Pope Francis

Pope Francis Explains His State of Health and Why He Didn’t Go to Dubai

The Holy Father explains how he feels and the reasons why he didn’t go to Dubai, in what would have been his last international trip in 2023

Nov 30, 2023 12:39

ZENIT Staff

Persecuted Christians•Testimonies

Priest freed after more than a year in Islamist captivity

Father Hans-Joachim Lohre (affectionately known as Father Ha-Jo), a German priest who has lived in Mali for three decades, went missing on 20th November 2022 after celebrating Mass at a convent in Bamako, the country’s capital.

Nov 30, 2023 11:54

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Local Church•Persecuted Christians

USA: Jews and Muslims support Catholics against LGBT law that imposes indoctrination in parish and school

The Michigan Legislature recently amended the Michigan Civil Rights Act to cover sexual orientation and gender identity but provided no protection for religious organizations that believe marriage between one man and one woman and the immutability of sex support human flourishing

Nov 29, 2023 23:49

ZENIT Staff

Local Church•Persecuted Christians

Muslim leaders join Christians in denouncing extremism

Muslims had initially found the concept of interreligious dialogue difficult to grasp, but “after several years of effort, now some of them have an understanding of what we are doing, and what we can achieve together.

Nov 29, 2023 23:47

ZENIT Staff

Pope Francis

Soccer and Whisky: Thus Was Pope Francis’ Audience to Glasgow’s Celtic Club Players

The Holy Father greeted the players who were in Rome for a game against Lazio

Nov 29, 2023 17:07

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General Audience•Pope Francis

“Evangelize Today,” The Catechesis That the Pope Did Not Say But That Everyone Heard

The Holy Father’s General Audience on November 29, on the third aspect of the proclamation: it is for today

Nov 29, 2023 17:02

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Dicasteries•Local Church•Pope Francis

Five Hours with the Pope in the Vatican and “It Wasn’t to Pull Ears”: Thus Was the Meeting with the Entire Spanish Episcopate

The long conversation with Pope Francis, which lasted over two hours, focused on the Seminaries. Topics addressed, among others, were formation in the Seminaries, the pastoral experience of seminarians, and the importance of the different dimensions of formation: pastoral, spiritual, theological, human, etc.

Nov 28, 2023 16:51

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Good News•Testimonies

Nun plays Santa Claus giving winter coats to thousands of underprivileged children in Syria

The project, led by Sister Annie and supported by ACN, will enable parents to give their children new clothes for Christmas, while also creating job opportunities for local workshops which are making the clothes for the project.

Nov 28, 2023 16:50

ZENIT Staff

Pope Francis

Pope Francis to all Catholics: pray for people with disabilities in December

In The Pope Video for December, Pope Francis asks for prayers for people with disabilities so that they “may be at the center of attention in society.” “It means changing our mentality a little and opening ourselves to the abilities and talents of these people who are differently abled,” the Holy Father reflects. In addition, Pope Francis calls on institutions to promote “inclusion programs that enhance” the active participation of persons with disabilities.

Nov 28, 2023 16:48

ZENIT Staff

Dicasteries•Ecumenism

Vatican welcomes representatives of Assyrian church and advances ecumenical dialogue

After the adoption in 2022 of a new document, entitled «Images of the Church in the Syriac and Latin Patristic Traditions», the Commission launched a new phase of dialogue on the theme «Liturgy in the Life of the Church: A Comparative Study of the Latin and Church of the East’s Liturgical Traditions».

Nov 28, 2023 15:21

ZENIT Staff

Dicasteries•Ecumenism

«Salvation Army» opens to informal dialogue with Catholic Church at Pope’s house

Following a first set of conversations from 2007 to 2012, the general theme for the current series of conversations is ‘Discipleship for Mission’.

Nov 28, 2023 15:18

ZENIT Staff

Church and World•Pope Francis

Paraguayan president’s gift to the Pope that could be declared a World Heritage Site

During part of his visit to the Vatican City, President Peña offered a floral tribute to the image of the Virgin of Caacupé, Patroness of Paraguay, located inside the small country.
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Nov 27, 2023 23:19

ZENIT Staff