ZENIT Staff, Author at ZENIT - English

“The Knights of Columbus has decided to cover these mosaics because our first concern must be for victims of sexual abuse, who have already suffered immensely, and who may be further injured by the ongoing display of the mosaics at the Shrine,” said Supreme Knight Patrick Kelly.

Jul 14, 2024 16:36

ZENIT Staff

Spirituality

Missionaries because disciples.

Commentary on the Gospel of Sunday, July 14, 2024. XV Sunday in Ordinary Time.

Jul 11, 2024 16:53

ZENIT Staff

Local Church•Persecuted Christians

Vandal Decapitates Statue of Infant Jesus at New York Parish

Father Sean Suckiel of the Holy Family Church expressed his heartbreak and confusion to ABC-7 New York. «My heart is broken, and the question that keeps coming to mind is, why? This act was very deliberate, and it’s clear the statue wasn’t in his way. So, why do this?»

Jul 11, 2024 16:38

ZENIT Staff

Local Church•Virgin Mary

Historic Cathedral in the Philippines Designated as National Shrine

As a national shrine, the Cathedral of Maasin, now officially known as the Diocesan Shrine of Our Lady of the Assumption, will be under the oversight of the Catholic Bishops’ Conference of the Philippines (CBCP).

Jul 11, 2024 16:30

ZENIT Staff

Homosexuality•Marriage and Family•Testimonies

She Was Lesbian, He Homosexual: The Inspiring Story of Tove and Bjørn Refstad” Marriage

“We are not called to be judges, but witnesses. We can only tell our experience and hope that it brings hope and faith to those that struggle,” they affirm.

Jul 11, 2024 07:13

ZENIT Staff

Dicasteries•Local Church•Virgin Mary

Third Vatican Pronouncement on Apparitions: Negative for “Our Lady of All Nations”

In a press release issued on July 11, the Dicastery explained that, traditionally, decisions on alleged supernatural phenomena are not published.

Jul 11, 2024 07:08

ZENIT Staff

Local Church

German Catholic Church Faces Significant Drop in Church Tax Revenue for 2023

The trend is not unique to the Catholic Church. The Protestant regional churches in Germany, grouped under the Evangelical Church in Germany (EKD), also reported a decline in tax revenues. In 2023, they collected approximately €5.9 billion, down 5.3% from the €6.24 billion recorded in 2022, another record year for them.

Jul 11, 2024 07:03

ZENIT Staff

Analysis Opinion

Is Israel waging a «just war»?

On October 7 around 1,200 Israelis were massacred. How can Israel morally justify a ratio of 35 Palestinian deaths for every Israeli one? There is an answer to this. It can be justified if Israel is fighting a just war.

Jul 10, 2024 16:27

ZENIT Staff

Dicasteries•Local Church

World Religions Sign Pope’s Appeal for Ethical Artificial Intelligence in Japan

The new signatories, in the presence of top representatives of the Japanese Government and of big tech Microsoft, IBM and Cisco, signed the Call which urges the application, in the field of AI, of algorethics, i.e. ethics by design.

Jul 10, 2024 16:17

ZENIT Staff