Jihadist-damaged crosses to join London exhibition

Jul 10, 2024 16:07

They will join other artefacts as part of Westminster Cathedral’s ‘It’s Iconic!’ exhibition, which opened last month. Photo: Aid to the Church in Need

Starting from the first Sunday of Advent in 2024, parishes in England, Wales, and Scotland will begin using a newly approved Lectionary

The root of the problem laid in the refusal of one of the 36 dioceses to adopt the new modality of the Holy Qurbana, the Eucharistic Rite

the letter expresses concern over reports suggesting that the Vatican might impose new restrictions on this form of liturgy.

Local Church•Vocations

UK: Three new priests for the Diocese of Westminster

At the ordination Mass at Westminster Cathedral, Thomas Blackburn, Domagoj Matakovic and Robert Smialek were surrounded by family and friends, supporting them as they began their journey of priesthood

Jul 04, 2024 17:39

ZENIT Staff

Analysis Opinion•Local Church

Research Shows Divisions in the United States on the Role of Religion in Politics

At the general level, the majority of voters (71%) prefer that religion be kept separate from the government, with only 28% supporting the incorporation of religious values and beliefs in public policies.

Jul 04, 2024 07:31

Tim Daniels

Islam•Local Church•Persecuted Christians

Pakistan: Desperate plea for Catholic man condemned to death

The Sahiwal Anti-Terrorism Court found Mr Ehsan guilty of blasphemy by allegedly sharing content deemed insulting to Islam and its prophet on social media.

Jul 03, 2024 11:17

John Pontifex

Local Church•Religious Freedom

Iraqi court orders conversion of Christian mother and her children to Islam

Elvin Joseph, a resident of Duhok in Iraqi Kurdistan, expressed her distress in an interview: «I am a Christian. I am married to a Christian man. My children are Christians. I was educated in our language. All my official documents identify me as Christian. Our marriage is registered by the Church.»

Jul 02, 2024 17:24

Rafael Llanes

Local Church

French sanctuary of Lourdes: new pronouncement by the bishop on Rupnik’s work

Bishop Advocates for Removal of Marko Rupnik’s Art in Lourdes Amid Abuse Allegations

Jul 02, 2024 17:19

Covadonga Asturias

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

Jihadist-damaged crosses to join London exhibition

“The Priests” Leave the Stage for the Last Time in the UK

10 short questions and answers on the Instrumentum Laboris for the Synod on Synodality 2024

Vatican approves new lectionary for Advent in England, Wales and Scotland

Last Minute Liturgical Agreement Avoids Catholic Schism in India

Mayor of Jerusalem hosts Catholic and Orthodox leaders: tax collection on the table

40 British celebrities, nobles, politicians and artists ask the Pope, in The Times, not to limit traditional Mass any more

UK: Three new priests for the Diocese of Westminster

Research Shows Divisions in the United States on the Role of Religion in Politics

Pakistan: Desperate plea for Catholic man condemned to death

Iraqi court orders conversion of Christian mother and her children to Islam

French sanctuary of Lourdes: new pronouncement by the bishop on Rupnik’s work