Local Church

Catholic Social Teaching – Possibly the Church’s Best Kept Secret – Gospel-Inspired Pathway to Harmonious Living

With its focus on see, discern, and act, Catholic Social Teaching (CST) brings together the letters and encouragements of popes since 1891 in a format that will appeal to all those looking for an accessible guide to the Catholic Church’s moral compass. With its contents aimed at creating a better world founded on truth, justice and love, CST offers a treasure trove of knowledge for schools, parish volunteers and charities.

Nov 22, 2023 23:47

ZENIT Staff

Pope Francis

Pope Francis launches novena to pray for peace

Francis asks for prayers for peace in the world and in the Holy Land, that “the difficulties resolve themselves in dialogue and negotiation and not with a mountain of dead.” The Pope’s Worldwide Prayer Network proposes a novena.

Nov 22, 2023 23:40

ZENIT Staff

General Audience•Pope Francis

Pope Francis Explains Why The Church is Catholic

Address at the General Audience of November 22, on the second aspect of the proclamation: universality

Nov 22, 2023 23:38

ZENIT Staff

Analysis Opinion•Interview

Vatican Diplomacy? The Challenge to Assume Responsibilities in a Different Way from The Past

Geo-Literature that moves the world: the power of diplomacy and the fascination of books, also in the Church’s international action. Interview with diplomat Fernand Gentilini

Nov 22, 2023 15:59

ZENIT Staff

Church and World•Persecuted Christians

15 countries to illuminate their main monuments in red for persecuted Christians

From November 19 to 26, at least 20 cathedrals and hundreds of churches and monuments will be illuminated in 15 countries around the world.

Nov 21, 2023 22:06

ZENIT Staff

Pope Francis•Vatican City

Pope Francis watches documentary on Ukraine invasion

The Pope stayed until the end of the screening and, after a minute of silence in prayer for the victims of the conflict and a brief speech by the director, he addressed a few words of greeting to the participants.

Nov 21, 2023 22:01

ZENIT Staff

Church and World•Pope Francis

Pope in Argentina? Francis calls Milei who invites him to visit the country

Pope Francis reportedly listened to the challenges mentioned by Milei and told him that he must face this stage with «wisdom and courage.»

Nov 21, 2023 21:59

ZENIT Staff

Local Church

U.S. Bishops Mark Thirty Years Since Release of “Communities of Salt and Light: Reflections on the Social Mission of the Parish”

This landmark statement continues to serve as the guiding document for parish social ministry in the United States. It was approved by the Catholic bishops of the United States at their General Meeting in November 1993.

Nov 21, 2023 21:50

ZENIT Staff

Local Church•Young People

Generational Change Among the American Clergy: A Conservative Turn in the Catholic Faith

Research points out that young priests in the USA are significantly more connected with Tradition than their older colleagues of the conciliar generation. Over 80% of the priests ordained after 2020 identify themselves as conservative or orthodox, aligned with the Church’s Magisterium.

Nov 21, 2023 17:37

ZENIT Staff

Local Church•Pope Francis

Pope Francis Is Clear About the German Church: They Have Done What the Holy See Has Forbidden

Pope’s response to four Germans who expressed their concern over the schismatic drift of the greater part of the Catholic Church in Germany

Nov 21, 2023 17:34

ZENIT Staff

Justice and Peace

USA: more than 30,000 lives saved from abortion since SCOTUS overturned Roe in June 2022

According to #WeCount, in the six months after the overturn of Roe, there have been about 32,260 fewer abortions.

Nov 21, 2023 17:31

ZENIT Staff

Analysis Opinion•Protection of vulnerable people

Spiritual Abuse in the Heart of the Church

In a new book, the superior general of the Carthusians faces up to abuses in the religious life and gives insights that have wide application to the entire abuse crisis.

Nov 20, 2023 23:44

ZENIT Staff