Another Diocese Is Added to the Lowering of Age to Receive the Sacrament of Confirmation

Mar 16, 2025 07:18

Rafael Manuel Tovar

The United States Episcopal Conference admits the imparting of Confirmation between 7 and 17 years of age. Photo: Faith

Dicasteries•Local Church

Vatican Orders Apostolic Visit to Emmanuel Community

Following a seminar, organized in July 2024, on the subject of governance, differences of opinion arose among the Community’s members.

Mar 12, 2025 06:22

ZENIT Staff

Dicasteries•Local Church

Vatican Dissolves Miles Christi Religious Institute Amid Ongoing Scandals

Founded in 1994 in the Archdiocese of La Plata, Argentina, «Miles Christi» was once regarded as a promising religious institute. However, in recent years, its reputation suffered due to serious allegations against its founder and members.

Mar 09, 2025 19:45

ZENIT Staff

Local Church•Vocations

How Many Legionaries of Christ Are There in 2025? Most Recent Statistics Are Published

The year 2024 ended with 1,309 Legionaries of Christ: 3 Bishops, 1,033 priests (+16 compared to the previous year), 226 religious men in formation (-13) and 47 novices (-10). The variation compared to the previous year is -1%n members.

Mar 04, 2025 16:07

ZENIT Staff

Local Church

Vice President Vance Addresses Papal Criticism, Highlights Trump’s Support for Catholics at National Prayer Breakfast

Vance, a Catholic convert, acknowledged that he was surprised by the Pope’s remarks but chose to focus on what unites rather than divides them

Mar 04, 2025 16:04

ZENIT Staff

Justice and Peace•Local Church

USA: State Department formally cancels aid to Catholic Church refugee program. Bishops: “they owe us 20 million”

U.S. Bishops Face Major Setback as Federal Refugee Resettlement Contract Is Terminated. Adding to the dispute, the bishops claim that the federal government owes them more than $20 million for services already provided

Mar 04, 2025 16:00

Tim Daniels

Pope Leo XIV Receives Nobel Prize Laureate Maria Corina Machado: This Is What the Venezuelan Leader Asked Him

Maria Corina Machado also expressed to the Pope the importance of the civic demonstration carried out by Venezuelans on July 28, 2024, which reaffirmed the legitimacy of President Edmundo González Urrutia.

Leo XIV begins 2026 with a new papal staff: here is the meaning… and the photos

In a Church often scrutinized for its symbols, Leo XIV’s choice is neither ornamental nor nostalgic. It is a visual theology, compressed into metal and form, reminding both shepherd and faithful that the path forward passes through the wounds of history—but does not end there

Another Diocese Is Added to the Lowering of Age to Receive the Sacrament of Confirmation

Divorce Will Continue To Be Illegal in The Philippines

Which Catholic Church in the World Has the Highest Tower? It’s European and It’s One of the Youngest

Archbishop of Homs, Syria, after last weekend massacre: “We do not want more bloodshed”

New Light for the Dome of Saint Peter’s Basilica: Light Intensity Tests Are Underway

USA: end of visa program: severe impact on seminaries and ministries of the Catholic Church anticipated

Nigeria: almost 150 kidnappings of Catholic priests in 10 years

Vatican Orders Apostolic Visit to Emmanuel Community

Vatican Dissolves Miles Christi Religious Institute Amid Ongoing Scandals

How Many Legionaries of Christ Are There in 2025? Most Recent Statistics Are Published

Vice President Vance Addresses Papal Criticism, Highlights Trump’s Support for Catholics at National Prayer Breakfast

USA: State Department formally cancels aid to Catholic Church refugee program. Bishops: “they owe us 20 million”