Local Church

Differences in Satisfaction and Connection Between Catholics and Protestants in Religious Services

Only 61% of Catholics who regularly attend church in person said they were extremely or very satisfied, and this percentage dropped even further to 57% among those Catholics who follow services electronically.

Jun 25, 2023 05:24

ZENIT Staff

Angelus

Stemming From Today’s Gospel, Pope Reflects on Fears and the Danger of Wasting One’s Life

Address on the occasion of the Angelus prayer on Sunday, June 25, 2023.

Jun 25, 2023 00:32

ZENIT Staff

Vatican City

A “Honduran” Is Canada’s New Ambassador to the Holy See

Paul Gibbard is a Canadian national and was Chargé d’Affaires at the Canadian Embassy to the Holy See from 2021 to 2023.

Jun 24, 2023 15:05

ZENIT Staff

Dicasteries•Protection of vulnerable people

The Pontifical Commission for the Protection of Minors launches global consultation on updated Guidelines to prevent sexual abuse in the Church

The function of these principles is to promote protection from abuse in the Church according to existing good practices in safeguarding, with a focus on assisting people impacted by abuse and the importance of dealing appropriately with instances of abuse.

Jun 23, 2023 06:07

ZENIT Staff

Rome

Order of Malta speaks out regarding the appointment of a Jesuit cardinal as the cardinal patron of the Order

The Cardinalis Patronus has the task of promoting the spiritual interests of the Order and its members, as well as advancing the relations between the Holy See and the Order.

Jun 23, 2023 06:05

ZENIT Staff

Art and Culture

Pope to 200 Artists: You Do Good to Be Sentinels of The True Religious Sense, at Times Trivialized and Commercialized

Speech to the artists participating in the meeting organized for the 50th anniversary of the inauguration of the Modern Art collection of the Vatican Museums.

Jun 23, 2023 05:58

ZENIT Staff

Pope Francis

Pope Francis Did Not Read His Address and Noted: “I’m Still  Under the Effects of the Anaesthesia, My Breathing Isn’t Good

«The concern I have is that he has a good recovery: that he and those around him this first month limit their commitments a bit, not in general, but those that are burdensome due to what could be the tensions in the abdominal wall,» he declared. the doctor who operated on the Pope.

Jun 22, 2023 18:47

ZENIT Staff

Dicasteries•Testimonies of Faith

Pope Approves Beatification of Sister Lucia, the Last of the Three Little Shepherds, Seers of the Virgin of Fatima

Sister Lucia died in the smell of holiness in 2005, at the age of 97. Benedict XVI exempted her from the obligation to wait 5 years to start the beatification process. Pope Francis canonized Saint Francis and Saint Jacinta in 2017.

Jun 22, 2023 18:43

ZENIT Staff

Local Church

After Buenos Aires and Madrid It’s Now the Turn of Another Great Capital: Pope Francis Appoints New Archbishop of Brussels

For the first time in almost a century (since Cardinal Van Roey in 1926), a priest who is not yet a bishop has been named archbishop. He chose as his episcopal motto “Fratelli Tutti”.

Jun 22, 2023 18:41

ZENIT Staff

Pope Francis

Pope Francis Receives in Audience the Socialist President of Brazil, Lula da Silva

Lula da Silva was accompanied by his current wife, who is 21 years younger than the president, and is a promoter of gender ideology in Brazil.

Jun 21, 2023 13:12

ZENIT Staff

Local Church•Persecuted Christians

India: Hindutva nationalism to blame for violent clashes, bishop says

Extremists “want to terrorise” Christians and Muslims to try “to win over Hindus”.

Jun 21, 2023 05:19

ZENIT Staff

Local Church

Germany: Pectoral Cross That Benedict XVI Gave to a Parish in Traunstein Is Stolen

The robbery would have occurred in broad daylight, between 11:45 in the morning and 17:00 in the afternoon.

Jun 20, 2023 15:42

ZENIT Staff