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General Audience•Pope Francis

Where is the Holy Spirit? Where there is freedom: this is how clearly, profoundly and simply the Pope explains it

A General Audience of the Pope, June 5, 2024 on the theme “Where there is the Spirit of God, there is freedom”.

Jun 05, 2024 17:53

ZENIT Staff

Rome

20 theologians work behind closed doors at Vatican to prepare for world synod in October 2024

Around twenty theologians from around the world have arrived in Rome to begin work on the Instrumentum laboris for the Second Session of the XVI Ordinary General Assembly of the Synod of Bishops.

Jun 05, 2024 17:34

ZENIT Staff

Rome

Choirs from around the world arrive at the Vatican to meet with the Pope

Global Choirs to Gather in Vatican for 40th Anniversary Celebration of Rome Diocese Choir

Jun 04, 2024 19:29

ZENIT Staff

Local Church

Syro-Malabar Church convenes extraordinary synod to resolve liturgical dispute

The extraordinary synod on June 14 is seen as a crucial attempt to reconcile internal differences and move towards a peaceful and unified resolution of the liturgical dispute that has affected the Syro-Malabar Church for several years.

Jun 04, 2024 19:25

ZENIT Staff

Good News•Local Church

Sydney: photos of the impressive Corpus Christi procession, the largest since the pandemic

Sydney celebrates the largest Eucharistic procession since the pandemic. They hope to host the International Eucharistic Congress in 2028.

Jun 04, 2024 19:19

ZENIT Staff

Good News•Holy Land

Monumental statue of Jesus Christ to be placed in Jerusalem

The statue is made of a material that reflects the sun’s rays and reflects the beauty of the sky and nature. Its color changes depending on the sun’s rays. You see it one color in the morning, another in the afternoon and another in the evening.

Jun 04, 2024 19:11

ZENIT Staff

Rome

Proceedings of the Special Assembly of the Synod of Bishops for the Pan-Amazon Region Presented in Rome

The Special Assembly of the Synod of Bishops for the Pan-Amazonian Region was held in October 2019 and reached, in its preparatory phase, some 87,000 people from eight countries and one overseas territory. The proceedings of this ecclesial assembly were published by Libreria Editrice Vaticana.

Jun 04, 2024 18:58

ZENIT Staff

Analysis Opinion•Justice and Peace

World Health Organization promotes inclusion of pro-abortion group; conservative countries contest and stop measure

The same delegate accused the United States of politicizing the WHO, alluding to the fact that if Donald Trump is elected to a second term the U.S. “position reflected in this room would change.”

Jun 04, 2024 18:26

ZENIT Staff

Pope Francis

3 dimensions of Corpus Christi (the Eucharist) explained simply by the Pope

Pope’s Homily on the Solemnity of Corpus Christi

Jun 03, 2024 18:26

ZENIT Staff

Gender Ideology•Religious Freedom•Testimonies

Professional footballer suspended 4 games for refusing to support LGBT campaign in Ligue 1 match

Besides covering up the “homophobia” badge on his jersey with tape, Camara reportedly chose not to partake in a pre-match group picture featuring a banner with a similar message against “homophobia.”

Jun 03, 2024 18:13

ZENIT Staff

Local Church•Testimonies

Real Madrid Goes to the Cathedral to Offer the Champions League Cup to the Virgin of Almudena

Real Madrid went on Sunday afternoon, June 2, to the Cathedral of Our Lady of Almudena, to offer the Patroness of the Spanish capital, the 15th Champions League, which it won on Saturday night in London, against Borussia Dortmund.

Jun 03, 2024 06:12

ZENIT Staff

Angelus•Pope Francis

The Eucharist explained as a gift by Pope Francis on Corpus Christi Day

Allocution on the occasion of the recitation of the Angelus on Sunday, June 2, 2024

Jun 02, 2024 18:30

ZENIT Staff

Leo XIV Returns to Peru: Government to Invest $18 Million

The government authorized the transfer of the funds to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs to organize the Pope’s visit from November 11 to 16, according to a supreme decree published in the country’s official gazette on September 5.

The Pope’s visit to France has also sparked a surge in donations and sales of books by Leo XIV

The pattern of giving has been particularly striking. The average donation has been around €200—approximately twice the average single donation in France in 2024—and some contributions have exceeded €10,000.