Bishop Who Was Excommunicated Will Participate in the Synod on Synodality

Sep 23, 2024 06:44

Monsignor Zhan Silu is Bishop in the province of Fujian, an area in China with a great Catholic presence Photo: Religion Digital

In the East, only 20% of those polled see Jesus as a model to follow

"Pasqua Together 2025" (Easter Together 2025) was received by Pope Francis at the Apostolic Palace in Vatican City

The broader context involves a significant espionage scandal that has rocked Italy.

Pope Francis appeared from the window of the Apostolic Palace overlooking St. Peter's Square to pray the Angelus

Aid to the Church in Need (ACN) is holding its “One Million Children Praying the Rosary” initiative for the 19th year in the row on 18th October.

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The Place of LBGT Catholics in a Synodal Church (by Timothy Radcliffe, OP)

The Synod faces this double challenge, of a proper gospel openness to all with an openness to all cultures. How are we to live both? This will be a major challenge for the next session of the Synod. It is not about how does our side win. That is the game of competitive politics.

Sep 22, 2024 17:11

ZENIT Staff

Persecuted Christians•Woman

Pakistan: sentence mother of 4 children to death on blasphemy charges

Shagufta was convicted under Section 295-C of Pakistan’s controversial blasphemy laws, whereby insulting the Prophet carries a mandatory death sentence.

Sep 22, 2024 11:40

John Pontifex

Jubilee 2025•Young People

Vatican Announces Officially the “Grammies” of Catholic Music: First Edition in the Jubilee 2025

Is to revitalize and boost Catholic music and recognize the creativity of Catholic Christian artists in Spanish, English, Portuguese, French, Italian and the rest of the world.

Sep 22, 2024 06:38

ZENIT Staff

Good News•Local Church•Vocations

Ireland starts new 2024 – 2025 school year with 21 new seminarians

This marks a significant moment as the total number of seminarians currently in formation for Irish dioceses rises to 74.

Sep 20, 2024 16:17

Elizabeth Owens

Cardinals and Bishops•Pope Francis

Pope’s Letter to Cardinals on the Economic Reform of the Holy See

Letter from Pope Francis to the College of Cardinals

Sep 20, 2024 16:13

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Pope’s article in The New York Times: There Is Faith in Humor

“Generally, we priests tend to enjoy humor and even have a fair stock of jokes and amusing stories, which we are often quite good at telling, as well as being the object of them”, writes the Pope in the best-known newspaper in the United States

the Vatican formally launches his cause for beatification and canonization

The process of beatification of King Baudouin of Belgium officially begins: Vatican and Pope give their approval

In a statement released by the Dicastery for the Causes of Saints, it was confirmed that the process officially began on December 17, 2024, with the establishment of a historical commission. This panel, comprising leading experts in Belgian history and archival research, is tasked with gathering and evaluating documentation related to King Baudouin’s life and deeds.

Bishop Who Was Excommunicated Will Participate in the Synod on Synodality

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Pope confesses that he has been asked for a definitive solution on the celebration of Easter with all Christians

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How to get 1 million children to pray the Rosary for peace?

The Place of LBGT Catholics in a Synodal Church (by Timothy Radcliffe, OP)

Pakistan: sentence mother of 4 children to death on blasphemy charges

Vatican Announces Officially the “Grammies” of Catholic Music: First Edition in the Jubilee 2025

Ireland starts new 2024 – 2025 school year with 21 new seminarians

Pope’s Letter to Cardinals on the Economic Reform of the Holy See