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

Jul 18, 2023 15:08

ZENIT Staff

Chinese pilgrims with an image of Our Lady of Fatima. Photo: Osservatore Romano

Local Church

Dangar of Asset Ownership Following Iraqi Government’s Measure Against Cardinal Leader of Iraqi Catholics

The «revocation» is supposed to not affect the religious or legal status of the Sako patriarch and only seeks to «correct» a «constitutional» issue.

Jul 13, 2023 10:50

ZENIT Staff

Local Church•Testimonies

Bishop travelling 30,000 miles to help the faithful amid war

The Salesian bishop said that, since his episcopal ordination last December, a car provided by ACN had enabled him to visit the people entrusted to him and offer them much-needed “material help and spiritual strength”.

Jul 13, 2023 10:38

ZENIT Staff

Local Church•Persecuted Christians

Tabitha: My new life. Christian nurse tells of escape from her torturers

“The mob wanted to kill me but I kept praying to Jesus and I opened my eyes and I felt I saw angels and from that moment I knew that I would be saved”, Tabhita said.

Jul 12, 2023 08:51

John Pontifex

Local Church•Pope Francis•Testimonies

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

The friar advised the confessors to follow the message of Pope Francis: be merciful, understanding and be willing to listen and understand others.

Jul 11, 2023 02:59

ZENIT Staff

Analysis Opinion•Local Church

USA: Churches Better Valued Than President, Congress and Newspapers in Gallup Confidence Index

The worst valued institutions are newspapers, the criminal justice system, television news, large companies. Congress is the least trusted institution.

Jul 10, 2023 15:54

ZENIT Staff

Under the agreement with China, Leo XIV appoints a new bishop

Chang Yanfeng, 42, was ordained bishop today under the Sino-Holy See agreement to a diocese that has been without its own pastor for 20 years. Just three weeks ago, the new prelate had to publicly commit the local Church to a controversial law designed to eliminate minorities.

Leo XIV encourages religious to view community life as a source of inspiration and sanctification

Message from Leo XIV to the Conference of Major Superiors of Men’s Religious Orders in the United States

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