Pope Francis Emphasizes Unity and Shared Mission During Meeting with Methodists

Dec 16, 2024 17:36

ZENIT Staff

Pope Francis welcomed a delegation of Methodist leaders to the Vatican Photo: Vatican Media

Cardinal Blase J. Cupich, Archbishop of Chicago

Analysis Opinion•Local Church

Study reveals that non-churchgoers would go to Mass at Christmas if invited by someone else

Despite declining attendance, the study offers a silver lining: 56% of those who don’t typically go to church during Christmas said they might consider attending if invited by someone they know

Dec 13, 2024 13:48

Tim Daniels

Liturgy and Divine Worship•Local Church

New lectionary announced for Mass in Australia, Ireland and New Zealand

A Unified Vision for Scripture in Worship: The Joint Lectionary Project

Dec 13, 2024 13:45

Elizabeth Owens

Local Church

Mexico, the most dangerous country to be a priest (during López Obrador’s six-year term)

During the six-year presidency of Andrés Manuel López Obrador, ten Catholic priests and a seminarian were brutally murdered. Additionally, seven bishops and seven priests narrowly survived violent attacks, underscoring the precarious environment in which religious leaders operate.

Dec 13, 2024 13:42

Enrique Villegas

Liturgy and Divine Worship

Questions about liturgy: Combining Mass and the Liturgy of the Hours

Answered by Legionary of Christ Father Edward McNamara, professor of liturgy and sacramental theology and director of the Sacerdos Institute at the Pontifical Regina Apostolorum university.

Dec 12, 2024 17:31

ZENIT Staff

Good News•Testimonies

The Moving Story of a Religious Congregation with Sisters Who Have Down Syndrome

The religious community founded to give individuals with Down syndrome the opportunity to dedicate their lives to God is celebrating its 40th anniversary.

Dec 12, 2024 17:29

Dante Alba, LC

This is what Pope Leo XIV’s tour of Italy will look like: these are the seven different cities he will visit in four months

Altogether, seven Italian destinations are scheduled before the end of August. The Vatican rarely publishes such a dense domestic agenda so far in advance. With the Holy Year 2025—during which millions of pilgrims came to Rome—now concluded, Leo XIV appears freer to move within and beyond the Eternal City

Three Areas Where the Fire of Pastoral Ministry Can Be Rekindled, According to Pope Leo XIV

Pope Leo XIV’s address to the clergy of the Diocese of Rome during a meeting in Paul VI Hall

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Pope Francis Emphasizes Unity and Shared Mission During Meeting with Methodists

Cardinal of Chicago asks not to kneel at communion: these are “his” reasons

Nancy Pelosi, Communion Ban, and Vatican Intervention: Faith, Politics, and Controversy

Pope Intercedes with Biden for Those Sentenced to the Death Penalty.

Pope Blesses Temporary Translation of the Remains of Saint Lucy of Venice to Syracuse in Italy

The Papal Foundation Awards $800,000 in Scholarships to 110 Priests, Brothers, Sisters, and Lay Faithful

Israel frees two young Christian women arbitrarily detained by Jewish regime

Study reveals that non-churchgoers would go to Mass at Christmas if invited by someone else

New lectionary announced for Mass in Australia, Ireland and New Zealand

Mexico, the most dangerous country to be a priest (during López Obrador’s six-year term)

Questions about liturgy: Combining Mass and the Liturgy of the Hours

The Moving Story of a Religious Congregation with Sisters Who Have Down Syndrome