Persecuted Christians

Vatican commission documents 1,600 martyrs of the faith in 25 years

Of these, 643 were killed in Sub-Saharan Africa, 357 in Asia and Oceania, 304 in the Americas, 277 in the Middle East and the Maghreb, and 43 in Europe.

Sep 15, 2025 17:37

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Holy Land•Jubilee 2025

Jubilee: The Patriarchate of Jerusalem forgives debts owed to its schools

In the Holy Year of Hope, such a deed is designed to provide relief and comfort to the many families experiencing financial hardship. This crisis has been ongoing for some time, partly due to Israeli government cuts, and exacerbated by the recent years of war. For Cardinal Pizzaballa, “This was not an easy decision” because it means loss of revenues, but it is a sign of “grace” in “a context of violence”.

Sep 15, 2025 17:33

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Liturgy and Divine Worship

Questions about liturgy: Celebrating the Day of a Blessed

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.

Sep 15, 2025 17:31

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Religious Freedom

WHO Continues Attack on Conscience Rights

According to the authors of the review, in the eleven countries they surveyed, they were unable to “identify any country or setting where conscientious objection was regulated in a way that was effective in ensuring the availability and accessibility of abortion in practice.”

Sep 15, 2025 17:27

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Gender Ideology

US to UN Women: Stop Pushing Gender Ideology

While the U.S. delegation was alone in voting against the plan, ten other delegations, mostly from Africa and the Middle East. Also India and Russia expressed concerns about UN Women’s work on gender and sexual rights.

Sep 15, 2025 17:25

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Causes of Saints•Local Church

This is the new bronze statue of Saint Carlo Acutis unveiled in Assisi

Acutis was canonized by Pope Leo XIV in a ceremony held in St. Peter’s Square. Within the Sanctuary of the Spogliation are now two statues: one honoring St. Francis, and another dedicated to Acutis, who is buried precisely in this place.

Sep 15, 2025 17:23

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Local Church

U.S. Bishops’ Administrative Committee Approves Transition of Ad Hoc Committee Against Racism to a Permanent Subcommittee

The new subcommittee will begin its work following the conclusion of the November Plenary Assembly

Sep 15, 2025 17:20

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Gender Ideology

USA: Female athletes, states to high court: Save women’s sports

A legal challenge to West Virginia’s Save Women’s Sports Act that, if successful, would undermine women’s sports by allowing males who identify as female to compete with females in girls’ and women’s sports.

Sep 15, 2025 17:15

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Local Church

An American is the successor to Pope Leo XIV as head of the Order of Saint Augustine

Father Joseph Farrell, OSA, who until now has been Vicar General of the Order and Assistant General for North America, takes up the mantle of Father Alejandro Moral Antón and accepts his new position at the head of the Order. He is the 98th Prior General in the more than 750-year history of the Augustinians.

Sep 15, 2025 17:07

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Angelus•Pope Leo XIV

What does the Feast of the Exaltation of the Holy Cross mean for Catholics today? Pope Leo XIV’s concise and concrete answer

Address on the occasion of the Angelus prayer on Sunday, September 14, 2025

Sep 14, 2025 19:20

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Ecumenism•Jubilee 2025•Pope Leo XIV

“We cannot and do not want to forget”: Pope Leo XIV at ecumenical celebration for martyrs and witnesses of the faith

Homily of Pope Leo XIV on the occasion of the commemoration of the martyrs and witnesses of the faith of the 21st century

Sep 14, 2025 19:18

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Cardinals and Bishops•Pope Leo XIV

Abuse, Social Media, Synod, Seminaries, Mission… This Is What Pope Leo XIV Addressed During a Meeting with New Bishops

The topics of relations between the various bodies of the Church, both universal and particular, were also addressed; the process of appointing Bishops, a subject of study by some groups that emerged from the Synod; the multiple crises the world is experiencing, the need to share and confront them together; and the value of the presence of the Bishop, close to the suffering.

Sep 12, 2025 23:43

ZENIT Staff