Pope Francis Creates His Confessor a Cardinal: The Priest Who Asked God’s Pardon for Forgiving Too Much

Jul 11, 2023 02:59

ZENIT Staff

Pope Francis With Fr. Photo: COPE

Local Church•Persecuted Christians

Armed group killed children in a Ugandan school while chanting their evening prayers

Extremist rebel group ADF-NALU (Allied Democratic Forces – National Army for the Liberation of Uganda) ransacked an educational institute near the border with the DRC (Democratic Republic of Congo) last Friday (16th June), killing 38 students, a school security officer and three others. Six pupils were kidnapped.

Jul 06, 2023 03:48

John Newton

Local Church•Testimonies

New cathedral to be consecrated in diocese shaken by terror

The diocese is in one of the poorest regions of the country and has suffered multiple attacks by extremists.

Jul 06, 2023 03:43

ZENIT Staff

Local Church•Young People

Impressive: nearly 2,000 young Iraqi Catholics celebrate faith in the midst of a Muslim community

The Ankawa Youth Meeting (AYM) brought together leaders and young people from the Chaldean Catholic Church, the largest Christian denomination in Iraq.

Jul 05, 2023 19:28

ZENIT Staff

Local Church•Persecuted Christians

Nicaragua: Ortega’s Police Raze Nuns’ House and Expels Them

This police intervention was possibly planned much earlier. According to La Gaceta, the Ministry of the Interior canceled its registration on Friday, June 30. It has been officially published on July 4, 2023.

Jul 04, 2023 14:43

ZENIT Staff

Justice and Peace•Local Church

USA: Opponents of free speech rev up misinformation engine following historic 303 Creative ruling

State of Colorado latest to jump on bandwagon with demonstrably false statements about landmark civil rights case.

Jul 04, 2023 14:30

ZENIT Staff

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Armed group killed children in a Ugandan school while chanting their evening prayers

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