Rafael Llanes, Author at ZENIT - English

Articles By Rafael Llanes

Male Self-Perceived Female Beats 14-Year-Old Girl in Sport: The Story of One Who Could Be Your Daughter

The transgender runner’s trainer heard Annaleigh’s complaints and those of her family members and threatened them with lawsuits. It was devastating for the young girl. ”It was like saying to us ‘Shut up, stop complaining and put up with it.’” She added, very emotional, “that’s why I’m speaking here. Our voice, as women athletes, must be heard, because we are the only ones personally affected.”

Oct 28, 2024 15:45

Rafael Llanes

Gender Ideology•Young People

Study Shows That Trans Young People Increasingly Want to Return to Their Original Biological Sex

Researchers from the University of the Basque Country advocate comprehensive support for those affected instead of administering hormones prematurely.

Oct 28, 2024 15:43

Rafael Llanes

Vatican City•Vatican Diplomacy

Work Stolen from the Roman Catacombs Is Recovered by the Dutch Government and Returned to the Vatican

The Vatican received the work, which has a funerary inscription of late Antiquity, of great historical and religious relevance.

Oct 27, 2024 10:10

Rafael Llanes

Testimonies•Vatican City

Vatican: Funeral Is Held for Homeless Man

Miloslaw lived for one year in the Palazzo Migliori, a Vatican dormitory, created by Pope Francis, for twenty homeless people. He died at the end of August but his funeral was postponed until October, due to bureaucratic procedures as he was a foreigner.

Oct 25, 2024 10:06

Rafael Llanes

Cardinals and Bishops

Cardinal Asks for Exemption from Dressing Like Cardinal

Father Radcliffe has sparked controversy for his support of relations between same-sex individuals and some positions promoting the LGBTI ideology.

Oct 23, 2024 11:28

Rafael Llanes

Justice and Peace•Pope Francis•Vatican Diplomacy

Pope sends cardinal to Moscow to continue mediation over Ukraine war

Vatican Steps Up Peace Efforts in Ukraine as Cardinal Zuppi Meets with Russian Officials

Oct 21, 2024 18:04

Rafael Llanes

Dicasteries

Vatican Publishes Document on Migrations of Eastern Catholics

A Document is sought that will facilitate understanding among Churches of different Rites, reflecting on important questions, such as: what are Latin Bishops requested to do regarding the Eastern faithful present in their dioceses’ and without their own hierarch? How to help an Eastern Pastor working to reach them?

Oct 14, 2024 07:07

Rafael Llanes

Pope Francis•Vatican City

Historic: Pope Francis Venerates Personally Relic of the Chair of the Apostle Saint Peter

The Chair, the wooden seat from which the Maser teaches, is a relic of the first Pope, also known as the Cathedra Sancti Petri Apostoli, which goes back to the beginning of Christianity.

Oct 07, 2024 06:34

Rafael Llanes

Cardinals and Bishops•Vatican City

Bishop Who Was Excommunicated Will Participate in the Synod on Synodality

Pope Francis appointed Bishop Zhan Silu, substituting Monsignor Anthony Yao Shun, Bishop of Jining, who attended the Synod last year. In regard to the reason for the change, Cardinal Jean-Claude Hollerich, SJ, Archbishop of Luxembourg and Relator General of the Synod on Synodality, said that “the Secretariat of State has given us the names, but we have no other information about this.”

Sep 23, 2024 06:44

Rafael Llanes

Local Church•Young People

How Do Germans Perceive the Person of Jesus Christ?

The survey, which interviewed 2,002 adults, showed that 30% see Jesus as a model to follow, whereas 47% reject Him in that sense. 15% of the participants did not know how to answer the question and 9% did not give any information. According to the data, 32% of the men regard Jesus as a model, whereas in women the percentage is slightly lower, namely, 29%.

Sep 23, 2024 06:41

Rafael Llanes

Islam•Local Church

First Fruit of Pope Francis’ Visit to Indonesia: Cardinal Ignatius Hardiatmodjo Inaugurates a Parish Church After 33 Years of Islamist Opposition

Cardinal Ignatius Hardiatmodjo inaugurated the Calvary parish church, whose construction was objected to by Muslim groups in the Jakarta archdiocese for 33 years due to objections from local authorities.

Sep 19, 2024 07:14

Rafael Llanes

Good News•Holy Land

Stairs and pathway that Jesus would have walked on discovered in Jerusalem

Ancient Steps Uncovered in Jerusalem: Pathways of Jesus Revealed After 2,000 Years

Sep 15, 2024 18:21

Rafael Llanes

Pope Francis Extends a Hand of Compassion to Ukraine This Christmas

Cardinal Krajewski’s journey across Ukraine will not simply be about delivering equipment. It will be a pilgrimage of presence, as he visits communities ravaged by violence to listen, pray, and share in their struggles. His goal is to help open “the door of hope” in hearts burdened by despair and to stand as a symbol of global solidarity.

Pope Francis reveals two attacks against him that ended with the death of perpetrators

Francis recounts the chilling intelligence received by the Vatican Gendarmerie upon his arrival in Baghdad. British intelligence had flagged two potential attacks: a young woman carrying explosives was reportedly heading to Mosul as a suicide bomber, while a van laden with explosives sped toward an undisclosed target.