Pope Francis to visit France on December 15, 2024

Nov 21, 2024 20:38

Cardinal François-Xavier Bustillo, Bishop of Ajaccio, confirmed that Pope Francis will visit Corsica on December 15, 2024 Photo: Alfa & Omega

the Diocese of Columbus, Ohio, has inaugurated the “Ordo Viduarum” (Order of Widows)

Fernando María Cornet, an Argentine-born former diocesan priest

Archbishop of Nairobi, Philip Arnold Subira Anyolo

Since 1970, Ireland has seen a 70% drop in the number of priests and religious

The bishops received a report on the 2021-2024 Synod of Bishops that concluded in Rome last month

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Swiss Catholic Church faces a record exodus of desertions

Nearly 67,500 individuals formally renounced their membership in 2023

Nov 19, 2024 17:46

Joachin Meisner Hertz

Local Church

‘Greatest manuscript discovery of modern times’ will return to the U.S. for the first time in almost a decade

Ronald Reagan Presidential Foundation & Institute to Host Dead Sea Scrolls Exhibit in Commemoration of Historic Discovery’s 75th Anniversary

Nov 19, 2024 17:34

ZENIT Staff

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Norwich: Catholic cathedral added to heritage ‘at risk’ register

St John’s Cathedral is among 29 sites added to the Heritage at Risk Register in the East of England with 14 sites saved and removed.

Nov 18, 2024 17:09

ZENIT Staff

Dicasteries•Liturgy and Divine Worship•Local Church

Vatican approves “Mayan Mass”: it does not change the content of the Mass, but the way of expressing it

The decision could set a precedent for other indigenous groups around the world, encouraging bishops and pastoral leaders to explore similar adaptations.

Nov 18, 2024 17:04

Enrique Villegas

Good News•Local Church

Blessed Carlo Acutis will be at WYD in Seoul: relics arrive in the Korean capital

The Archdiocese of Seoul expressed immense joy at the arrival of the relics, referring to Blessed Carlo Acutis as the symbolic «first pilgrim» of WYD 2027. In a press statement, they emphasized his enduring message of using faith to guide modern technology and lifestyles, noting that his story has resonated deeply with young people worldwide.

Nov 18, 2024 16:48

Lim Kym

The Pope’s powerful homily on the Feast of Corpus Christi: may religiosity not be a museum of the past, but a school of faith from which we can draw inspiration even today

Homily by the Holy Father on the occasion of Corpus Christi in Madrid

Real Madrid or Barcelona? The Pope’s first words on his way to Spain: abuse, the war in Iran, and a gift for journalists

Real Madrid or Barcelona? That was the question posed to the Holy Father on the flight from Rome to Madrid on the morning of Saturday, June 6. The Holy Father was clear: as Pope, he supports all teams, but Robert Prevost roots for Real Madrid

Pope Francis to visit France on December 15, 2024

Macron in the square, the archbishop in the cathedral, the Pope in the Vatican: this is what the reopening of Notre Dame will be like

USA: bishop reestablishes the Old Church Order of Widows for his diocese

Rising Rebellion: Italian Clergy Sanctioned for Rejecting Pope Francis

Kenya: church refuses donations from country’s president to avoid blurring boundaries between politics and religion

Ireland: in two decades the country’s capital will be without 70% of the clergy

USA: bishops’ assembly: synodality, new Bible and beatification causes

Swiss Catholic Church faces a record exodus of desertions

‘Greatest manuscript discovery of modern times’ will return to the U.S. for the first time in almost a decade

Norwich: Catholic cathedral added to heritage ‘at risk’ register

Vatican approves “Mayan Mass”: it does not change the content of the Mass, but the way of expressing it

Blessed Carlo Acutis will be at WYD in Seoul: relics arrive in the Korean capital