Convent of Mother Teresa’s missionaries looted and burned in Haiti

Oct 31, 2024 17:30

ZENIT Staff

the Missionaries of Charity convent in Bas Delmas, Port-au-Prince, Haiti Photo: AICA

The Catholic Church regards the "seal of confession" as inviolable, one of its most sacred tenets.

the 15 sisters of the Congregation of Our Lady of Good Help in Jabboulé have not only opened the doors of their convent, but also doors of the school

he remains of the octagonal-shaped church were unearthed in Artaxata, the ancient capital of the Kingdom of Armenia

As of October 22, the Camino surpassed its previous record of 446,078 pilgrims,

The rite was presided over by Bishop Joseph Li Shan, who has led the diocese of the Chinese capital since 2007

Local Church•Pro Life

Irish Parliament Moves Closer to Legalizing Assisted Dying Despite Heated Debate

The decision, marked by a 76-53 vote, reflects a growing yet divisive sentiment around assisted dying in Ireland.

Oct 29, 2024 15:31

Elizabeth Owens

Analysis Opinion•Local Church

Index of Religious Freedom USA 2024: Seven Key States in Presidential Elections Show Worst Results

The Index’s results, based on the analysis of 14 types of State laws, indicate that the majority of these States got scores under 60% in terms of religious freedom. Georgia leads this group with a score of 55%, followed by North Carolina (50%) and Pennsylvania, a crucial State with 19 seats in the Electoral College, which reached only 44%

Oct 29, 2024 07:39

Tim Daniels

Local Church•Pro Life

USA: Bishops Reduce Investments in Campaigns Against Abortion Before the 2024 Elections

In 2024, ten States will have measures in the ballot boxes to protect the right of abortion, a figure that exceeds the 2022 efforts , when six States voted and, in all cases, the voters were in favour of abortion.

Oct 24, 2024 10:43

Tim Daniels

Local Church•Vatican Diplomacy

Vatican and China Extend Historic Agreement on Bishop Appointments for Another Four Years

This agreement, first hailed as historic, allowed for all bishops in China to be in full communion with the Pope—a significant shift after decades of division, during which many Chinese bishops were appointed without Vatican approval.

Oct 22, 2024 15:55

ZENIT Staff

Dicasteries•Liturgy and Divine Worship•Local Church

Vatican Clarifies US Holy Day Obligations, Raising Questions About USCCB’s Policy

The Vatican’s letter, dated September 4, was made public in late September and addresses the obligation of Catholics to attend Mass when a solemnity is transferred from its original Sunday date to the preceding Saturday or following Monday.

Oct 19, 2024 19:45

ZENIT Staff

Photo Gallery: Leo XIV Now Has An Official Mosaic to Enrich St. Paul’s Basilica, and This Is How He Reacted When It Was Shown to Him

Just over eight months after the election of Pope Leo XIV, the Vatican Mosaic Workshop has completed the mosaic portrait for the Basilica of St. Paul Outside-the-Walls, at the request of the Archpriest of the Basilica, Cardinal James Michael Harvey.

How Jesus Christ transforms man’s relationship with God, according to Pope Leo XIV

Pope’s general audience, January 14, 2026, on the Dogmatic Constitution Dei Verbum on Divine Revelation

Convent of Mother Teresa’s missionaries looted and burned in Haiti

France: There Will Be No Entrance Fee to Notre Dame Cathedral: The Church Rejects The Government’s Proposal

USA: use of cell phones in confessional forbidden

Lebanon: nuns who took in Muslims and Christians fleeing bombings

Remains of the oldest church in the world’s first Christian country found

Record number of pilgrims on the Camino de Santiago. Americans the second country with the most pilgrims

The Chinese capital has a new coadjutor bishop authorized by the Pope… and the government…

Irish Parliament Moves Closer to Legalizing Assisted Dying Despite Heated Debate

Index of Religious Freedom USA 2024: Seven Key States in Presidential Elections Show Worst Results

USA: Bishops Reduce Investments in Campaigns Against Abortion Before the 2024 Elections

Vatican and China Extend Historic Agreement on Bishop Appointments for Another Four Years

Vatican Clarifies US Holy Day Obligations, Raising Questions About USCCB’s Policy