How many pilgrims walked the Camino de Santiago in 2025?

Archdiocese of Southwark launches landmark apologetics project

ZENIT Staff

These can range from fundamental questions like «Is Jesus God?» or «How do we know God is real?» to more practical inquiries about the Catholic faith, such as «Why do Catholics make the Sign of the Cross?» or «What is happening during Mass?».

Calculating the cost: 2026 begins with massacres of Christians in Nigeria. The figures behind a growing global crisis of persecution

Elizabeth Owens

In the first 220 days of 2025 alone, more than 7,000 Christians were killed in Nigeria. Hundreds more were kidnapped, tortured or forced from their homes. The charity says that throughout 2025, persecution intensified particularly in northern Nigeria

A Shrinking Stage: Why Transgender Characters Rise in Number as Their Shows Disappear

Jorge Enrique Mújica

Streaming platforms, particularly Netflix, insist that inclusive storytelling mirrors the realities of contemporary society

1 in 7 Muslims open to becoming Christian; 1 in 4 Catholics will leave the Church

Jorge Enrique Mújica

What Germany’s Religious Numbers Really Reveal

Is there life in our Church? What has the Jubilee taught us?

ZENIT Staff

Homily of Pope Leo XIV on the occasion of the Epiphany of Our Lord Jesus Christ and the closing of the Jubilee Year 2025

How many pilgrims visited Rome for the 2025 Jubilee? Vatican reveals surprising figures

Jorge Enrique Mújica

Europe accounted for the majority of pilgrims, with 62 percent arriving from the continent. Italy ranked first by country of origin, followed by the United States and Spain

Muslim radicals call for the execution of a cardinal in Iraq

Elizabeth Owens

Language is never neutral. The word “normalization” has become politically radioactive, often used as shorthand for normalizing relations with Israel, an issue that can ignite immediate outrage

New York’s first Muslim (and communist) mayor, his inauguration on the Koran, and Bishop Barron’s criticism

Tim Daniels

Barron’s intervention was notable not only for its substance but also for its origin. It did not come from New York’s archdiocese, which itself is undergoing a transition

How many pilgrims walked the Camino de Santiago in 2025? Results announced

Covadonga Asturias

What is particularly striking is not only the scale of participation, but the diversity of motivations behind it

Zambia: Bishops issue statement of solidarity with Archbishop Banda

ZENIT Staff

We are aware that Most Reverend Alick Banda, Metropolitan Archbishop of Lusaka, has been summonsed to appear before the Anti-Money Laundering Investigations Unit of the Drug Enforcement Commission on Monday, 5th January 2026

Muslim police officer who died saving Christians on New Year’s Eve

ZENIT Staff

On the night of 31 December, Mohamed Massat stopped an ISIS terrorist who wanted to attack a church, paying for his gesture with his life. Six months ago, there was an attack against Mar Elias in Damascus. Many today praise his courage, pointing to him as an example for Syria today.

53 Humanitarian Organizations Denounce «False Narratives» to Sabotage Those Saving Lives in Palestine

ZENIT Staff

53 international humanitarian organizations operating in the Palestinian Territories have denounced that “the recent registration measures adopted by Israel will hinder crucial humanitarian action, at a time in which the civilian population faces serious and widespread need, notwithstanding the cease-fire in Gaza.”