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One in four Americans supports abortion in all circumstances: data reveals a nation still searching for consensus
6+ hour, 8+ min ago (305+ words) (ZENIT News / Washington, 03.17.2026).- A new national survey by the Pew Research Center offers a sobering snapshot of the United States: far from converging on a shared position, Americans remain deeply divided on abortion, with moral intuitions, legal preferences and scientific…...
Euthanasia and Assisted Suicide Bills Passed in the National Assembly: The Church in France Reacts
1+ week, 6+ day ago (209+ words) The French Bishops reaffirmed their profound opposition and spoke of an irreversible break with the ethical foundations of the society. They announced that they would continue to denounce this bill because "deliberately taking a life cannot constitute human progress." (ZENIT…...
Luxembourg approves the killing of babies in the womb as a constitutional right
1+ week, 6+ day ago (516+ words) A political compromise over a single word The amendment's legislative path began in 2024 when D'i L'nk (The Left) proposed anchoring abortion in the Constitution. A bill followed in May 2025 and was reviewed by the Council of State " Luxembourg's advisory body…...
Leo XIV perfects the mission of the Pontifical Academy for Life
2+ week, 16+ hour ago (240+ words) Pontifical Academy for Life (ZENIT News / Rome, 03.03.2026).- When Pope Leo XIV signed the updated statutes of the Pontifical Academy for Life on Feb. 27, he did not set out to revolutionize one of the Vatican's most sensitive institutions. Instead, he opted…...
Notre Dame University Backs Away from a Contested Appointment
2+ week, 4+ day ago (734+ words) On February 26, the administration of University of Notre Dame confirmed that Professor Susan Ostermann will not assume the directorship of the Liu Institute for Asia and Asian Studies, a post she had been scheduled to take up in July 2026 (ZENIT…...
Report shows that 2 out of 3 babies killed by abortion in the US owe their deaths to the abortion pill
3+ week, 4+ day ago (430+ words) The increasing ease of obtaining abortion pills " mifepristone and misoprostol " online and by mail has quietly revolutionized If the data cited in the February 2026 report hold, the epicenter of the abortion debate has shifted decisively from operating rooms to online…...
Puerto Rico's pro-life governor redefines the concept of “human being” in criminal law, opening a new phase in the abortion debate
1+ mon, 6+ hour ago (734+ words) Puerto Rico's pro-life governor redefines the concept of "human being" in criminal law, opening a new phase in the abortion debate'ZENIT - English (ZENIT News / San Juan, 02.17.2026).- Puerto Rico has taken a consequential step in the legal treatment of unborn life,…...
Health for all: a speech by Leo XIV on health and human life
1+ mon, 1+ day ago (212+ words) Address of the Pope to participants in the Plenary Assembly of the Pontifical Academy for Life (ZENIT News / Vatican City, 02.16.2026).- On the morning of Monday, February 16, Pope Leo XIV received in audience, in the Clementine Hall of the Apostolic Palace,…...
UN Agencies Call to Censor Pro-Life Speech
1+ mon, 1+ week ago (295+ words) Digital platforms should be held accountable for allowing misinformation on abortion. These agencies working in tandem say pro-life speech is tantamount to "misinformation" and should be stopped. For instance, they accept without caveat that abortion access is a right as…...
The percentage of young people who identify as pro-life is growing
1+ mon, 2+ week ago (773+ words) According to Gallup and related surveys, about 37 percent of young adults described themselves as pro-life in 2025. That represents an increase of roughly 8 to 11 percentage points compared with results from 2022 and 2023 (ZENIT News / Washington, 02.01.2026).- For years, conventional wisdom in the United…...