Good News

New Scientific Study Proves That The Holy Shroud Dates Back to Jesus Christ’s Time

This study is only one of several in the last decade that point to the authenticity of the Shroud as a relic of Jesus’ time. Another recent study identified the origin of the linen in the Levant region, at present Israel and Lebanon, a fact that reinforces the connection of the Shroud with the Holy Land.

Aug 28, 2024 05:32

ZENIT Staff

Liturgy and Divine Worship

Questions about liturgy: Vestments for Altar Servers

Answered by Legionary of Christ Father Edward McNamara, professor of liturgy and sacramental theology and director of the Sacerdos Institute at the Pontifical Regina Apostolorum university.

Aug 27, 2024 18:30

ZENIT Staff

Local Church

Monumental statue dedicated to the Eucharist inaugurated in Rio de Janeiro

The design of the monument, dedicated to the Blessed Sacrament and Jesus Christ, is both majestic and deeply devotional

Aug 27, 2024 18:25

ZENIT Staff

Analysis Opinion•Gender Ideology•Pro Life

New S*exual Colonialism in UN Treaty on Development

The confusion surrounding the treaty arises from the fact that these terms have been part of non-binding international agreements for many years.

Aug 27, 2024 18:18

ZENIT Staff

Rome

Congress specialized in ecclesial institutional communication in the context of Jubilee 2025 for communicators announced

This international forum, held every two years, is directed to communications officials from dioceses, ecclesial circumscriptions, episcopal conferences, congregations, institutes of consecrated life, movements and other Church realities.

Aug 27, 2024 17:48

ZENIT Staff

Local Church•Persecuted Christians

Research Indicates That Discrimination Against Christians in Europe Has Increased by 44%

OIDAC Europe’s 2022/23 Annual Report pointed out a 44% increase in hate crimes against Christians, with a total of 749 incidents recorded, the majority of which were acts of vandalism and arson.

Aug 27, 2024 05:38

ZENIT Staff

Local Church•Persecuted Christians•Vatican City

Nicaraguan Dictator Accuses Vatican of Being a “Fascist Conglomerate”

He made these statements during a virtual meeting of the Bolivarian Alliance for the Peoples of Our America (ALBA), a political and economic coalition, which brings together ten countries of Latin America and the Caribbean, including Nicaragua, Venezuela, Cuba and Bolivia.

Aug 27, 2024 05:35

ZENIT Staff

Justice and Peace•Pope Francis•Vatican City

Pope to Lebanese after 4 years of explosion: “with you I ask for truth and justice, which have not yet arrived”

Pope’s words to a group of Lebanese, relatives of victims killed in Beirut port explosions

Aug 26, 2024 17:56

ZENIT Staff

Vatican City

Spirituality and Astronomy: a workshop at the Pope’s Astronomical Observatory

This workshop offers a rare opportunity to connect the spiritual with the scientific, providing a space for participants to ponder the mysteries of the universe in the context of their faith.

Aug 26, 2024 17:50

ZENIT Staff

Local Church

China, Catholic Clergy Starts Receiving “Patriotic Education”

The United Front lamented that religions do not implement the new law on domestic propaganda quickly enough. The Patriotic Catholic Church mobilized immediately.

Aug 26, 2024 17:48

ZENIT Staff

Analysis Opinion•Pope Francis

Scientific Study Shows That Pope Francis’ Trips Have Positive Effects in the Realm of Human Rights

The study is based on the analysis of 283 visits carried out by four Popes — from Paul VI to Francis –, examining the global media coverage on human rights, papal addresses and changes in the violations of these rights in the countries visited.

Aug 26, 2024 06:50

ZENIT Staff

Pope Francis•Testimonies

Pope Francis Receives In Private Audience Innocent Man Who Spent 33 Years in Prison

Zuncheddu, who in 1991 was accused of committing a tripple murder when he was only 26, faced a long and torturous legal process that kept him behind bars until January 2024, when Italy’s Court of Appeal acknowledged his innocence.

Aug 26, 2024 06:46

ZENIT Staff