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Arms Spending Reaches World Record: Holy See Is Only Country To Point It Out
2+ day, 9+ hour ago (308+ words) The combined spending of the United States, Russia, and China accounts for 60% of all global military investment. Germany ranks fourth with $114 billion in expenditures, a 24% increase. (ZENIT News / Mexico City, 05. 21. 2026). - The Stockholm International Peace Research Institute (SIPRI) published its annual…...
Characteristics and elements of the governance of an ecclesial community: this is what the Pope told the leaders of ecclesial movements
2+ day, 9+ hour ago (256+ words) (ZENIT News / Vatican City, May 21, 2026) " Leaders of Catholic associations of the faithful, movements, and new ecclesial communities held their annual meeting in Rome on the topic of governance. Pope Leo XIV received them in audience on Thursday, May 21, in the…...
Pentecost: An Inspiration for the World of Diplomacy. What Leo XIV Told New Ambassadors to the Vatican
2+ day, 9+ hour ago (661+ words) Address by the Pope on the occasion of the presentation of the credentials of the new ambassadors of Sierra Leone, Bangladesh, Yemen, Rwanda, Namibia, Mauritius, Chad, and Sri Lanka The post Pentecost: An Inspiration for the World of Diplomacy. What…...
Warren's Conversion at 73: The Rosary That Changed His Life
2+ day, 9+ hour ago (852+ words) From left to right in the back row, Rosary Team volunteers Judy Demarest, Sean Wynne, Diane Dallin, Dorothy Bustamente. In the front row, Warren and Miguel, two Boulder Canyon residents The Holy Rosary can be a very concrete means of…...
Do More Women Die Where Pro-Life Laws Are Passed? What A Study Shows
2+ day, 9+ hour ago (393+ words) the introduction of the so-called "Unexpected Heartbeat Law" reduced the maternal mortality rate in Texas by 2. 4%. (ZENIT News / Los Angeles 05. 21. 2026) " On April 3, 2026, JAMA Network Open published a study that debunks the myth that abortion laws reduce maternal mortality and the…...
The percentage of Russians who identify as Orthodox has plummeted, while the sense of belonging among those who remain has grown stronger: this is revealed by a recent survey
3+ day, 9+ hour ago (458+ words) Russia's Orthodox Paradox: Fewer Believers on Paper, Stronger Commitment at the Altar A survey commissioned by Moscow's Saint Tikhon University and conducted by the Russian Public Opinion Foundation indicates that the proportion of Russians identifying as Orthodox Christians has fallen…...
Pope Leo XIV announces that he will speak regularly on the liturgy: and this is his first address
3+ day, 9+ hour ago (121+ words) Dear brothers and sisters, good morning and welcome! Today we are beginning a new series of catecheses on the first Document issued by the Second Vatican Council: the Constitution on the sacred liturgy, Sacrosanctum Concilium(SC). Dear friends, let us…...
Another attack on Christian symbols in Jerusalem: Jews spit on an image of the Virgin Mary
3+ day, 9+ hour ago (567+ words) radical Jewish youths spitting toward a statue of the Virgin Mary near New Gate in the Old City The incident occurred during a day already marked by tension. Large groups of religious nationalist marchers passed through sections of the Old…...
The Marriage Question in America: Why Fewer People Are Saying "I Do
3+ day, 9+ hour ago (439+ words) A new analysis suggests that the reasons behind America's retreat from marriage may be found less According to a report by the Heritage Foundation, marriage rates in the United States have undergone a dramatic transformation over the last half-century. In…...
Nigeria: Fulani Militias Kill 19 Christians in Plateau Attacks
3+ day, 9+ hour ago (613+ words) (ZENIT News " Persecution. org / Nigeria, 05. 20. 2026). - At least 19 Christians were killed in separate attacks across Plateau state within 24 hours, including several residents from Ngbra-Zongo village in Bassa Local Government Area (LGA) " the home community of an International Christian Concern (ICC) writer. The…...