Communiqué of the Apostolic Nunciature in Ukraine on the Pope’s remarks

Aug 28, 2023 05:25

ZENIT Staff

Ukrainians in Saint Peter's Square. Photo: Vatican Media

Local Church

Egypt promotes the Route of the Holy Family with a 9-meter Marian statue in the heart of the country

The inspiration behind this colossal work derives from the imposing statue of ‘Our Lady of Lebanon,’ which stands at a height of 8.5 meters in the picturesque Lebanese town of Harisa

Aug 23, 2023 02:47

ZENIT Staff

Justice and Peace•Local Church

USA religious orgs ask 6th Circuit to protect their right to operate consistent with their faith

Alliance Defending Freedom (ADF) attorneys represent Christian Healthcare Centers, Sacred Heart of Jesus Parish in two lawsuits challenging state law burdening their religious exercise.

Aug 23, 2023 02:27

ZENIT Staff

Justice and Peace•Local Church

San Francisco Archbishop Cordileone declares archdiocese bankrupt

The overwhelming majority of the more than 500 claims stem from allegations of sexual abuse that occurred 30 or more years ago involving priests who are no longer active in ministry or are deceased.

Aug 22, 2023 01:51

ZENIT Staff

Local Church•Persecuted Christians

Jesuits of Nicaragua Are Left on the Street: In Addition to the University, They Are Thrown Out of Their House

Only three days earlier, on August 16, the Jesuits were expelled from the University they ran in Managua, accused, without proofs, of terrorism, betrayal of the homeland and conspiracy.

Aug 21, 2023 16:29

ZENIT Staff

Art and Culture•Local Church

Aparecida, the Most Important Brazilian Shrine, Suspends Placement of Rupnik’s Mosaics

The priest worked on the mosaics of the Basilica of Aparecida, whose construction began in 2019. Rupnik is associated to the Aletti Center, entity that has installed 200 mosaics in churches of five Continents.

Aug 20, 2023 22:14

ZENIT Staff

Pope Leo XIV assumes his role as Bishop of Rome for the second time and will ordain new priests for his diocese

The authorization, granted on March 7, clears the way for the ordination of eight future priests and seven permanent deacons who have completed the required stages of formation and examination under the diocesan commissions responsible for evaluating candidates for sacred orders

Cardinal of Iran arrives at the Vatican and meets with Pope Leo XIV after the bombing of the country and days without news of him

The Vatican has also recalled the Holy See’s diplomatic representative in Iran, the Indian priest Sebastian Febin, who had been serving as chargé d’affaires of the Apostolic Nunciature in the absence of a nuncio

Communiqué of the Apostolic Nunciature in Ukraine on the Pope’s remarks

Hindu persecution of Christians in India leaves 50,000 displaced, 150 killed

President of the World Council of Churches Calls for Inter-Communion Between Catholics and Protestants

Mozambique: after 40 years of absence due to anti-Catholic hostility, nuns welcomed again

This Is the Vocational Decline in Europe in 2023

He Passes Himself Off as a Priest and Ends Up in Jail in Germany

Almost Half a Million Catholics of India Are Putting Themselves in Imminent Schism for

Egypt promotes the Route of the Holy Family with a 9-meter Marian statue in the heart of the country

USA religious orgs ask 6th Circuit to protect their right to operate consistent with their faith

San Francisco Archbishop Cordileone declares archdiocese bankrupt

Jesuits of Nicaragua Are Left on the Street: In Addition to the University, They Are Thrown Out of Their House

Aparecida, the Most Important Brazilian Shrine, Suspends Placement of Rupnik’s Mosaics