Persecuted Christians

Christian mother accused of blasphemy by Muslims in Nigeria is sentenced to trial

Jatau, a Christian and mother of 5, remains imprisoned for allegedly sharing a blasphemous video that condemned the lynching of Christian college student Deborah Emmanuel Yakubu.

Dec 05, 2023 22:37

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Pope Francis

Pope Francis will receive the Focolare on the occasion of its 80th anniversary of foundation

On December 7, Pope Francis will receive Margaret Karram, president of the Focolare Movement, Jesús Morán, co-president, and the group of leaders of the Movement in an audience.

Dec 04, 2023 23:07

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Pope Francis

What is the «Golden Rose» that Pope Francis will give to the Virgin Mary on December 8?

The one Pope Francis will donate is not the only Rose attributed to the Salus. The first was donated in 1551 by Pope Julius III, deeply devoted to the Marian icon preserved in the Basilica, where he had celebrated his first Mass at the Nativity altar.

Dec 04, 2023 23:04

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Persecuted Christians

Philippines: Muslims kill Catholics in Mass attack

The attack is attributed to the local Islamist group Daulah Islamiyah-Maute

Dec 04, 2023 22:56

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Justice and Peace

USA: 18 states, advocates support WA church challenging state abortion mandate

A Washington state law, SB 6219, forces churches to cover elective abortions in their health insurance plans. As a result of the state’s mandate, Cedar Park Church’s insurance carrier inserted abortion coverage, including surgical abortion coverage, directly into the church’s health plan.

Dec 04, 2023 22:52

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Analysis Opinion

Moscow: Orthodox Patriarch Kirill convenes his «council»

Convened in Moscow in the two symbolic places par excellence – the Cathedral of Christ the Savior and the Kremlin’s Congress Hall – the «Sobor» became a celebration of a «multinational people,» which in every way opposes the disintegration of the state, and defends its greatness beyond all borders.

Dec 04, 2023 22:47

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Angelus•Pope Francis

What is the vigilance recommended by Jesus in the Gospel? Pope explains

Address at the recitation of the Angelus on Sunday, December 3, 2023

Dec 03, 2023 01:07

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Local Church•Young People

Pope’s Secretary of State Vindicates Value of Celibacy to 600 French Seminarians

The Holy Father Francis’ Message signed by the Cardinal Secretary of State, Pietro Parolin, for the meeting with France’s seminarians

Dec 02, 2023 00:56

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Church and World•Pope Francis

Pope at climate change summit: the problem is not the number of births

«I too, who bear the name of Francis, would like to say to you with sincerity of heart: let us leave behind our divisions and join forces! And, with God’s help, let us emerge from the night of war and environmental devastation to transform our common future into a luminous dawn,» the Pope told the Summit against Climate Change in an address read by his Secretary of State.

Dec 02, 2023 00:49

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Spirituality

Vigilant waiting for God

Commentary on the Gospel of Sunday, December 03, 2023

Nov 30, 2023 23:08

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Pope Francis

Pope Francis To The International Theological Commission: “We’ll Never Understand the Church if It’s Not Understood That She Is Woman”

Address to the International Theological Commission

Nov 30, 2023 12:45

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Pope Francis

Pope’s Heartfelt and Fraternal Letter to the Orthodox Patriarch of Constantinople

Pope Francis’ letter to Bartholomew I, Ecumenical Patriarch of Constantinople, on the occasion of the patronal feast of Saint Andrew.

Nov 30, 2023 12:42

ZENIT Staff