A Pause or a Turning Point? Catholic Exits Decline Across the German-Speaking World

Oct 03, 2025 10:05

Joachin Meisner Hertz

Catholic Church in Germany Photo: La Razón

Local Church•Persecuted Christians

86 Senators Demand Action as Anti-Christian Attacks Surge in France

What has long been described as an underreported reality is now impossible to ignore. Eighty-six senators, nearly a quarter of the French upper chamber, have issued a public appeal urging the government to take decisive measures to safeguard Christians as fully as it protects other religious communities

Oct 02, 2025 17:17

ZENIT Staff

Rome•Virgin Mary

600 Mariologists from around the world gather in Rome to discuss the future of Mariology

Marian Theology Finds New Voice in Synodal Era

Oct 02, 2025 17:13

ZENIT Staff

Cardinals and Bishops•Local Church

Canada’s Bishops Choose New Leader as Church Faces Digital, Cultural, and Indigenous Challenges

“Washington Grapples With Uncharted Territory: Gender Identity and Political Violence”

Oct 02, 2025 17:10

Elizabeth Owens

Gender Ideology

Did gender ideology influence violence and attacks in the US? Trump promises to investigate

“Washington Grapples With Uncharted Territory: Gender Identity and Political Violence”

Oct 02, 2025 17:04

Tim Daniels

Testimonies

Italian Priest Receives Bullet Wrapped in Handkerchief for Speaking Against the Mafia

Interior Minister Matteo Piantedosi spoke by phone with the priest, expressed solidarity, and confirmed increased protection measures for him.

Oct 02, 2025 06:37

Rafael Llanes

Vogue praises the Pope’s “elegance” and places him on its annual list of best-dressed people

Vogue singled out the pope’s first public appearance after his election as the defining image of his papacy’s visual identity. Standing on the central loggia of St. Peter’s Basilica, Leo XIV wore a red satin mozzetta and a wine-colored stole embroidered in gold, completed by a pectoral cross suspended from a golden silk cord

This is how the Pope explains how we are called to unite our waiting for the Savior with attention to what God is doing in the world

Address on the occasion of the Angelus prayer on Sunday, December 14, 2025

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A Pause or a Turning Point? Catholic Exits Decline Across the German-Speaking World

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Australian Peter Carroll appointed new Superior General of the Marist Brothers

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600 Mariologists from around the world gather in Rome to discuss the future of Mariology

Canada’s Bishops Choose New Leader as Church Faces Digital, Cultural, and Indigenous Challenges

Did gender ideology influence violence and attacks in the US? Trump promises to investigate

Italian Priest Receives Bullet Wrapped in Handkerchief for Speaking Against the Mafia