Pope Francis

Pope Highlights Four Verbs that Summarize Action with Migrants: Welcome, Protect, Promote and Integrate

Pope’s address during the prayer for migrants and refugees held in the Vatican’s Saint Peter’s Square

Oct 19, 2023 16:49

ZENIT Staff

Local Church•Persecuted Christians•Vatican City

Synod: Details of the Calendar for the Last Stage, Topics and Announcement of Letter to the People of God

The Assembly approved, but not unanimously, the proposal to publish a Letter to the People of God at the end of the session.

Oct 19, 2023 16:44

ZENIT Staff

Pope Francis

A Day After Demolished Hospital, Pope Advocates for Gaza and Calls for a Day of Fast and Prayer in the Vatican

On the afternoon of October 27, Saint Peter’s Square will become a place of prayer for peace

Oct 18, 2023 21:37

ZENIT Staff

General Audience•Pope Francis

How to Communicate the Beauty of the Gospel? Pope Francis Explains It with the Example of a French Saint

The Holy Father’s General Audience on October 18 focused on Saint Charles de Foucauld, beating heart of charity in the hidden life.

Oct 18, 2023 21:34

ZENIT Staff

Church and World•Local Church

Amid conflict in the Holy Land, Pope receives Bahrain’s King in audience

During the meeting, the King recalled Pope Francis’s visit to Bahrain and his participation in the «East and West for Human Coexistence» dialogue, alongside the Grand Imam of Al-Azhar, Dr. Ahmed Al Tayeb, and the Chairman of the Muslim Council of Elders.

Oct 18, 2023 21:28

ZENIT Staff

Church and World•Local Church

Politics, diplomacy and international community will stop war, not religious leaders

Sultan Al Remeithi, former secretary general of the Muslim Council of Elders and today a member of the Committee created after the document signed in Abu Dhabi by Pope Francis and Al-Tayyeb, speaks to AsiaNews of a conflict that is the fruit of a «long history» of unresolved «political and social tensions», fuelled by «violence and hate speech». The consequences on the ‘Abraham Accords’ and the normalisation of relations with the Arab world. «Politics, diplomacy and the international community can stop the war, not religious leaders».

Oct 18, 2023 21:24

ZENIT Staff

Vatican City

Inexplicably, Two Chinese Bishops Leave the Synod on Synodality Being Held in the Vatican

The lack of adequate explanations has generated speculations and questions among the participants and observers.

Oct 17, 2023 21:15

ZENIT Staff

Vatican City

Fire in Popes’ Pontifical Villa

The mishap occurred due to a short circuit caused by a lamp of the 90’s. The fire spread to the wall and damaged four chairs.

Oct 17, 2023 21:12

ZENIT Staff

Local Church•Testimonies

Catholic nuns in Gaza facing Israeli bombing threat: we will not flee without our sick and elderly people

In her statement, Sister Nabila said: «We will not go. The people have nothing, not even the basic things. Where should we go? To die in the street? We have elderly people, here are also the Sisters of Mother Teresa, with disabled people and elderly people? We need medicines. Many hospitals are destroyed. Where should we go?»

Oct 17, 2023 00:19

ZENIT Staff

Local Church

U.S. Bishops to Meet Nov. 13-16 in Baltimore; Assembly to Be Live Streamed

The plenary will begin with an address by the Papal Nuncio to the United States, Cardinal Christophe Pierre. The bishops will hear from Archbishop Timothy P. Broglio of the Archdiocese for the Military Services, USA, president of the USCCB.

Oct 17, 2023 00:14

ZENIT Staff

Analysis Opinion•Young People

How Parenting and Self-control Mediate the Link Between Social Media Use and Youth Mental Health

Teens who spend more than 5 hours a day on social media were 60% more likely to express suicidal thoughts or harm themselves, 2.8 times more likely to hold a negative view of their body, and 30% more likely to report a lot of sadness the day before. In this study, these mental health problems were only associated with YouTube and TikTok. Body image problems show significant effects associated with time spent on YouTube, TikTok, Instagram, and WhatsApp, but not the other platforms studied here.

Oct 17, 2023 00:08

ZENIT Staff

Testimonies

He Was Addicted to Lust . . . The Virgin Helped Him to Overcome the Addiction, This What He Says

I grabbed a brochure about how to pray the Rosary, which I got from the campus’ pastoral [office]. I had never prayed the Rosary on my own. I opened the brochure and began to pray, saying “I believe” in a loud voice. The moment I said “I believe,” I felt a physical force that seemed to asphyxiate me or grab me by the throat . . . “

Oct 16, 2023 17:47

ZENIT Staff