ZENIT Staff, Author at ZENIT - English

After the Biden administration unlawfully published a rule that changes the federal definition of «sex» to include «gender identity» in health care, the state of Florida, along with the Catholic Medical Association as a co-party, sued the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services for requiring treatment of and payment for dangerous procedures.

May 09, 2024 02:39

ZENIT Staff

Rome

Salesians of Don Bosco prepare for the era of Artificial Intelligence: launching of a new committee

ISCAI has been set up in an effort to stay relevant to the signs of the times, to reap the benefits of the fast evolving AI technology and also to empower the Salesian family and its beneficiaries with knowledge of the tools and its ethical and moral implications.

May 09, 2024 02:37

ZENIT Staff

Spirituality

Ascension and Mission

Commentary on the Gospel of Sunday, May 12, 2024. VII Sunday of Easter.

May 08, 2024 23:39

ZENIT Staff

General Audience•Pope Francis

The virtue of hope (and the sins against it) explained by Pope Francis

Pope’s General Audience, May 8, 2024 on the theological virtue of hope

May 08, 2024 23:22

ZENIT Staff

Analysis Opinion•Local Church•Protection of vulnerable people

Durham University issues report on impact of abuse crisis on Catholic communities

The researchers carried out 82 interviews and four focus groups. The participants were drawn from 14 of the 22 Catholic dioceses and 16 religious orders across England and Wales.

May 07, 2024 23:48

ZENIT Staff

Justice and Peace•Local Church

US Bishop joins Gaza peace protest outside White House

The demonstrators expressed their solidarity with students who have been protesting on campuses across the USA, including several Catholic universities. Bishop Stowe stressed the need for all demonstrations to be peaceful.

May 07, 2024 23:41

ZENIT Staff

Local Church

South Korea: statistics show vitality of Catholicism, 11.3% of the population

The statistics, published annually following a survey of the 16 dioceses, orders and ecclesiastical organizations across the country, shed light on the development of religious life on the peninsula.

May 07, 2024 23:31

ZENIT Staff

Under the agreement with China, Leo XIV appoints a new bishop

Chang Yanfeng, 42, was ordained bishop today under the Sino-Holy See agreement to a diocese that has been without its own pastor for 20 years. Just three weeks ago, the new prelate had to publicly commit the local Church to a controversial law designed to eliminate minorities.

Leo XIV encourages religious to view community life as a source of inspiration and sanctification

Message from Leo XIV to the Conference of Major Superiors of Men’s Religious Orders in the United States