(ZENIT News / London, 09.12.2024).- After years of disrupted religious services due to the global pandemic, attendance at English cathedrals showed promising signs of recovery in 2023. According to data released on Thursday, September 5, the number of people attending weekly services rose by 5% compared to the previous year, although the [...]

Massimo Introvigne (ZENIT News – Bitter Winter / Rome, 09.12.2024).- On September 4, with the support of the Scientific Advisory Group for the Origins of Novel Pathogens (SAGO), the World Health Organization (WHO) published a global framework to help Member States comprehensively investigate the origins of new and re-emerging pathogens. During the press conference introducing the [...]

Kelsey Bolar (ZENIT News – IW Features / New York, 09.12.2024).- Cristina Hineman grew up in a happy, healthy, loving home. She was homeschooled from kindergarten through the 8th grade, and had close relationships with her parents and younger sister. Though Hineman knew by the age of 12 that she was attracted to [...]

Fr. Justin A. Freeman  (ZENIT News – Homiletic and Pastoral Review / Philadelphia, 09.12.2024).- Pornography is an epidemic. Social science data and the experiences of priests counseling parishioners reveal the ubiquity of pornography in our society. The accessibility, affordability, and anonymity of Internet pornography has exposed countless men, women, and children to the [...]

(ZENIT News / Changui, 09.12.2024).- On Thursday, September 12, Pope Francis began his day in Singapore with a series of high-profile events, from a formal state welcome at the Parliament House to a significant meeting with Singapore’s leaders, and concluded the day with a grand Mass at the National Stadium. [...]