Pope Francis

Discernment, formation and charity: the Pope’s 3 reflections to 4 religious congregations

To Participants in the General Chapters of the following Institutes: Society of Divine Vocations (Vocationists), Sisters of the Presentation of Mary Most Holy in the Temple, Society of the Sacred Heart, Dominican Missionary Sisters of St. Sixtus

Aug 12, 2024 17:34

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Good News•Local Church

UNESCO puts Gaza’s ancient Christian monastery on ‘danger list’

At least 207 archaeological sites and buildings of cultural and historical significance, out of a total of 320, have been reduced to rubble or severely damaged by Israel’s deadly military onslaught and indiscriminate bombardment of the Gaza Strip for the last 10 months.

Aug 11, 2024 19:35

ZENIT Staff

Justice and Peace

USA: After ADF lawsuit, NY college student government revises unconstitutional policy, recognizes conservative student group

Two SUNY Cortland students attempted to start a Turning Point USA chapter at their school, but the student government and school faculty denied them group status because of the group’s political views. The students are challenging school officials for violating their First Amendment rights.

Aug 11, 2024 19:32

ZENIT Staff

Angelus•Pope Francis

Pope explains the harm of preconceived ideas and presumption

Allocution on the occasion of the recitation of the Angelus on Sunday, August 11, 2024

Aug 11, 2024 19:29

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Local Church•Pope Francis

Controversy in East Timor Over the Cost of the Papal Visit for Which the Pope Is Not to Blame

Despite the criticisms, the majority of Catholics in East Timor await Pope Francis’ arrival enthusiastically; he is the second Pontiff to visit the country after John Paul II’s visit in 1989. This visit is framed in the 25th anniversary of East Timor’s Independence, in which the Catholic Church played a fundamental role in the fight for human rights.

Aug 11, 2024 08:19

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Cardinals and Bishops

Cardinal Gerhard Mũller Rejects and Contests Accusations of Poor Financial Management and Denounces Defamatory Attacks

The Cardinal described these accusations as an attempt to revive a story already clarified almost a decade ago, for the sole purpose of damaging his reputation.

Aug 11, 2024 08:16

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Local Church•Pope Francis

In Face of Pope Francis’ Forthcoming Visit to Indonesia, Islamic Extremists Target Churches for Attacks

Indonesia, the nation with the world’s largest Muslim population, has been the scene of repeated attacks against churches and other religious minorities, such as the Ahmadiyya Muslims.

Aug 11, 2024 08:10

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Islam•Pope Francis

Pope to Afghan Muslims: «one cannot, in the name of God, encourage contempt for others, hatred and violence»

Speech of the Pope to representatives of the Association of the Afghan Community in Italy.

Aug 08, 2024 18:22

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General Audience•Pope Francis

How to conceive and give birth to Jesus? Pope Francis explains in catechesis

Pope’s General Audience, August 7, 2024 on «the Holy Spirit in the Incarnation of the Word».

Aug 08, 2024 18:19

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Good News•Justice and Peace•Pro Life

USA: Shareholders, members call on Costco, fellow retailers to resist politicized calls to sell dangerous chemical abortion drugs

Over $100 billion in assets under management represented in letters warning Costco, Walmart, Kroger, Albertsons, McKesson to avoid unnecessary politicization, legal and brand risk by offering mifepristone

Aug 08, 2024 18:15

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Cardinals and Bishops•Young People

German Bishop Reveals That Young People’s Real Questions Have Nothing to Do with Celibacy or Women’s Ordination

The statement, made by Bishop Bätzing, shows another face of German Catholics’ interest, which is clearly in a different direction from the ideological agenda promoted in recent years by a good part of the German Episcopate.

Aug 06, 2024 17:30

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Justice and Peace•Religious Freedom

French police detain bus in Paris that made persecution of Christians visible and mocked the opening of the Olympics

6 campaigners were forced to spend the night in jail for “demonstrating without the approval of the French government” against the Olympic Games mockery of Christianity.

Aug 06, 2024 17:25

ZENIT Staff