A new Swiss law requires priests and monks to perform military service

A new Swiss law requires priests and monks to perform military service based on the premise that, in modern society, the clergy is no longer essential

Joachin Meisner Hertz

Swiss men deemed fit for military service are generally required to complete approximately eight months of service, normally between the ages of 18 and 30. For generations, clergy were excluded from that obligation because they were considered essential to the civilian population, particularly in wartime

Amnesty International directly attacks the Catholic Church and then backtracks by withdrawing a report supporting gender ideology

Elizabeth Owens

The controversy also highlighted inconsistencies that many observers found difficult to ignore. Not a single Islamic organisation appeared on Amnesty’s list, despite the fact that traditional Islamic teaching on sexuality and gender diverges sharply from contemporary LGBT+ activism

The Catholic Church and Mental Health: A Letter That Addresses Some Prejudices and Clarifies an Issue of Growing Concern from a Faith Perspective

ZENIT Staff

By insisting that mental illness is neither a punishment from God nor evidence of insufficient faith, the bishops directly challenge beliefs that have persisted for generations in some sectors of Filipino society

New scientific research casts doubt on the original existence of Mecca, thereby undermining the historical origins of Islam

ZENIT Staff

At present, scholars agree on one point only: the classical account of Islam’s origins cannot be upheld as historically reliable. What remains missing is a coherent alternative reconstruction capable of earning broad academic consensus

The United Kingdom bars a Finnish lawmaker from entering the country after she posted a biblical quote opposing gender ideology

Elizabeth Owens

Her electronic travel authorisation, initially approved, was revoked shortly after Finland’s Supreme Court confirmed a conviction against her for “insulting a group” in a decades‑old pamphlet on marriage and sexuality

Sexuality and Mental Health in Seminaries: What a Major U.S. Study on Psychology and Sex Reveals

Jorge Enrique Mújica

New report from the McGrath Institute for Church Life at the University of Notre Dame, which calls for a more rigorous and integrated approach to psychological assessment, human formation and the discernment of candidates for the priesthood

Questions about liturgy: Use of Stole Outside Mass

Fr. Edward McNamara

Her electronic travel authorisation, initially approved, was revoked shortly after Finland’s Supreme Court confirmed a conviction against her for “insulting a group” in a decades‑old pamphlet on marriage and sexuality

A Comprehensive and Detailed Analysis of the Lefebvrites by a Former Member, Now a Catholic Priest in Vienna

ZENIT Staff

For me personally, this whole situation has a particularly tragic tone. Almost 35 years after leaving the FSSPX, I am experiencing a sense of déjà vu.