The two faces of religious identity and pluralism in South and Southeast Asia

Sep 20, 2023 16:27

ZENIT Staff

religious identity or pluralism Photo: Asia News

Analysis Opinion•Justice and Peace

Islamic influence in Europe? UN Human Rights Council ratifies laws criminalizing blasphemy

UN HRC passes resolution backing penalties for defaming religion, including burning the Qur’an. UK pushes back for free speech abroad following domestic controversy on public prayer, damaging holy books, and more.

Jul 21, 2023 00:03

ZENIT Staff

Analysis Opinion•Local Church

Pope Francis continues to pursue dialogue with China but will Beijing do the same?

For Father Criveller, PIME missionary and China expert, by appointing Shen Bin as bishop of Shanghai, the pope shows that he cares for the people of God and we are with him. But Card Parolin’s interview clearly indicates that the Holy See is disappointed by the situation. It is hard to imagine that Chinese authorities, who are bent on nationalising religions, would stop acting unilaterally.

Jul 18, 2023 15:08

ZENIT Staff

Analysis Opinion•Art and Culture•Justice and Peace

Elon Musk Will Project Verástegui’s Film “Sound of Freedom” on Twitter

A section of the progressive press ridicules the film as a conspiracy film.

Jul 17, 2023 03:06

ZENIT Staff

Analysis Opinion•WYD Lisbon 2023

World Youth Day and Converting Everyone to Christ

I’m scheduled to give five presentations at World Youth Day in Lisbon, and I would like to assure Bishop Aguiar that every single one of them is designed to evangelize.

Jul 16, 2023 14:40

ZENIT Staff

Analysis Opinion•Dicasteries•Pope Francis

The Pope’s Accounts: The Countries that Contribute Most and How the Money Is Spent that the Pope Receives

In 2022 the income of the San Pedro Pence amounted to 107 million euros, of which 95.5 million euros were used for different works.

Jul 13, 2023 13:16

Jorge Enrique Mújica

On the Controversy with Trump, Leo XIV Denounces a «Not Entirely Accurate Narrative»

During the flight from Cameroon to Angola, the third leg of an itinerary that will ultimately take him to Equatorial Guinea, the Pope explained to the approximately 70 journalists accompanying him that many media interpretations are based on a dynamic of «comments upon comments,» rather than reflecting his true intentions.

Leo XIV leads opinion polls and has become the most popular public figure in the United States

Recent surveys suggest that Pope Leo XIV has entered the public arena with a degree of moral credibility that few global figures can match

The two faces of religious identity and pluralism in South and Southeast Asia

[From Rome] Pope Francis in Asia: A Trip to Mongolia to Evangelize with Messages for Russia and, Especially, for China

Is Another Crisis Looming? Reactions to Pope’s Words to Young People About Russia

Is There a Rebirth of Catholic Media? Catholics, Faith and Confessional Media Consumption

Is Brazil on the Way to No Longer Being the Country with the Greatest Number of Catholics in the World?

The Vatican-CCP compromise on the Bishop of Shanghai: who won and who lost

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

Islamic influence in Europe? UN Human Rights Council ratifies laws criminalizing blasphemy

Pope Francis continues to pursue dialogue with China but will Beijing do the same?

Elon Musk Will Project Verástegui’s Film “Sound of Freedom” on Twitter

World Youth Day and Converting Everyone to Christ

The Pope’s Accounts: The Countries that Contribute Most and How the Money Is Spent that the Pope Receives