Panamanian cardinal of Spanish origin found: he had been missing for two days

Feb 01, 2024 23:36

Enrique Villegas

Cardinal José Luis Lacunza Maestrojuán, the bishop of the Diocese of David Photo: ADN Celam

Local Church•Pope Francis

Government of Papua New Guinea Announces Pope’s Visit to the Country

According to Justin Tkatchdenko, Papua New Guinea’s Foreign Affairs Minister, the Holy Father would visit the country for three days. Cities such as Port Moresby, the capital, and two others of the North, would be chosen for the papal visit.

Jan 26, 2024 23:15

Valentina di Giorgio

Local Church•Vocations

USA: This is how religious individuals who professed perpetual vows in 2023 are

Approximately eight out of ten respondents (82%) state that someone encouraged them to consider religious vocation. The most common sources of encouragement were the parish priest (45%), a religious sister/brother (44%), and a friend (41%).

Jan 26, 2024 22:12

ZENIT Staff

Local Church•Vocations•Young People

Ireland: after vocational winter, 15 new seminarians in the country by 2024

The fifteen new students are currently undertaking their Propaedeutic Programme in the Redemptoris Mater Seminary, Dundalk, Archdiocese of Armagh; Royal English College, Valladolid, Spain; and, Royal Scots College, Salamanca, Spain. These fifteen bring the total number of seminarians studying for the priesthood for Irish dioceses to 64.

Jan 25, 2024 23:55

ZENIT Staff

Local Church•Persecuted Christians

6 kidnapped nuns freed in Haiti

The Sisters of Saint Anne and their two companions were held captive for five days after being kidnapped by unidentified gunmen on Friday, 19th January while travelling in Port-au-Prince, Haiti’s capital.

Jan 25, 2024 23:32

Amy Balog

Local Church

Vatican approves new cathedral in Madison, USA

Like St. Bernard, St. Raphael Cathedral was an existing parish that was elevated to that of a cathedral when the Diocese of Madison was established in 1946.

Jan 25, 2024 00:07

ZENIT Staff

Neither spiritualizing pain nor downplaying suffering: Pope Leo XIV’s powerful response on depression and mental health to a woman who attempted suicide

Pope Leo XIV’s response to a young Catalan woman who attempted suicide due to depression and asked the Holy Father two questions: Where can we see God when the darkness is absolute and we cannot take it anymore? How can we trust in God when it seems that nothing — not even our own life — is worth it?

Do you need to forgive? Leo XIV’s response to a heartbreaking story of crime, drugs, and neglect that moved Spain

Pope Leo XIV’s reply to Desiré, a young woman from Barcelona, who asked the Holy Father: “how can I forgive my father for almost leaving me without a mother?” and “How can I truly be reconciled with God?”

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Panamanian cardinal of Spanish origin found: he had been missing for two days

Pope Francis to Communion and Liberation: call to unity and obedience

Collective Action Needed to Prevent the Evil of Human Trafficking, says U.S. Bishops’ Migration Chairman

The Future of the Catholic Church in the United States Passes Through the Hispanic Community

Pope creates new diocese in China and appoints bishop, in agreement with country’s communist government

Virgin of the migrants: the Mexican virgin (who is not Guadalupe) to become an international shrine in the Philippines

Turkey: Catholic church attacked during mass. There is one dead

Government of Papua New Guinea Announces Pope’s Visit to the Country

USA: This is how religious individuals who professed perpetual vows in 2023 are

Ireland: after vocational winter, 15 new seminarians in the country by 2024

6 kidnapped nuns freed in Haiti

Vatican approves new cathedral in Madison, USA