Local Church•Marriage and Family

Ireland: Bishops issue statement on family-busting amendments to Constitution

The Episcopal Conference warns that these amendments could diminish the importance of marriage and family in society and the state, as well as marginalize the role of mothers in the home, which could have negative consequences on Ireland’s social and familial structure

Feb 29, 2024 00:16

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Justice and Peace•Pro Life

USA: 22 states, dozens of groups support Idaho’s pro-life law

The Biden administration is attempting to use federal law, the Emergency Medical Treatment and Labor Act, to force emergency room doctors to perform abortions that are illegal under Idaho law.

Feb 29, 2024 00:13

ZENIT Staff

Justice and Peace

Beijing going after Chinese users who follow dissidents abroad on social media

Chinese influencers are asking followers to be careful after the leaked information from a hacking firm with ties to Chinese authorities was released. Teacher Li, who documented the anti-lockdown protests on Twitter, saw the number of their followers drop from 1.6 million to 1.4 million. The data leak also shows the breadth of China’s cyber activities, including against foreign governments.

Feb 29, 2024 00:06

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Pro Life

US politicians wary of endorsing IVF decision by Alabama court

In Alabama, three bills to protect IVF moved out of committee in both the state House and Senate. They would provide civil and criminal immunity to IVF providers as long as they followed commonly accepted standards of care.

Feb 29, 2024 00:03

ZENIT Staff

Pope Francis

Pope Francis explains the «pastoral adultery» of bishops

Address of Pope Francis to the members of the Synod of the Armenian Catholic Church

Feb 28, 2024 00:30

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General Audience•Pope Francis

Envy and vainglory explained by Pope Francis

General Audience of the Pope, February 28, 2024 on envy and vainglory

Feb 28, 2024 00:21

ZENIT Staff

Local Church

The Congregation of the Mission of St. Vincent de Paul marks 400th Anniversary with major renovation of its Motherhouse in Paris

As the Congregation of the Mission (CM) approaches its 400th anniversary in 2025, the religious community founded by St. Vincent de Paul is renovating its Motherhouse, located in the heart of Paris, where St. Vincent’s relics are enshrined, his presence deeply felt, and his legacy advanced.

Feb 28, 2024 00:15

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Justice and Peace

US Churches urge government to hold Israel accountable to US laws

Nor has the US fully held Israel accountable for the deaths of American citizens. In the first two months of 2024, two Palestinian-American teenagers were killed – Muhammad Ahmad Khoddour (Feb. 17) and Tawfic Abdel Jabber (Jan. 19), both 17 years old. While the US has called for investigations, including requesting a probe, such calls have not historically resulted in measures to hold Israel accountable.

Feb 28, 2024 00:04

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Analysis Opinion

Fiducia Supplicans and the distinctions of Joseph Ratzinger

An Instruction published in 2000 by the then-Prefect of the Congregation for the Doctrine of the Faith distinguished between rituals inserted into liturgical books and pastoral or spontaneous prayers. The same criterion is now being used to admit the possibility of blessing irregular couples.

Feb 27, 2024 01:35

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Local Church•Rome

After Pope’s letter that prevented schism in Germany, date announced for meeting between Rome and German bishops

The central topic of these talks will be the Synodal Committee, a point of conflict that has generated disagreements between the DBK and the Vatican.

Feb 26, 2024 01:47

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Gender Ideology•Justice and Peace

«Gender Apartheid»: the new concept promoted at the UN by radical feminism and LGBT+

The term “gender apartheid” has been used by activists to criticize the Catholic Church and other religious institutions that have all-male clergy. To date the term has been used with regard to the situation of women in Afghanistan and Iran, which are governed by Islamic law. It is clear where the term is headed and that is to attack all faiths deemed “conservative” by the feminist international.

Feb 26, 2024 01:37

ZENIT Staff

Church and World•Pope Francis

Pope Francis and Ukraine: from St. Peter’s Square he raises his voice to remind that the war has been raging for 2 years now

Since the start of the war in Ukraine, 315,000 Russian soldiers have been wounded or killed according to U.S. intelligence. In August 2023, The New York Times revealed that 70,000 Ukrainian soldiers have died and between 100,000 and 120,000 have been wounded

Feb 25, 2024 01:27

ZENIT Staff