Increased Acceptance of Pornography in Society Draws Renewed Effort from Catholic Bishops to Support Families at Risk

May 15, 2025 15:09

ZENIT Staff

One of the most alarming trends is how early porn addiction is beginning. Photo: CNN Español

Persecuted Christians•Religious Freedom

Nigeria, Congo and Mozambique: deadliest countries for any Christian according to new research

According to the «2025 Red List» published by Global Christian Relief (GCR), more than 10,000 Christians were murdered across the continent between November 2022 and 2024, primarily by Islamist extremist groups operating with near impunity.

May 14, 2025 11:50

Elizabeth Owens

Gender Ideology

Trump creates Religious Liberty Commission: Cardinal Dolan, Bishop Barron appointed members

At the heart of the event was the signing of an executive order creating the 13-member commission, chaired by Texas Lieutenant Governor Dan Patrick and vice-chaired by retired neurosurgeon and former cabinet member Ben Carson. Their mission: to produce a report detailing the foundational role of religious liberty in American life, examine perceived threats to that liberty, and propose ways to promote religious pluralism.

May 14, 2025 11:47

Tim Daniels

Gender Ideology

Supreme Court Allows Trump-Era Ban on Transgender Troops to Take Effect Amid National Debate

The high court’s decision, delivered without oral arguments and divided along ideological lines, lifted a nationwide injunction that had previously blocked the policy. The three liberal justices—Sotomayor, Kagan, and Jackson—dissented. The decision does not resolve the underlying legal challenges but allows the ban to move forward while those cases proceed through lower courts.

May 14, 2025 11:44

Tim Daniels

Analysis Opinion•Pope Leo XIV

Former Swiss Guard’s Thoughts on Election of Pope Leo XIV

Today, we can say with certainty the church is in God’s hands. The election of Leo XIV reminds us of this with candor and gentleness at the same time. It seems like a gift from the Lord, who does not make us lack what we need.

May 13, 2025 17:13

ZENIT Staff

Pope Leo XIV

Lion XIV inherits 52 million followers on X and opens Instagram surpassing 400 thousand followers first day

Inheritance of 52 million followers on X and more than 400 thousand new followers in one day

May 13, 2025 17:10

ZENIT Staff

Pope Leo XIV approves a jubilee year to mark 800 years since the death of St. Francis: here’s what you need to know

As part of the centenary observances, the Holy See has also announced an exceptional opportunity for veneration: from 22 February to 22 March 2026, the body of Saint Francis will be brought out of its crypt

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

Just over eight months after the election of Pope Leo XIV, the Vatican Mosaic Workshop has completed the mosaic portrait for the Basilica of St. Paul Outside-the-Walls, at the request of the Archpriest of the Basilica, Cardinal James Michael Harvey.

Increased Acceptance of Pornography in Society Draws Renewed Effort from Catholic Bishops to Support Families at Risk

Pope Leo XIV’s Coat of Ams Explained by Heraldic Expert

The Holy Father received the Prelate of Opus Dei, Msgr. Fernando Ocáriz, in an audience

Pope asks to define principles, norms, and guidelines for Latin rite priests accompanying Eastern rite Catholics arriving in the West

Revealing finding never before published: the real impact of the abortion pill on women’s health

Pope Leo XIV, Father Dowling, and China

Lion XIV could go to Australia in 2028: Prime Minister has already made the invitation and here’s why

Nigeria, Congo and Mozambique: deadliest countries for any Christian according to new research

Trump creates Religious Liberty Commission: Cardinal Dolan, Bishop Barron appointed members

Supreme Court Allows Trump-Era Ban on Transgender Troops to Take Effect Amid National Debate

Former Swiss Guard’s Thoughts on Election of Pope Leo XIV

Lion XIV inherits 52 million followers on X and opens Instagram surpassing 400 thousand followers first day