Hate crimes against Christians increase by 22% in Germany

Poland: half of the Catholic clergy have been attacked and/or assaulted in the last year

ZENIT Staff

The findings are based on a CAWI (Computer-Assisted Web Interviewing) survey completed by 996 Catholic priests. Conducted by ISKK, the study offers one of the most detailed quantitative snapshots to date of aggression directed at clergy in Poland

International Trans Lobby gives up on SCOTUS cases

ZENIT Staff

If in good faith they believed rights based on “gender identity” or “sexual orientation” exist, they nevertheless chose not to claim so before the U.S. Supreme Court, arguably the most powerful court in the world. The absence of such arguments suggests that global homosexual/transgender lobby groups and their backers in government and academia have opted for a strategic withdrawal from the U.S. Supreme Court as a venue to advance their agenda

Questions about liturgy: Kneeling at the Consecration

ZENIT Staff

Answered by Legionary of Christ Father Edward McNamara, professor of liturgy and sacramental theology and director of the Sacerdos Institute at the Pontifical Regina Apostolorum university.

Why AI Needs Religion & Spirituality: Reflections on the AI, Religion and Spirituality Manifesto

ZENIT Staff

The rapidly moving developments in AI and health include last week’s announcement by Microsoft that their MAI-DxO AI health diagnostic system reportedly diagnosed patients 4 times more accurately than human doctors. This, combined this other applications such as ElliQ’s AI health sidekick, threatens to replace personal interaction with AI robotic systems that overlook spiritual realities, not to mention opens the door for misuse.

Josh Brooks Was a Baptist Youth Who Dreamed of Being the Next LeBron James. But God Wanted Him to Be a Catholic and a Priest!

ZENIT Staff

Josh spent two years in seventh and eighth grade working hard to make the first basketball team at Monsignor Bonner & Archbishop Prendergast High School, and then disaster struck.

The Surprising and Beautiful Story of the Pectoral Cross of Pope Leo XIV with Relics of Several Saints

Dante Alba, LC

Father Josef Sciberras, Augustinian General Postulator, recalls that the then-Cardinal Prevost was moved to receive this cross at a celebration at the College of Saint Monica. On the eve of the Conclave, Sciberras suggested that he wear it to feel protected by the Saints depicted on the crucifix, and he did: he wore it to the oath and to the balcony of the Vatican Basilica on the day of his election. 

South Korea: Suwon priests study artificial intelligence for parish life

ZENIT Staff

In first ever, a training course organised in collaboration with a company in the sector explored not so much the ethical implications but the opportunities for the practical use of these tools in pastoral care. Participants said: ‘It can become an essential aid in improving preaching and pastoral care.’

Hate crimes against Christians increase by 22% in Germany

ZENIT Staff

In addition to the 337 anti-Christian hate crimes, the German government report classifies 111 politically motivated attacks on churches in 2024, which is an increase of 20.65 per cent compared to 2023.