Mexican Church Calls for a National Truce on Feast of Our Lady of Guadalupe

Dec 09, 2024 18:00

the Catholic Church in Mexico has urged criminal organizations to lay down their arms on December 12 Photo: El Financiero

n 15 November 2024 the Bishops’ Conference of Haiti issued a “cry of alarm” for peace

reopening of the Parisian Cathedral of Notre Dame

Many of these nuns are expected to seek refuge in Latin American

The much-anticipated ceremonies mark the completion of a meticulous five-year restoration effort

Father Bahjat Karakach, the parish priest at Aleppo’s Church of St. Francis of Assisi

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PHOTO GALLERY: West Africa dedicates a new shrine to St. John Paul

Forty years ago, Pope St. John Paul II highlighted the urgency of adapting evangelization to meet the challenges of modern society. Inspired by his words, the Marian Fathers established their mission in Cameroon in 1999, building their first church in Atok and a seminary in Ngoya. The small chapel they constructed in Minkama in 2014 became their third significant undertaking in the region.

Dec 03, 2024 21:54

Covadonga Asturias

Local Church

Notre Dame reopens: police react to heightened threat of terrorist attack

Notre Dame Reopening: France Prepares Unprecedented Security Amid Heightened Terror Threat

Dec 03, 2024 18:59

Covadonga Asturias

Bioethics•Justice and Peace•Local Church

Historic and Divisive: UK Parliament Advances Assisted Suicide Bill

Church figures have been at the forefront of opposition, emphasizing the sanctity of life and the moral imperative to support those in need through care, not expedited death. Bishop John Sherrington of the Catholic Bishops’ Conference of England and Wales reiterated these concerns post-vote.

Dec 02, 2024 17:31

ZENIT Staff

Local Church

Vatican sends delegation to India to venerate exposed relics of St. Francis Xavier

The Vatican delegation, led by Archbishop Rolandas Makrickas, included senior clergy and representatives, such as Msgr. Javier Domingo Fernández González and Dr. Melania Iermieri.

Dec 02, 2024 17:27

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African seminary with almost 800 students celebrates 100 years by ordaining 40 deacons

Nigeria’s Bigard Memorial Seminary Marks 100 Years with Jubilant Celebrations and Ordination of 40 Deacons

Dec 01, 2024 19:53

Rafael Llanes

Under the agreement with China, Leo XIV appoints a new bishop

Chang Yanfeng, 42, was ordained bishop today under the Sino-Holy See agreement to a diocese that has been without its own pastor for 20 years. Just three weeks ago, the new prelate had to publicly commit the local Church to a controversial law designed to eliminate minorities.

Leo XIV encourages religious to view community life as a source of inspiration and sanctification

Message from Leo XIV to the Conference of Major Superiors of Men’s Religious Orders in the United States

Mexican Church Calls for a National Truce on Feast of Our Lady of Guadalupe

Haiti on the brink: bishops issue a “cry of alarm” for peace

Pope on the Reopening of Paris’ Cathedral: May the Rebirth of Notre Dame Be s Sign of Renewal of the Church in France

Nicaragua will be left without nuns and religious: government expels them all and sets date for their departure

South Korea Faces Turmoil After Martial Law Declaration: Religious Leaders Demand Accountability

Trump to visit Paris to attend reopening of Paris’ Notre Dame cathedral

PHOTO GALLERY: how the Franciscan complex was left after a bomb in the context of the new war in Syria

PHOTO GALLERY: West Africa dedicates a new shrine to St. John Paul

Notre Dame reopens: police react to heightened threat of terrorist attack

Historic and Divisive: UK Parliament Advances Assisted Suicide Bill

Vatican sends delegation to India to venerate exposed relics of St. Francis Xavier

African seminary with almost 800 students celebrates 100 years by ordaining 40 deacons