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How many missionaries were killed in 2024? List released

From 2000 to 2024, a total of 608 missionaries and pastoral workers were killed. As the information on their biographies and the circumstances of their deaths shows, the missionaries and pastoral workers killed were not in the spotlight, but worked to bear witness to their faith in everyday life, not only in contexts marked by violence and conflict

Jan 03, 2025 20:23

ZENIT Staff

Pope Francis

Pope Francis begins 2025 by asking all Catholics to pray for this intention

In the video illustrating his prayer intention for the month of January, the Pope underlines that some 250 million children worldwide are not attending school. Migration and displacement due to war and poverty are the main causes of this phenomenon. The Pope invites us to pray “for migrants, refugees and those affected by war, that their right to an education, which is necessary to build a better world, might always be respected.”

Jan 03, 2025 20:16

ZENIT Staff

Rome

Christmas Break at ZENIT

After almost 4 years without doing so, ZENIT has had a pause in the context of Christmas

Dec 22, 2024 22:18

ZENIT Staff

Analysis Opinion•Pope Francis

Pope’s article in The New York Times: There Is Faith in Humor

“Generally, we priests tend to enjoy humor and even have a fair stock of jokes and amusing stories, which we are often quite good at telling, as well as being the object of them”, writes the Pope in the best-known newspaper in the United States

Dec 22, 2024 18:06

ZENIT Staff

Causes of Saints•Local Church•Pope Francis

The process of beatification of King Baudouin of Belgium officially begins: Vatican and Pope give their approval

In a statement released by the Dicastery for the Causes of Saints, it was confirmed that the process officially began on December 17, 2024, with the establishment of a historical commission. This panel, comprising leading experts in Belgian history and archival research, is tasked with gathering and evaluating documentation related to King Baudouin’s life and deeds.

Dec 22, 2024 18:01

ZENIT Staff

Pope Francis•Vatican City

Work and family: the Pope’s Christmas reflection to Vatican employees

Pope’s words to Vatican employees

Dec 21, 2024 09:30

ZENIT Staff

Cardinals and Bishops•Dicasteries•Pope Francis

On benedicence: a great reflection by the Pope for cardinals of the Roman Curia useful for every Catholic

Pope’s address to the Cardinals and members of the Roman Curia on the occasion of Christmas Greetings

Dec 21, 2024 09:23

ZENIT Staff

Local Church

USA: New Glossary Breaks Ground in Tackling Antisemitism Through a Catholic Lens

Translate Hate: The Catholic Edition is the product of investment in Catholic and Jewish leadership dialogue. It is the latest, but not the last, installment in deepening and extending the infrastructure, educational tools, and reach of Catholic-Jewish relations.

Dec 20, 2024 18:39

ZENIT Staff

Local Church•Pope Francis

Pope Francis Extends a Hand of Compassion to Ukraine This Christmas

Cardinal Krajewski’s journey across Ukraine will not simply be about delivering equipment. It will be a pilgrimage of presence, as he visits communities ravaged by violence to listen, pray, and share in their struggles. His goal is to help open “the door of hope” in hearts burdened by despair and to stand as a symbol of global solidarity.

Dec 20, 2024 18:35

ZENIT Staff

Pro Life

Amnesty International Says Abortionists are Human Rights Defenders

The report was written by the leading global abortion providers MSI Reproductive Choices and the International Planned Parenthood Federation, the International Confederation of Midwives, and a handful of other groups whose sole focus is promoting and providing abortion internationally.

Dec 20, 2024 18:32

ZENIT Staff

Liturgy and Divine Worship

Questions about liturgy: Baptism, doubts and validity. Two burning and difficult questions

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.

Dec 20, 2024 18:30

ZENIT Staff

Cardinals and Bishops•Liturgy and Divine Worship•Vocations

Cardinal Ranjith Excludes Girls from Serving as Altar Servers in Sri Lanka

According to the Prelate, the decision, formalized in a Letter dated October 22, 2024, responds to the need to protect priestly vocations, which depend exclusively on men.

Dec 19, 2024 15:45

ZENIT Staff

Pope Francis sends cardinal to visit Syrian Catholics

A Mission of Unity: Cardinal Gugerotti’s Journey to Syria as Pope Francis’ Envoy

Father Mann first crossed paths with the Trump family in an unexpected way.

Trump new president: a telegram from the pope, an end to gender ideology and a Catholic priest at the ceremony

Trump’s inaugural address reflected his commitment to reshaping the nation’s policies, particularly in the realm of social and cultural issues. Declaring an end to “government-imposed gender ideology,”