Blessings of Gay Couples Polarizes the Church: X-Ray of Reactions

Dec 20, 2023 02:22

Jorge Enrique Mújica

@Fr_petros

Analysis Opinion

Robert Barron: this was my experience of the synod (in four concerns)

A question that I raised several times in the small group conversations, however, was whether, in our enthusiasm to include people in the governance of the Church, we forget that the vocation of 99 percent of the Catholic laity is to sanctify the world, to bring Christ into the arenas of politics, the arts, entertainment, communication, business, medicine, etc., precisely where they have special competence

Nov 25, 2023 19:16

ZENIT Staff

Analysis Opinion•Local Church•Testimonies

How Many Exorcists Are There in the Catholic Church and in Which Countries Do They Work?

At present, the International Association of Exorcists (IAE) has 905 members. It’s the only Association of Exorcists recognized officially by the Holy See. The number of priests approved by Bishops as exorcists is growing throughout the world. Also increasing are those associated to the IAE, which have quadrupled in 10 years.

Nov 23, 2023 00:19

Rafael Llanes

Analysis Opinion•Interview

Vatican Diplomacy? The Challenge to Assume Responsibilities in a Different Way from The Past

Geo-Literature that moves the world: the power of diplomacy and the fascination of books, also in the Church’s international action. Interview with diplomat Fernand Gentilini

Nov 22, 2023 15:59

ZENIT Staff

Analysis Opinion•Persecuted Christians

Hate Crimes on The Rise Against Christians in Europe

On November 16, the Observatory on Intolerance and Discrimination against Christians in Europe (OIDAC) published its Annual Report on the occasion of International Tolerance Day. The Report points out that hate crimes against Christians increased. In 2022 alone, 748 hate crimes were committed.

Nov 21, 2023 23:20

Rafael Llanes

Analysis Opinion•Protection of vulnerable people

Spiritual Abuse in the Heart of the Church

In a new book, the superior general of the Carthusians faces up to abuses in the religious life and gives insights that have wide application to the entire abuse crisis.

Nov 20, 2023 23:44

ZENIT Staff

Pope Leo XIV and his impressive and comprehensive reflection on our times, troubled by a growing number of tensions and conflicts

Address of the Pope to members of the Diplomatic Corps accredited to the Holy See for the presentation of New Year greetings

Cardinals will return to Rome for a new Consistory in June 2026 requested by Pope Leo XIV

The January gathering brought together 170 cardinals, both electors and non-electors, marking the first such assembly of Leo XIV’s pontificate. The June meeting, he explained, will not be an isolated event

Blessings of Gay Couples Polarizes the Church: X-Ray of Reactions

United States ,Germany and Scale of the Schism

USA: Record Financing for Planned Parenthood. None for Protection of Churches

Surrogacy business moves from Ukraine to Georgia

Fifteen Catholic Answers to Doubts About “New Pastoral Blessings” for Homosexuals

Do women suffer from depression after their abortions?

Moscow: Orthodox Patriarch Kirill convenes his «council»

Robert Barron: this was my experience of the synod (in four concerns)

How Many Exorcists Are There in the Catholic Church and in Which Countries Do They Work?

Vatican Diplomacy? The Challenge to Assume Responsibilities in a Different Way from The Past

Hate Crimes on The Rise Against Christians in Europe

Spiritual Abuse in the Heart of the Church