U.S. Bishops Approve New Guidelines for Pastoral Ministry with Native Peoples

Jun 16, 2024 18:28

ZENIT Staff

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the bishops of the United States held a canonical consultation on a possible cause of beatification and canonization for Adele Brise

Iraqi Cardinal Louis Raphael Sako as Patriarch of the Chaldean Church

80% of Americans believe that religion is losing its influence on public life

France not only experienced a change in the government majority, but also a notable turn to the Right in the vote of practicing Catholics

Local Church•Religious Freedom

Indian Prime Minister Modi Wins in the National Elections But Loses in the Christian States

Modi will lead a third term despite the electoral setback

Jun 12, 2024 17:40

Elizabeth Owens

Local Church•Pope Francis•Rome

Pope face to face with more priests in Rome: from gays to ideologies, these were the topics discussed

Among the topics addressed were pastoral issues related to the diocese, the role and identity of the priest, and the beauty of being priests. Pope returned to the issue of the admission of homosexuals in seminaries

Jun 11, 2024 15:31

ZENIT Staff

Local Church•Protection of vulnerable people

Sixth California Diocese Declares Bankruptcy for Cases of Abuse Committed Years Ago

The Fresno Diocese’s Catholic Charities Service and Education Corporation, which runs the diocesan schools, are separate legal or ecclesial entities, and do not declare bankruptcy, said Monsignor Joseph Brennan.

Jun 11, 2024 06:04

Rafael Manuel Tovar

Local Church•Persecuted Christians•Testimonies

Proliferation of false accusations of blasphemy by Muslims against Christians, Catholic bishop calls for help from other countries

Bishop Samson Shukardin, President of the Catholic Bishops’ Conference of Pakistan, said that, unless laws are passed making it an offence to fabricate allegations of blasphemy, Christians and other beleaguered minorities will never feel safe in their own country.

Jun 05, 2024 17:48

John Pontifex

Local Church•Persecuted Christians•Testimonies

Nigeria: church ‘always full’ two years after massacre despite lack of justice

On 5th June 2022, extremists opened fire and detonated explosives inside the church at the end of Mass, killing 41 people and injuring more than 70.

Jun 05, 2024 17:39

Amy Balog

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

U.S. Bishops Approve New Guidelines for Pastoral Ministry with Native Peoples

U.S. bishops move forward with cause for beatification of visionary of Marian apparition in the country

Record-Breaking Financial Success at World Youth Day 2023 in Portugal

Iraqi government recognizes Cardinal Sako as responsible for Chaldean Catholic Church assets

Pew Research Center Report Highlights Concerns Over Declining Religious Influence in America

France: Catholics Voted Mainly for Marine Le Pen, Against the Advice of Their Bishops

New Zealand Cardinal acquitted by Vatican and Police in unproven abuse case

Indian Prime Minister Modi Wins in the National Elections But Loses in the Christian States

Pope face to face with more priests in Rome: from gays to ideologies, these were the topics discussed

Sixth California Diocese Declares Bankruptcy for Cases of Abuse Committed Years Ago

Proliferation of false accusations of blasphemy by Muslims against Christians, Catholic bishop calls for help from other countries

Nigeria: church ‘always full’ two years after massacre despite lack of justice