China, Catholic Clergy Starts Receiving “Patriotic Education”

Aug 26, 2024 17:48

ZENIT Staff

The training included special lectures provided by department leaders from the Central United Front Work Department.

While each religious group’s migration patterns differ, there are also commonalities.

The Cardinal listened to testimonies from young people who participate in sports and cultural activities

She was buried without any embalming or other treatment of her body, in a simple unsealed wooden casket.

The sisters’ investment journey began in the 1990s, driven by the need to fund the care of their aging members

Local Church•Pope Francis

Pope Francis Sends Some of His Swiss Guard Soldiers to Ukraine

Young members of the Pontifical Swiss Guard, the Pope’s army, played a crucial role, dedicating hours to load the trucks manually in the Roman parish of Saint Sophia.

Aug 22, 2024 06:55

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Local Church

How many parishes serve Latinos and offer Masses in Spanish in the United States? Church releases data

U.S. Bishops’ Hispanic Affairs Subcommittee Releases Diocesan Survey on Parishes and Hispanic/Latino Ministry

Aug 21, 2024 18:21

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Justice and Peace•Local Church•Religious Freedom

Ukrainian Parliament Declares Illegal Orthodox Church in Communion with Moscow

The new legislation, which was strongly supported by the Supreme Rada with 265 votes in favour and just 29 against, gives the Ukrainian Government the legal faculties to investigate and prohibit the activities of religious groups that have too close ties with Russia or that support the military aggression against Ukraine.

Aug 21, 2024 07:52

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Good News•Local Church

Pools for the Sick Reopen in the Shrine of Lourdes, Closed Since the Pandemic

The return to total immersion in the water was welcomed with approval by thousands of patients, especially the disabled and the volunteers who supported them in France’s 151 National Pilgrimage on the occasion of the Solemnity of the Assumption.

Aug 20, 2024 07:48

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Local Church

Priest stabbed in Ireland: attacker is 16 years old

Priest Attacked Outside Galway Army Barracks: Community Responds with Prayer and Determination

Aug 18, 2024 15:55

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Poll Finds Leo XIV the Most Favorable Public Figure Among U.S. Voters

The findings come from a March 2026 poll conducted by NBC News in partnership with Hart Research Associates and Public Opinion Strategies. The survey interviewed 1,000 registered voters across the United States, producing a margin of error of plus or minus 3.1 percentage points.

What Does the Pope Think About Violence Against Women? A Revealing Letter Signed by Leo XIV

Pope Leo XIV’s response is clear and profoundly pastoral. The Pontiff confesses that violence in relationships, and particularly violence against women, is a source of great suffering for him.

China, Catholic Clergy Starts Receiving “Patriotic Education”

What is the religion of the people who migrate the most? Research answers and Mexico is part of the answer

Prefect of the Dicastery for Education visits Argentine neighborhood and meets founder of the Pope’s Scholas project

Is she incorrupt? Bishop issues statement on incorruption of Benedictine nun who died in 2019

This is the group of Catholic nuns in Kansas that makes Google, Target and Citigroup uncomfortable

Vatican bans traditional Latin mass in Finnish cathedral

Nicaraguan dictatorship imposes taxes on Catholic Church donations

Pope Francis Sends Some of His Swiss Guard Soldiers to Ukraine

How many parishes serve Latinos and offer Masses in Spanish in the United States? Church releases data

Ukrainian Parliament Declares Illegal Orthodox Church in Communion with Moscow

Pools for the Sick Reopen in the Shrine of Lourdes, Closed Since the Pandemic

Priest stabbed in Ireland: attacker is 16 years old