Gender Transition Worsens Mental Health, According to New Study

Rome Experiences Thrilling Seminary Soccer Cup Final: Legionaries Defeat Augustinians and Are Crowned Champions

ZENIT Staff

The Cup was held on the fields of the Roman parish of Saint Leonardo Murialdo, near the Pontifical Basilica of Saint Paul Outside-the-Walls, south of Rome, and brought together seminarians and teams from nine different Roman Seminaries.

The Impact of the Bible in 2026: Openness to the Bible’s message is on the rise, while its use and reading are declining. Findings from a study by the American Bible Society

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State of the Bible findings come from a nationally representative survey designed by American Bible Society and fielded by NORC at the University of Chicago, using their AmeriSpeak panel

Why hire a young person of faith? A global study reveals that young people of faith bring hope and civic engagement to the job market

Jorge Enrique Mújica

The distinction becomes even clearer when examining how young people interpret the meaning of their work. More than 60 percent of believers say their job or studies can carry spiritual significance, and that their faith influences how they work

Charles Personnaz, a Catholic Specializing in the Christian East, Is Appointed as France’s New Ambassador to the Holy See

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In 2018, he presented a report to the President of the Republic on strengthening France’s efforts to protect its heritage and support the educational network of Christian communities in the Middle East.

New President elected for the Bishops’ Conference of England and Wales

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The Bishops of England and Wales have elected Archbishop Richard Moth, Archbishop of Westminster, as President of the Catholic Bishops’ Conference of England and Wales.

PHOTO GALLERY: Pope Leo XIV speaks clearly and transparently to the first Archbishop of Canterbury: full communion is more difficult

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Address by Pope Leo XIV on the occasion of the audience with Her Grace Sarah Mullally, Archbishop of Canterbury, and her entourage

Italy’s «Most Handsome Man» Shares What His Life Is Like… Inside the Seminary and Away from Social Media

Dante Alba, LC

Currently, the young man is officially in formation at the Seminary and collaborating pastorally in ecclesial communities. But beyond his academic and pastoral duties, what has most caught the attention in his statements is the serenity with which he speaks of the path he has undertaken.

This is what the women Archbishop of Canterbury said to Pope Leo XIV: full speech

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Address by the Archbishop of Canterbury, Dame Sarah Mullally on the Occasion of an Audience with His Holiness Pope Leo XIV

Some Characteristics of the Papal Diplomatic Priest: The Tasks Assigned by Leo XIV to Those Preparing to Become His Ambassadors

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Address by the Holy Father to the community of the Pontifical Ecclesiastical Academy on the occasion of its 325th anniversary

Gender Transition Worsens Mental Health, According to New Study

Rafael Llanes

The key finding is that young people with gender dysphoria had «significantly higher psychiatric morbidity than control groups, both before and after surgery,» and that «reassignment» treatments involving mastectomies of healthy breasts and genital surgeries such as phalloplasty and vaginoplasty require specialized psychiatric care that increases significantly over time.

125 Years of Jakarta Cathedral, the Cathedral of the Friendship Tunnel with the Mosque

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The project for a tunnel connecting the largest mosque in Southeast Asia, the Istiqlal Grand Mosque of Jakarta, and the Cathedral was approved. In 2020. Both places of worship are located in the center of the capital of Indonesia, the fourth most populous country in the world, separated only by a busy avenue.

New research reports an increase in church attendance and donations and a decrease in clergy departures

Jorge Enrique Mújica

Catholic and Orthodox communities report the highest average attendance, around 200 participants, partly reflecting their structural organization with fewer but larger parishes. Evangelical congregations average 75 attendees, while mainline Protestant churches report around 50