Exposé Reveals Troubling Intersection Between Abortion Practices and Satanic Rituals in the U.S.

Nov 15, 2024 08:28

The Satanic Temple has been at the forefront of using religious freedom as a shield to challenge restrictive abortion laws Photo: BBC

The United States should have an immigration system that protects vulnerable migrants and their families

argued that her refusal to be vaccinated was rooted in her Catholic beliefs

sermons play a central role in retaining parishioners.

Dicasteries•Vatican City•Vatican Diplomacy

Muslim Kingdom of Bahrain to sponsor digitization of Arabic documents from Vatican Library

On behalf of His Majesty King Hamad bin Isa Al Khalifa, Dr. Majed bin Ali Alnoaimi, Bahrain’s Minister of Public Affairs, will sign the cooperation agreement with H.E. Mons. Angelo Vincenzo Zani, Archivist and Librarian of the Holy Roman Church

Nov 13, 2024 18:52

ZENIT Staff

Religious Freedom

USA: Federal Judge Strikes Down Louisiana’s Ten Commandments School Display Law

The ruling marks a setback for proponents of the law, who anticipated legal challenges, as critics vowed to take action. The U.S. Supreme Court previously ruled against a similar law in Kentucky in 1980, citing it as a violation of the First Amendment’s Establishment Clause.

Nov 13, 2024 09:34

ZENIT Staff

Good News•Vocations

Knights of Columbus Surpass $100 Million in Support for Religious Vocations

This funding, provided through the organization’s Refund Support Vocations Program (RSVP), supports seminarians, postulants, and novices globally as they prepare to dedicate their lives to the Church.

Nov 13, 2024 09:20

ZENIT Staff

Testimonies

A Colombian priest’s fight against violence: “Our neighbourhood has two or three murders every week”

Fr Gersaín Paz, the parish priest of one of the most dangerous neighbourhoods in all of Colombia, tells Aid to the Church in Need how faith and music have changed the life of many children in Cali, the capital of the drug trade, keeping them away from drugs and the temptation of suicide.

Nov 13, 2024 09:17

ZENIT Staff

Cardinals and Bishops•Local Church

U.S. Bishops Vote for USCCB Treasurer-elect and Committee Chairmen-elect at Fall Plenary Assembly

All six bishops will serve for one year as chairmen-elect before beginning a three-year term at the conclusion of the bishops’ 2025 Fall General Assembly.

Nov 13, 2024 09:06

ZENIT Staff

For the first time, a pope (Leo XIV) will receive the U.S. Medal of Freedom: here’s what you need to know

Organizers have been explicit about this broader interpretation. For them, honoring the pope is not only about recognizing an individual, but about narrating a longer story—one that includes multiple faith traditions and acknowledges the complex path through which religious liberty became a foundational principle in the United States

A Phone Call in Times of War: Pope Leo XIV Answers a Call from the President of Palestine

According to the Holy See Press Office, the exchange was explicitly diplomatic. The Pope reiterated the Holy See’s long-standing position: peace must be pursued through political negotiation and diplomacy, anchored in full respect for international law

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Exposé Reveals Troubling Intersection Between Abortion Practices and Satanic Rituals in the U.S.

Liturgical Dispute Sparks Ongoing Tensions in India’s Largest Syro-Malabar Archdiocese

Fear of mass deportations, U.S. bishops take stand in favor of immigrants

USA: Court awards $12 million to Catholic woman fired for not vaccinating in COVID pandemic

Landmark ruling in Australia: Catholic church not indirectly guilty in case of priest involved in abuse

3 things a Catholic looks for in a parish (and that the pastor and the community should know)

U.S. Bishops Affirm Advancement of the Cause of Beatification and Canonization of the Servant of God Dr. Gertrude Barber

Muslim Kingdom of Bahrain to sponsor digitization of Arabic documents from Vatican Library

USA: Federal Judge Strikes Down Louisiana’s Ten Commandments School Display Law

Knights of Columbus Surpass $100 Million in Support for Religious Vocations

A Colombian priest’s fight against violence: “Our neighbourhood has two or three murders every week”

U.S. Bishops Vote for USCCB Treasurer-elect and Committee Chairmen-elect at Fall Plenary Assembly