Pope Francis

Pope Francis turns 87 and becomes the third longest-serving Pope in history

Leo XIII and Clement XII are still ahead of Pope Francis

Dec 17, 2023 13:16

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Holy Land•Pope Francis

Gaza: how Israel killed Catholic mother and daughter and fired rocket at missionaries of charity. Pope raises his voice

Catholic Patriarchate of Jerusalem recounts in detail the murders and attacks on Mother Teresa’s Missionaries of Charity

Dec 17, 2023 01:05

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Angelus•Pope Francis

What does it mean to bear witness to the light? Pope Francis explains

Allocution on the occasion of the recitation of the Angelus on Sunday, December 17, 2023, Third Sunday of Advent

Dec 17, 2023 00:57

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Cardinals and Bishops•Vatican City

Vatican Sentences Cardinal Becciu: Prison, Fine and Not in Perpetuity Without Charges

First degree sentence of the trial against ten accused and four companies, which had as subject several cases (different, although with profiles of objective and subjective connection, the main one is known with reference to a building in London at 60 Sloane Avenue.

Dec 16, 2023 21:05

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Dicasteries

Holy See dissolves the Loyola Community founded by Rupnik

On October 20, 2023, the Holy See issued a decree of dissolution of the Community of Loyola due to serious problems concerning the exercise of authority and the way of life in common.

Dec 16, 2023 21:03

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Vatican Diplomacy

Russia confirms collaboration with Vatican to facilitate reunion of displaced children with their families

This joint effort has also made it possible to clarify and synchronize data on displaced children, halting the search for those currently residing with their parents and relatives in Ukraine or in European Union countries.

Dec 16, 2023 20:59

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Vatican City•Vatican Diplomacy

Vatican hosts Arab League, Israel attacks Catholic parish in Gaza

The Secretary of State expressed the well-known position on the urgent need to achieve the full implementation of the two-state solution and an internationally guaranteed special status for the city of Jerusalem for a lasting peace in the region.

Dec 16, 2023 20:51

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Holy Land•Persecuted Christians

Israeli army attacks Catholic parish of the Holy Family in Gaza

Israelis open fire on Christians in Gaza. Christians are being targeted by Israeli snipers. Mother and daughter killed.

Dec 16, 2023 20:47

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Causes of Saints•Pope Francis

Pope sets date for canonization of Argentinean «Mama Antula»

(ZENIT News / Vatican City, 12.16.2023).- After the usual consultation with the College of Cardinals, Pope Francis decided to proceed with the Canonization of Blessed María Antonia de San José (in secular life: María Antonia De Paz y Figueroa), known as Mama […]

Dec 16, 2023 20:42

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Analysis Opinion•Pro Life

Do women suffer from depression after their abortions?

A recent systematic review and meta-analysis in BMC Psychiatry claims that globally the prevalence of post-abortion depression is 34.5% — more than one in three women.

Dec 16, 2023 19:18

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Dicasteries•Woman

Vatican Explains That Single Mothers Can Go to Communion

Letter to His Excellency, The Most Reverend Ramón Alfredo de la Cruz Baldera, Bishop of the Diocese of San Francisco de Macorís, Dominican Republic, on single mothers’ access to Eucharistic Communio.

Dec 14, 2023 14:05

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Persecuted Christians

Russia bans Knights of Columbus, Caritas and Greek Catholic Church in occupied Ukraine

The Russian occupation authorities ordered to transfer the movable and immovable property and church lands to the management of the military-civilian occupation administration of the Zaporižja region. The Knights of Columbus are labeled as agents of the United States.

Dec 14, 2023 13:59

ZENIT Staff