Brazil: Christ the Redeemer in Rio de Janeiro sees increase in number of sacraments celebrated

Jan 23, 2026 17:31

the sanctuary recorded roughly 2,300 celebrations, a figure that includes baptisms, weddings, Masses, and organized pilgrimages Photo: Shutterstock-ricardo cohen - rcview

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Puerto Rico Redraws the Legal Map of Prenatal Life: every human being is considered a natural person

At the center of the legislative shift is Senate Bill 504, introduced by Senate President Thomas Rivera Schatz. The measure revises key provisions of the Civil Code to state explicitly that every human being is considered a natural person, a definition that now includes the human being conceived in the mother’s womb at any stage of pregnancy

Dec 30, 2025 17:21

Enrique Villegas

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How do music and sound generate experiences of wonder? Stanford researchers launch investigation into sound and transcendence

At the heart of the project lies a provocative hypothesis. Many sacred sites, the researchers argue, produce acoustic effects that disrupt ordinary sensory expectations. Echoes blur spatial boundaries, sound sources become difficult to locate, distances seem to stretch or collapse. What the eyes perceive as finite and material, the ears experience as expansive and elusive

Dec 23, 2025 15:34

Jorge Enrique Mújica

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The world’s oldest church has been found: where is it, what is it like, and how can you visit it?

Discovered in 1998 by a team led by American archaeologist Thomas Parker, the church was constructed between approximately 293 and 303, during the reign of Emperor Diocletian. Unlike earlier Christian meeting places—often adapted private homes known as domus ecclesiae—the Aqaba structure was built from the ground up as a church

Dec 23, 2025 15:32

ZENIT Staff

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From 1991 to date, 70% of clinics that perform abortions in the US have closed, according to research

Planned Parenthood, the nation’s largest abortion provider, accounted for a striking 36 of the 54 closures. When factoring in an additional 28 referral centers that have shuttered, the organization experienced a record total of 64 closures in just one year

Dec 21, 2025 17:06

Tim Daniels

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Restoring the Chaplain’s Call: U.S. Military Moves to Reclaim Spiritual Leadership

Hegseth argued that in recent decades, chaplains have been increasingly cast not as spiritual leaders but as emotional support officers

Dec 21, 2025 17:02

Tim Daniels

Ceasefire on the Brink: Pope Leo XIV, Global Powers and the Moral Battle Over War in the Middle East

What distinguishes the present moment is not only the danger of renewed escalation, but the convergence of multiple crises: military, economic, diplomatic and moral

Pope Leo XIV “responds” to Trump’s threat regarding Iran’s extinction: here is what he said

The Pope’s remarks echoed and reinforced his Easter message delivered during the Urbi et Orbi on April 5, where he had already called on those with the power to wage war to lay down their arms and choose dialogue

Brazil: Christ the Redeemer in Rio de Janeiro sees increase in number of sacraments celebrated

The Better Part: The First Intellectual Jounal Written by Catholic Women

Carmelite friar who prays the Rosary online at 4 a.m. becomes Brazil’s most-watched streamer in 2025

Photo Gallery: Leo XIV Now Has An Official Mosaic to Enrich St. Paul’s Basilica, and This Is How He Reacted When It Was Shown to Him

‘Are you dead?’ The most downloaded app among Chinese people living alone

The Shroud of Turin goes digital: Turin officially opens an ancient relic to the world in the AI era

Nearly a Billion Listens Later, a Priest, a Microphone, and a Bible That Keeps Speaking

Puerto Rico Redraws the Legal Map of Prenatal Life: every human being is considered a natural person

How do music and sound generate experiences of wonder? Stanford researchers launch investigation into sound and transcendence

The world’s oldest church has been found: where is it, what is it like, and how can you visit it?

From 1991 to date, 70% of clinics that perform abortions in the US have closed, according to research

Restoring the Chaplain’s Call: U.S. Military Moves to Reclaim Spiritual Leadership