Local Church

President of US Bishops Encourages German Catholics to Be Faithful to the Pope

Broglio highlighted the ecumenical work of the Second Vatican Council in its intention to unite all Christians and for this reason he asked himself «Why would anyone want to take a step back and separate from the Catholic Church?»

Mar 15, 2023 16:05

ZENIT Staff

General Audience

What Does It Mean To Be Apostles? Pope Francis Explains The Call to Be Apostles

General audience of the Pope Wednesday March 15 on being apostles in a missionary church.

Mar 15, 2023 04:33

ZENIT Staff

Analysis Opinion•Local Church•Persecuted Christians

USA: 300th Catholic Church Attacked Since 2020

CatholicVote has been tracking the attacks since the civil unrest that followed the death of George Floyd in May 2020. The riots started a wave of violence and vandalism against Catholic churches that only accelerated after the unrest died down.

Mar 15, 2023 04:28

ZENIT Staff

Analysis Opinion•Local Church•Synods

Statements of A German Bishop Who Voted Against the Texts of the 5th German Synodal Assembly

The bishop considered that there is still a need for renewal, deepening and strengthening of the faith. And the fact that this issue has not been discussed in any assembly shows that there are also structural problems.

Mar 14, 2023 14:45

ZENIT Staff

Protection of vulnerable people

Canada: Jesuits publish names of members credibly accused of child sex abuse

Statement originally published on the Jesuit website about the names of some of its members accused of abuse against minors

Mar 14, 2023 01:27

ZENIT Staff

Local Church•Testimonies

Emotive Address of the Principal Catholic Leader of Great Britain to the New King

Cardinal Vincent Nichols, Catholic Archbishop of Westminster, delivers a loyalty speech to the new King of Great Britain.

Mar 13, 2023 01:07

ZENIT Staff

Local Church

Patriarch of Moscow Asks for Pope’s Help Given the Expulsion of Russian Orthodox from An Important Monastery in Ukraine

The deadline for the Russian Orthodox to leave the monastery is March 29, according to information from the Ukrainian Ministry of Culture.

Mar 13, 2023 00:56

ZENIT Staff

Art and Culture•Local Church•Testimonies

New film about Saint José Sánchez del Río set for exclusive U.S. release through Fathom Events on April 18th

Tickets on sale now for MIRANDO AL CIELO, a new feature film that tells one of Mexico’s greatest stories of devotion to Jesus amid Christian persecution.

Mar 09, 2023 07:35

ZENIT Staff

Analysis Opinion•Local Church

United Kingdom: praying outside abortion clinic (even in silence) is forbidden by law

The law that creates buffer zones around «sensitive» services has been definitively approved by the House of Commons. Wide discretionary powers to the police, consensual conversations and silent prayers made criminal acts. Some parliamentarians protest: an attack on freedom and democracy.

Mar 09, 2023 07:30

ZENIT Staff

General Audience•Pope Francis

Pope Francis Explains Evangelization as Ecclesial Service

The Holy Father’s General Audience on Wednesday, March 8, on evangelization as ecclesial service.

Mar 08, 2023 18:44

ZENIT Staff

Analysis Opinion•Local Church

Poland: Experts express serious concerns about Overbeek’s book about John Paul II

Przeciszewski indicates that John Paul II was instrumental for putting in place regulations combating paedophilia in the Church all over the world. «Naturally, this information is not to be found in Overbeek’s book,» the publicist writes, citing examples of the book author’s misrepresentations and biased interpretations used to drag John Paul II’s name through the mire.

Mar 08, 2023 07:27

ZENIT Staff

Analysis Opinion•Church and World

Exorcists Pronounce Themselves on Russell Crowe’s Film Based on Father Gabriel Amorth’s Life

Exorcism presented in this way becomes a show destined to arouse strong and unhealthy emotions, thanks to a scary scenography, with sound effects that only awaken anxiety, uneasiness and fear in the spectator.

Mar 08, 2023 07:21

ZENIT Staff