New UN Treaty Allows for Virtual Child P*rn

May 23, 2025 12:19

ZENIT Staff

Photo: C-Fam

Justice and Peace•Local Church

Massacre After Parish Celebration in Mexico Draws Heartbroken Outcry from Bishops

The Conference of the Mexican Episcopate (CEM) released a poignant statement mourning the victims and condemning the slaughter as yet another tragic example of the country’s deteriorating security landscape

May 22, 2025 18:27

ZENIT Staff

Local Church•Marriage and Family

Catholic weddings in the USA: where numbers thrive, where they don’t and why

According to newly released data from the 2024 Official Catholic Directory, the 175 Latin-rite dioceses in the U.S. celebrated 107,051 weddings last year. Of these, 85,171 were Catholic weddings and 21,880 were interreligious unions—a notable fraction that reflects an increasingly pluralistic society.

May 22, 2025 18:21

ZENIT Staff

Local Church•Young People

Ireland: survey reveals not encouraging attitudes of the population towards the Catholic Church and the clergy

The poll reveals a particularly sharp divide in attitudes toward priests and nuns. Roughly one-third of respondents see them positively, another third negatively, and the remainder remain neutral. Age appears to be a significant factor. Older generations, who likely had personal encounters with clergy in their youth, report more favorable views

May 22, 2025 18:18

Elizabeth Owens

Bioethics•Local Church

Britain: Catholic hospitals could close (or go to jail) if euthanasia legalized

Sherrington’s alarm is echoed by a growing number of voices, including members of Parliament such as Edward Leigh, who stated flatly: “If religious orders are forced to facilitate this practice, they will abandon the care homes entirely.”

May 22, 2025 18:15

Elizabeth Owens

Pope Leo XIV•Testimonies

Pope Leo XIV’s former altar server recalls fond memories

Santiago said that one day he “arrived wearing a New York Knicks NBA jersey, and [Bishop Prevost] came up and teased me, saying: ‘Don’t support them, support the Chicago Bulls, they’re better!’

May 22, 2025 18:06

Amy Balog

A simple, concrete, and timely meditation on work based on the nativity scene created by Leo XIV

Congratulations to the employees of the Roman Curia, the Governorate of Vatican City State, and the Vicariate of Rome, together with their families.

2 two fundamental aspects of the life of the Church: mission and communion explained by Leo XIV to the curia in a great speech

Address of the Pope to the Roman Curia on two fundamental aspects of the life of the Church: mission and communion, on the occasion of the annual Christmas greetings

New UN Treaty Allows for Virtual Child P*rn

Faith at Work: Accenture Leads the Charge as Corporate America Redefines Religious Inclusion

35-year-old Christian tortured and killed. Activists: ‘Not an isolated case’

Study Shows That Practicing Catholics Are More Faithful to Tradition

First woman at apex of Vatican dicastery in Pope Leo XIV era

Promoting apostolic zeal: an essential aspect of Church renewal, according to Pope Leo

U.S. Bishops Encourage Lawmakers to Protect Human Life and Dignity and Uphold the Common Good in Reconciliation Legislation

Massacre After Parish Celebration in Mexico Draws Heartbroken Outcry from Bishops

Catholic weddings in the USA: where numbers thrive, where they don’t and why

Ireland: survey reveals not encouraging attitudes of the population towards the Catholic Church and the clergy

Britain: Catholic hospitals could close (or go to jail) if euthanasia legalized

Pope Leo XIV’s former altar server recalls fond memories