Local Church

Ukraine: A disaster to have a patriarch who first consecrated the church and then blessed the missile that destroyed it

A shelling of central Odessa by Russian missiles destroyed the Transfiguration Cathedral, which Moscow Patriarch Kirill Gundyaev consecrated in 2010.

Jul 25, 2023 02:59

ZENIT Staff

Protection of vulnerable people

Official: Artist Priest Marko Rupnik Is Expelled from the Jesuits Who Also Break with the Aletti Center

The Society of Jesus also expressed that there has not been a resident Jesuit community in the Aletti Center for a long time.

Jul 24, 2023 03:21

ZENIT Staff

Local Church•Protection of vulnerable people

Peru: What Does the Sodality of Christian Life Think About Archbishop Charles Scicluna’s Visit to Peru to Investigate Them?

Enrique Villegas (ZENIT News / Lima, 07.24.2023).- During the penultimate week of the month of July, several media of Peru announced a visit of a Holy See delegation, which would carry out investigations on the abuse of minors related to the Sodality […]

Jul 24, 2023 02:53

ZENIT Staff

WYD Lisbon 2023•Young People

More than 28,600 Young People and 60 Bishops from the USA Traveling to Lisbon for World Youth Day

Most U.S. pilgrims to WYD are young adults between the ages of 18 and 25.

Jul 24, 2023 02:48

ZENIT Staff

Local Church

An Anglican Takes the Helm of the Ecumenical Community of Taizé

This significant handover marks a moment of great importance for Taizé.

Jul 24, 2023 02:45

ZENIT Staff

Dicasteries

Dicastery for Laity, Family and Life launches a podcast

Six episodes to illustrate the Dicastery that Pope Francis has called to be close to the women and men of our time.

Jul 24, 2023 02:41

ZENIT Staff

Pope Francis

Pope’s Wonderful Homily on Jesus’ Parables and Grandparents

Celebration of the III World Day of Grandparents and Older Adults.

Jul 23, 2023 02:21

ZENIT Staff

Angelus

How Can We Clean Up the Darnel in the Field of Our Heart? The Pope Answers

Allocution of the Angelus prayer.

Jul 23, 2023 01:56

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Justice and Peace•Local Church

Congress vs. FBI: Alleged Spying on American Catholics

The confrontation between the Judiciary Committee and the FBI has taken a defiant turn due to the unmet subpoenas and demands for transparency regarding the alleged spying on American Catholics

Jul 21, 2023 23:58

ZENIT Staff

Analysis Opinion•Protection of vulnerable people

USA: On the «disappearance» of sexual abuse by clergy

The 2022 Annual Report considers allegations made between July 1, 2021 and June 30, 2022. It found that there were 16 allegations made by minors during that time, seven of which were substantiated. That means that of the 52,387 members of the clergy (34,344 priests and 18,043 deacons), .013 percent of them had a substantiated allegation made against him.

Jul 21, 2023 23:56

ZENIT Staff

Local Church

USA: Bishops Show Commitment to “One Church One Mission” with Grants Supporting the Poor, Suffering, and Marginalized Around the World

The fund supports USCCB efforts for pastoral and reconstruction efforts, as well as the humanitarian relief efforts of Catholic Relief Services and/or Catholic Charities USA, the official relief agencies of the U.S. Catholic Church.

Jul 21, 2023 00:41

ZENIT Staff

Local Church•Testimonies

Ukraine: Catholic diocese provides life-saving aid to people traumatized by the war

Diocesan buildings have been turned into accommodation and “almost half of Roman Catholic families in the region have housed IDPs in their own homes”, Bishop Mykola Petro Luchok told Catholic charity Aid to the Church in Need (ACN).

Jul 21, 2023 00:10

ZENIT Staff