice, according to statements by the president of the Mexican Bishops’ Conference. The dates will be as follows

Neither trip has been confirmed by the Holy See, but the possibility reflects the growing importance of the Guadalupe jubilee in the Mexican Church’s pastoral plans and its ambitions for a wider spiritual renewal across the Americas.

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Official Hymn of World Youth Day Seoul 2027

Research reveals what young Brazilian Catholics are like and what they are looking for: formation, liturgy, and keeping their faith free from politics

Less religion in childhood, poorer mental health in adolescence: what the results of a scientific study show

The Pope to Young Iraqi Christians: Your Mission Is to Be Light in the Darkness

South Korean government passes laws ahead of World Youth Day. A television broadcast agreement is also signed