Elizabeth Owens, Author at ZENIT - English

Welby’s comments were aligned with a motion presented by the Venerable Pete Spiers, Archdeacon of Liverpool, who challenged the idea that to raise children with disabilities is a tragedy.

Jul 24, 2024 07:05

Elizabeth Owens

Local Church

New Zealand Bishop Expels from His Diocese Religious of Traditionalist Sensibility

in 2007. Initially linked to the Lefebvrists, the Community was recognized as a Religious Order under the diocesan law in the Diocese of Aberdeen in Scotland in 2012, where they have their main headquarters. They were present in New Zealand since 2007.

Jul 15, 2024 06:58

Elizabeth Owens

Local Church•Testimonies

“The Priests” Leave the Stage for the Last Time in the UK

“The Priests” farewell was an event charged with emotions and a reminder of the power of music to unite a community.

Jul 10, 2024 06:38

Elizabeth Owens

Dicasteries•Good News•Vatican Diplomacy

England: Vatican’s Cricket Team Plays Against King’s Royal Household Team: The Score

Read, after the Pope’s message, was the King’s message, in which the Monarch recalled that it was the fourth game between the Royal Cricket Team and the Vatican’s. He was “delighted” that both teams were “once again united by the love of cricket.”

Jul 05, 2024 18:19

Elizabeth Owens

Holy Land•Local Church

Mayor of Jerusalem hosts Catholic and Orthodox leaders: tax collection on the table

The church leaders reiterated their longstanding position that such unilateral actions by municipalities conflict with the historical status quo and the rights of the Churches.

Jul 04, 2024 18:02

Elizabeth Owens

Liturgy and Divine Worship•Local Church•Pope Francis

40 British celebrities, nobles, politicians and artists ask the Pope, in The Times, not to limit traditional Mass any more

Author of Downton Abbey series, Princess of Kent, Andrew Lloyd Webber and 40 other signatures support a letter published in the London newspaper The Times.

Jul 04, 2024 17:43

Elizabeth Owens

Cardinals and Bishops•Justice and Peace•Vatican City

Second in Hierarchy of the Vatican Secretariat of State Appears in Court in London

Raffaele Mincione seeks vindication at the UK High Court. The lawyers of the Secretariat of State have prepared an extensive defense of more than 80 pages, underlining Mincione’s bad faith and the seriousness of the crimes investigated in the Vatican.

Jul 04, 2024 07:30

Elizabeth Owens

Justice and Peace

Historic Supreme Court Ruling Ends Military Exemptions for Ultra-Orthodox Students in Israel

Currently, approximately 63,000 young ultra-Orthodox men are exempt from military service. This decision means they will now join their fellow Israelis in the army, addressing a significant source of political and social contention in the country.

Jun 27, 2024 17:14

Elizabeth Owens

Holy Land•Persecuted Christians

Israel also against Christians: pressure to take away temples under the pretext of taxes?

«These efforts represent a coordinated attack on the Christian presence in the Holy Land,» wrote the religious leaders, emphasizing that the global Christian community is closely monitoring developments in Israel.

Jun 25, 2024 17:24

Elizabeth Owens