Statements of A German Bishop Who Voted Against the Texts of the 5th German Synodal Assembly

Mar 14, 2023 14:45

ZENIT Staff

Monsignor Stefan Oster. Photo: Il Foglio

Analysis Opinion•Local Church

United Kingdom: praying outside abortion clinic (even in silence) is forbidden by law

The law that creates buffer zones around «sensitive» services has been definitively approved by the House of Commons. Wide discretionary powers to the police, consensual conversations and silent prayers made criminal acts. Some parliamentarians protest: an attack on freedom and democracy.

Mar 09, 2023 07:30

ZENIT Staff

Analysis Opinion•Local Church

Poland: Experts express serious concerns about Overbeek’s book about John Paul II

Przeciszewski indicates that John Paul II was instrumental for putting in place regulations combating paedophilia in the Church all over the world. «Naturally, this information is not to be found in Overbeek’s book,» the publicist writes, citing examples of the book author’s misrepresentations and biased interpretations used to drag John Paul II’s name through the mire.

Mar 08, 2023 07:27

ZENIT Staff

Local Church•Young People

Ireland: vocation drive through a year dedicated to promoting the priesthood

«A key objective of this Year of Vocations is to start conversations within families, with priests and in parish communities on the beauty of the vocation of priesthood. Feedback from newly ordained priests indicates a strong correlation between their calling and encouragement received from a priest about their ministry, in other words taking the risk for Christ.»

Mar 08, 2023 05:42

ZENIT Staff

Local Church

Advent of the Florence Leadership Academy in Italy

The Florence Leadership Academy is geared to High School students (and other age groups eventually). The educational format includes monthly evening meetings, weekend and week-long intensive training courses with leadership experts in all areas of society.

Mar 07, 2023 14:09

ZENIT Staff

Local Church

The Catholic App that Eclipsed Netflix, Instagram and Tik Tok in Google’s Applications Store

Hallow started at the University of Notre Dame in 2018 and has spread to 150 countries, reaching 100 million prayers in 2022, supported in its service.

Mar 05, 2023 02:05

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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Statements of A German Bishop Who Voted Against the Texts of the 5th German Synodal Assembly

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Nicaraguan Dictatorship Expropriates Two Universities of the Church and Sanctions Caritas Harshly

Emotive Address of the Principal Catholic Leader of Great Britain to the New King

Patriarch of Moscow Asks for Pope’s Help Given the Expulsion of Russian Orthodox from An Important Monastery in Ukraine

Mapuche terrorist group sets fire to church in Chile

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United Kingdom: praying outside abortion clinic (even in silence) is forbidden by law

Poland: Experts express serious concerns about Overbeek’s book about John Paul II

Ireland: vocation drive through a year dedicated to promoting the priesthood

Advent of the Florence Leadership Academy in Italy

The Catholic App that Eclipsed Netflix, Instagram and Tik Tok in Google’s Applications Store