Lack of Demand for Contraceptives?

Jan 24, 2026 11:44

ZENIT Staff

only five percent of women described as having a “need” say the reason is lack of access. Photo: C-Fam

Local Church

French government reports increase in visits to Catholic cathedrals: these are the most visited

Cathedrals, in Catholic theology, are not museums with altars but living churches whose primary purpose is sacramental and pastoral. The current surge in attendance suggests that beauty and transcendence still exert a powerful pull in an increasingly secular society

Jan 23, 2026 18:04

Covadonga Asturias

Good News•Local Church

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

In 2025, the Christ the Redeemer sanctuary did not simply receive more people. It became more Church

Jan 23, 2026 17:31

Enrique Villegas

Good News•Woman

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

The journal emerged as a response to a clear gap in the contemporary publishing landscape. Its founder and editor-in-chief, Heidi Bollich-Erne, explains that the idea arose while she was searching for texts that addressed the female experience from a Catholic and intellectual perspective for her students.

Jan 23, 2026 13:35

Dante Alba, LC

Local Church•Pope Leo XIV•Pro Life

Leo XIV, a pro-life Pope, sends a message to participants in the March for Life in the USA

Pope Leo XIV wanted to be present at the March for Life with a message.

Jan 22, 2026 20:02

ZENIT Staff

Rome

John L. Allen Jr. and the task of explaining the Vatican to the world: one of the most important Vaticanists passes away

He was remembered not as an activist or a polemicist, but as a craftsman of information: a journalist who believed that clarity is a form of service, and that understanding the Church requires patience, historical memory, and intellectual honesty

Jan 22, 2026 19:56

ZENIT Staff

Lack of Demand for Contraceptives?

Denmark Forcibly Sterilized Greenlandic Women

Restoration of Bethlehem Basilica announced: the birthplace of Christ

New report shows systematic abuse in Israeli prisons

Nicaraguan regime bans urban and rural “door-to-door” missions in the country’s dioceses

Woman Accused of Harassment Simply for Praying Outside An Abortion Clinic

The Catholic Church’s Mission Territories Continue to Grow: Here Is the Data

French government reports increase in visits to Catholic cathedrals: these are the most visited

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

Leo XIV, a pro-life Pope, sends a message to participants in the March for Life in the USA

John L. Allen Jr. and the task of explaining the Vatican to the world: one of the most important Vaticanists passes away