Online masses are less effective than in-person masses, according to a study by Duke University
Jorge Enrique Mújica
The study, published in the «Psychology of Religion and Spirituality», recruited 43 Christians in North Carolina to participate in two worship services — one physically attended, the other streamed online
Brazilian police arrest woman who digitally harassed a priest: she created and distributed false material
ZENIT Staff
Police investigators reported that the harassment escalated in July and persisted until August 4, despite repeated warnings. The case began, according to testimony, after the woman sought spiritual guidance at the Sanctuary of Nova Veneza and attempted to initiate a personal relationship with the priest
What Does Pope Leo XIV’s Letter to the President of Ukraine Say? Full Text
ZENIT Staff
«I implore the Lord to move the hearts of people of good will, so that the clamor of arms may be silenced and give way to dialogue, opening the way to peace for the good of all,» the Pope says in part of the letter.
Questions about liturgy: Masses of Christian Burial
ZENIT Staff
People in irregular marriages and suicides should not usually be denied a funeral. In such cases denial of the funeral is more likely than not to be counterproductive and cause unnecessary misunderstanding and bitterness.
UNICEF spends hundreds of millions of dollars promoting sexually explicit content, according to research
ZENIT Staff
It should be understood that UNICEF produces and promotes this material without the explicit approval of UN Member States as a body. What’s more, likely, most governments of the UN General Assembly disapprove of this material
UN Maternal Health Coalition Attacks Religious Voices
ZENIT Staff
Meanwhile, the strategy lists “conservative ideologies,” “religious fundamentalism,” and opposition to abortion and gender ideology as “threats” to achieving its vision of a world where “universal access to SRHR is upheld.”
What is human prosperity? Pope Leo XIV answers based on St. Augustine
ZENIT Staff
Address of the Pope to the International Network of Catholic Legislators on the occasion of their annual meeting
Vatican approves new liturgical calendar for Arabia with its own calendar of saints
ZENIT Staff
At the heart of the calendar are new patrons. Saints Peter and Paul, founders of the apostolic Church, now officially guide AVOSA as its pillars of faith, honored on June 29. Alongside them stands the Virgin Mary under the title of Our Lady of Arabia, declared patroness of the entire Arabian Peninsula
Cardinal Zupi turns the names of children from Gaza into a 7-hour prayer by saying them one by one
Valentina di Giorgio
The vigil, held at the Monte Sole memorial near Bologna, stretched into the night. A 469-page register listed 16 Israeli children killed in the Hamas assault of October 7, 2023, alongside more than 12,000 Palestinian children who perished in Gaza in the following months under Israeli bombardment and blockade
Austria joins Canada and opens the door to Sharia (Islamic law) in the country
Joachin Meisner Hertz
In practice, this means that private agreements invoking Islamic law, at least for property-related claims, can be recognized.
Can Transsexuals Be Baptized?
ZENIT Staff
As the LGBTQ ideology comes increasingly to resemble a rival religious movement, we should recognize that it poses similar obstacles to discipleship. The movement possesses its own symbols, holy seasons, rites of initiation, social teachings, speech and purity codes, and inquisitorial methods. In “gender reassignment,” it promises a new identity, much as baptism does
He resigns from the priesthood to run for office in Argentina. This is how the Church responds
ZENIT Staff
Canon 287 explicitly prohibits clergy from active involvement in political parties, except in extraordinary cases authorized by ecclesiastical authority. The principle is clear: the priesthood and partisan politics are meant to remain separate spheres.
Young people looking for answers in a messy world are turning to the Catholic Church
ZENIT Staff
A recent study by Harvard University confirmed the trend among the so-called Generation Z, which saw a 6% increase from 2022 to 2023 in those identifying as Catholic.
Majority of Austrians in favor of preserving Christian elements (holidays and crosses) in the country’s public life
ZENIT Staff
“The data show a strong attachment to Christianity as part of Austria’s cultural heritage, regardless of personal religious practice,” explained pollster Johannes Klotz when presenting the results alongside Family Minister Claudia Plakolm.
PHOTO GALLERY: This is how the Lefebvrians’ pilgrimage to Rome went during the Holy Jubilee Year
ZENIT Staff
Their Jubilee pilgrimage was itself a symbol of this ambiguity. Initially announced on the official Holy Year website, their participation was later removed from the calendar
Dozens of Orthodox rabbis speak out against settler violence and Gaza’s humanitarian crisis
ZENIT Staff
Eighty representatives of the Modern Orthodox movement, led by Rabbi Yosef Blau, have launched an appeal calling for «moral clarity» and «responsibility» based on the values of Jewish tradition. While condemning Hamas, they call for a «response» to the tragedy in Gaza and criticise the «disturbing proposals» of Smotrich and Ben Gvir. For the rabbis, they must “speak out when our government’s actions contradict the Torah’s moral imperatives”. The Latin Patriarchate warns of evacuation orders in neighbourhoods near Gaza Catholic parish.
Analysis shows that almost a third of Generation Z does not exist due to abortion
ZENIT Staff
The revelation that nearly one-third of an entire generation is missing from the country’s demographic story ensures that abortion will remain not just a policy dispute, but a defining question of America’s cultural identity
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