Vatican Calls for Binding Global Treaty on Crimes Against Humanity

Oct 17, 2024 18:23

Tim Daniels

Archbishop Gabriele Caccia, the Holy See's permanent observer to the United Nations Photo: AICA

Fides News Agency offers some statistics chosen to give a panorama of the Church in the world.

over 1,850 medical prescriptions related to gender transition were issued in Catholic hospitals

the bishops will have opportunities for prayer and fraternal dialogue with one another.

Analysis Opinion•Liturgy and Divine Worship•Local Church

Communion in the Hand or in the Mouth? Results Are Published of the Largest Survey in the U.S. on the Eucharist

With almost 16,000 answers, this is the largest survey ever among the country’s faithful Catholics, highlighting a longing for a liturgical renewal and a return to traditional practices that, according to many, have been eroding over time.

Oct 16, 2024 07:03

ZENIT Staff

Religious Freedom

China: for the communist government the fourth commandment means “honoring the Communist Party”

Gansu priests were trained this month to preach that “always being of one mind and one heart with the Party” is the proper way to recognize the CCP as the father of the people.

Oct 15, 2024 18:50

ZENIT Staff

Justice and Peace•Pro Life

A surprising UN report now denounces discriminatory abortion practices in people with disabilities

These statements are astonishing precisely because the UN has been promoting for many years the extension of birth control policies that prioritize access to free abortion.

Oct 15, 2024 18:46

Julio Tudela

Liturgy and Divine Worship

Questions about liturgy: Excluding the Penitential Act at Mass?

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.

Oct 15, 2024 18:42

ZENIT Staff

Analysis Opinion•Local Church

Christian Voter Apathy Could Shape 2024 U.S. Election, New Report Suggests

The report estimates that of the 104 million eligible religious voters, 32 million regular churchgoers—those who frequently attend Christian services—are expected to skip the polls.

Oct 13, 2024 22:30

Tim Daniels

Pope Leo XIV will visit Algeria, the land of Saint Augustine, according to local media: these are the dates given by the press

There is also a practical indication reinforcing the plausibility of the trip. The official calendar of Wednesday general audiences published by the Prefecture of the Papal Household does not list an audience for April 15

Pope Leo XIV to priests: no to homilies with Artificial Intelligence and the search for “likes” and “followers” on social media

The Pope also warned against a subtler distortion of priestly identity: the search for validation on social media platforms such as TikTok. The illusion, he suggested, is to believe that accumulating followers or “likes” means one is effectively evangelizing

Vatican Calls for Binding Global Treaty on Crimes Against Humanity

Pakistan, 17-Year-Old Christian Worker Forcibly Converted to Islam by His Employer

How many Catholics, priests and seminarians are there in the world? The Catholic Church in its most recent statistics

EWTN Research Shows that 150 “Catholic” Hospitals Inject Hormones in Children for “Gender Transition”

Support Grows to Prohibit Gender Transitions in Minors: A New Political Front in the USA?

Burkina Faso: Terrorists carry out brutal massacre over three days

U.S. Bishops to Meet Nov. 11-14 in Baltimore; Assembly to Be Live Streamed

Communion in the Hand or in the Mouth? Results Are Published of the Largest Survey in the U.S. on the Eucharist

China: for the communist government the fourth commandment means “honoring the Communist Party”

A surprising UN report now denounces discriminatory abortion practices in people with disabilities

Questions about liturgy: Excluding the Penitential Act at Mass?

Christian Voter Apathy Could Shape 2024 U.S. Election, New Report Suggests