Questions about liturgy: Mass Intentions at the Easter Vigil

Apr 09, 2025 18:37

ZENIT Staff

Easter Vigil

Persecuted Christians

Europe: intolerance and discrimination against Christians reaches almost 2,500 cases in one year

According to OIDAC Europe, countries of particular concern were France, with nearly 1,000 anti-Christian hate crimes in 2023; the United Kingdom, where incidents rose to more than 700; and Germany, which saw a 105% increase in anti-Christian hate crimes, rising from 135 in 2022 to 277 in 2023.

Apr 08, 2025 15:07

ZENIT Staff

Analysis Opinion•Popes•Pro Life

Study reveals how John Paul II’s travels influenced Latin America’s birth rate

Researchers estimate that his words and presence contributed to between 220,000 and 251,000 additional births.

Apr 08, 2025 15:04

Tim Daniels

Justice and Peace•Local Church

U.S. bishops on immigration program: we will not renew existing cooperation agreements with federal government

Citing the government’s suspension of the cooperative agreements to resettle refugees, Archbishop Timothy P. Broglio, president of the USCCB explained how the government’s decisions have forced the Conference to reconsider the best way to serve the needs of those seeking safe harbor from violence and persecution.

Apr 07, 2025 15:26

ZENIT Staff

Local Church

Catholic priest shot to death in the United States

The reasons for the attack, which are being investigated by the police, are still unknown. A total of three shots were fired at the priest, who died shortly after arriving at the hospital.

Apr 07, 2025 15:11

ZENIT Staff

Good News•Pope Francis

She entered the convent at the age of 8. At the age of 94, she was surprised to meet Pope Francis in the Vatican Basilica. This is how things happened

A Jubilee Wish, a Papal Surprise: The Remarkable Encounter of a 94-Year-Old Nun

Apr 06, 2025 21:11

ZENIT Staff

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Pope Sends Four New Ambulances to Ukraine and a Cardinal to Deliver Them

Cardinal Konrad Krajewski, helped by three other Ukrainian drivers, will also go to the country to be with the people so tested by the conflict, to pray with them and to express the Pope’s closeness to them.

Unannounced, Pope appears in St. Peter’s Basilica to pray at noon on Thursday, April 10

The Basilica was not empty. Among the dozens of visitors were tourists, pilgrims, and even art restorers working behind temporary veils installed by the Fabbrica di San Pietro for the ongoing renovation

Questions about liturgy: Mass Intentions at the Easter Vigil

The Truth about Transgenderism

Catholic Faithful Help to Sustain More than 70 Mission Dioceses in the United States

Survey reveals contrasting Christian approaches to Lenten fasting

Jewish persecution of Christians in the Holy Land on the rise, research reveals

Official: Pope Is Holding Meetings Again. This Is His Official State of Health According to the Vatican

Archaeological research confirms what Catholics already venerated: the site of Jesus’ crucifixion

Europe: intolerance and discrimination against Christians reaches almost 2,500 cases in one year

Study reveals how John Paul II’s travels influenced Latin America’s birth rate

U.S. bishops on immigration program: we will not renew existing cooperation agreements with federal government

Catholic priest shot to death in the United States

She entered the convent at the age of 8. At the age of 94, she was surprised to meet Pope Francis in the Vatican Basilica. This is how things happened