Pope Francis•Testimonies

They Killed His Palestinian Daughter, They Killed His Israeli Daughter: Both Fathers Were Received Together by the Pope

Smadar, Rami Elhanan’s daughter, died in 2007, killed by an Israeli soldier’s bullet, as she left school.

Mar 27, 2024 23:47

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General Audience•Pope Francis

Patience explained by the Pope (and a tip on how to make it grow)

General Audience of the Pope, March 27, 2024 on patience

Mar 27, 2024 23:10

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Spirituality

Easter: a day when a tomb becomes a cradle.

Commentary on the Gospel of Easter Sunday, March 31, 2024. 

Mar 27, 2024 00:07

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Pope Francis•Young People

An injection of hope and a vote of confidence: the Pope’s Holy Week letter to young people

Pope Francis’ message to young people on the occasion of the 5th anniversary of the Post-Synodal Apostolic Exhortation Christus Vivit

Mar 26, 2024 00:09

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Pope Francis

Gratitude, richness in diversity and dialogue: three reflections of the Pope for the Nigerian community that apply to everyone

Address of the Pope to the Nigerian Catholic community in Rome on the occasion of the 25th anniversary of his presence in Rome

Mar 26, 2024 00:07

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Analysis Opinion

Is artificial intelligence a help or a threat to humanity?

This article will explore how the rise of AI – and generative AI in particular – brings into play the need for humans to build countervailing disciplines, skills, and communities. A robust human flourishing must counter the rise of machine learning.

Mar 24, 2024 13:24

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Analysis Opinion•Marriage and Family

Demographic winter is coming, even to South Asia

The scientific journal Lancet relaunches a statistical study according to which by 2100 only six countries in the world would exceed the replacement threshold of 2.1 children per woman. But already by 2050 India, Bangladesh and Pakistan would see their current birth rates drop by more than a third.

Mar 22, 2024 23:41

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Pope Francis•Vocations•Young People

What does it mean to be pilgrims? The Pope’s message for the World Day of Vocations

Messahe of his Holiness Pope Francis for the 61st world day of prayer fot vocations

Mar 21, 2024 00:05

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Local Church

Five Parish Priests from the United States to Participate in International Meeting of Priests in Rome

Per the guidelines of the Vatican’s General Secretariat of the Synod, the USCCB selected four Latin Rite priests, and one Eastern Catholic priest to represent the United States

Mar 20, 2024 00:04

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General Audience•Pope Francis

What does it mean to be prudent? The virtue of prudence explained by the Pope

Pope’s General Audience, March 20, 2024 on prudence

Mar 20, 2024 00:01

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Analysis Opinion•Marriage and Family

Analysis: Marriage, Family, and the Mental Health Crisis

The vast majority of Americans agree that we are facing a mental health crisis. It’s worth considering, how did we get here? What is driving the huge increase in mental health problems facing our nation?

Mar 18, 2024 23:52

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Rome

Jesuits announce merger of three of their pontifical universities in Rome (at Pope’s request)

The Statutes were created following the Chirograph signed by Pope Francis on Dec. 17, 2019. In this letter the Holy Father ordered that the Pontifical Biblical Institute and the Pontifical Oriental Institute be joined to the Gregorian University, while still retaining their own names and missions. This was done in such a way that they are now part of “the same juridical person, as academic units of the University”.

Mar 18, 2024 23:50

ZENIT Staff