“Be a sign of hope with words and gestures,” Pope asks Arab Catholic bishops

Aug 28, 2024 18:29

Pope Francis received in audience, in the Salita of the Paul VI Hall, the bishops who are members of the Latin Episcopal Conference of the Arab Regions Photo: Vatican Media

The Cardinal listened to testimonies from young people who participate in sports and cultural activities

The Cardinal also criticized the lack of proofs and clear testimonies in The Pillar’s report

The installation of the Watergen machine at the Office of Papal Charities reflects a shared commitment to addressing global water scarcity.

Cardinal O'Malley will continue to serve as Archbishop until October 31, when Archbishop Henning

Cardinals and Bishops•Holy Land•Testimonies

Cardinal of Jerusalem: both Palestinian and Israeli Catholics are suffering. What should the Church do?

Cardinal Pizzaballa said: “We have Catholics of the Hebrew vicariate serving in the army in Gaza, and we have Catholics being bombed in Gaza. It is not easy.”

Jul 21, 2024 12:14

Amy Balog

Cardinals and Bishops•Local Church•Vatican Diplomacy

Who is the person appointed bishop by the Pope who also becomes prince of a country?

The Bishop of Urgell is one of the two heads of state of the Principality of Andorra. This peculiarity dates back to the 11th century, when a feudatory distribution was established between two vassals of the Count of Urgell: the Bishop of Urgell and the Count of Caboet.

Jul 13, 2024 16:15

Covadonga Asturias

Cardinals and Bishops•Dicasteries

Vatican decrees excommunication against former papal nuncio to the U.S. for canonical crime of schism

On July 4, 2024, the Dicastery convened to finalize the “Extrajudicial Penal Process ex can. 1720 CIC” against Archbishop Viganò, who faced charges of schism—a grave canonical offense under canons 751 and 1364 of the Code of Canon Law.

Jul 05, 2024 13:39

ZENIT Staff

Cardinals and Bishops•Justice and Peace•Vatican City

Second in Hierarchy of the Vatican Secretariat of State Appears in Court in London

Raffaele Mincione seeks vindication at the UK High Court. The lawyers of the Secretariat of State have prepared an extensive defense of more than 80 pages, underlining Mincione’s bad faith and the seriousness of the crimes investigated in the Vatican.

Jul 04, 2024 07:30

Elizabeth Owens

Cardinals and Bishops•Causes of Saints•Pope Francis•Vatican City

The Catholic Church Will Have 14 New Saints Next October 20

The Pope decreed that Blessed Manuel Ruiz López and seven companions and Blessed Francisco, Mooti and Rafael Massabki, Blessed Giuseppe Allamano, Blessed Marie-Léonie Paradis and Blessed Elena Guerra be inscribed in the Catalog of Saints on Sunday, 20 October 2024

Jul 02, 2024 16:15

ZENIT Staff

Reflections of Pope Leo XIV on the art of Christian education

Address of the Pope to participants in the Plenary Assembly of the Dicastery for Laity, Family, and Life

Pope Leo XIV Opens the Vatican Doors to the Only Orthodox Apostolate Accompanying Homosexual People to Live in Chastity

Members of Courage are men and women who experience same-sex attraction and who, inspired by the Gospel’s call to holiness and the Church’s beautiful teachings on the good and end of human sexuality, have freely chosen to live in chastity.

“Be a sign of hope with words and gestures,” Pope asks Arab Catholic bishops

Prefect of the Dicastery for Education visits Argentine neighborhood and meets founder of the Pope’s Scholas project

Cardinal Gerhard Mũller Rejects and Contests Accusations of Poor Financial Management and Denounces Defamatory Attacks

German Bishop Reveals That Young People’s Real Questions Have Nothing to Do with Celibacy or Women’s Ordination

Israeli Company Installs Water Generation Machine at Office of Papal Charities in Vatican City

Cardinal O Malley’s era at the head of the important diocese of Boston in the USA comes to an end: here is the successor

Bishop: Church’s true influence is sharing God’s mercy, not chasing ‘likes’

Cardinal of Jerusalem: both Palestinian and Israeli Catholics are suffering. What should the Church do?

Who is the person appointed bishop by the Pope who also becomes prince of a country?

Vatican decrees excommunication against former papal nuncio to the U.S. for canonical crime of schism

Second in Hierarchy of the Vatican Secretariat of State Appears in Court in London

The Catholic Church Will Have 14 New Saints Next October 20