Zenit: The world as seen from Rome

Overall, an estimated 300,000 to 400,000 Christians are still in Syria. Of those who remain, more than half are over the age of 50. The community’s age structure is inverted, with far fewer young people able or willing to stay The post Syria: in 14 years, the Christian presence has fallen by 84%: these are the numbers appeared first on ZENIT - English.

The confessional, long considered a casualty of modernity, may thus be reemerging as a defining space for a Church that has learned to live as a minority—smaller, more urban, and more intentional than before The post The return of confession: a sacrament regaining its place. What a French study says appeared first on ZENIT - English.

A recent nationwide survey conducted by EWTN News in partnership with RealClear Opinion Research illustrates this tension with unusual clarity The post American Catholics are in favor of the death penalty. This is according to a recently published survey appeared first on ZENIT - English.

The ruling emerged from a case that began not in the nation’s highest tribunal, but at a routine government office in the northern city of Chihuahua The post What about feminism? Mexico declares the use of Islamic veils in official document photos legal appeared first on ZENIT - English.

Beyond the numbers, church leaders have paid close attention to what pilgrims bring with them interiorly. Mexico’s bishops have noted that petitions to the Virgin increasingly reflect anxieties about violence and insecurity, a concern that cuts across regions and social classes The post Attendance record broken at Basilica of Guadalupe on December 12, 2025. President of Mexico speaks with the Pope appeared first on ZENIT - English.