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

Dec 15, 2024 19:45

Tim Daniels

Nancy Pelosi

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

Cardinals and Bishops

New digital resource revolutionizes understanding of Church leadership ahead of eventual Conclave

The initiative responds to the evolving dynamics within the Sacred College under Pope Francis. Many newly appointed cardinals hail from “peripheral” regions and are less familiar to their peers. With fewer regular consistories and limited opportunities for in-person meetings, the cardinals often lack comprehensive insights into each other’s backgrounds and perspectives

Dec 12, 2024 17:20

ZENIT Staff

Holy Land•Pope Francis•Vatican Diplomacy

A Historic Icon and a Call for Peace: Pope Francis Meets Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas

According to a statement from the Vatican Press Office, the dialogue emphasized the urgency of a ceasefire and the liberation of hostages in Gaza. Both parties reiterated their condemnation of terrorism in all its forms and stressed the necessity of dialogue and diplomacy to achieve a two-state solution

Dec 12, 2024 17:15

ZENIT Staff

A Priest’s 3 Secrets: Leo XIV’s Beautiful Homily (and Task) at His Second Mass for Priestly Ordinations as Pope

The Pope’s Homily on the Occasion of the Priestly Ordinations during the World Day of Prayer for Vocations

The Death Penalty in the U.S.: On the Same Day, Pope Leo XIV and the Trump Administration Weigh In (With Opposing Views)

In 2025, 11 of those states carried out executions. In 2024, 9 states carried out the death penalty, and in 2023, 5

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

New digital resource revolutionizes understanding of Church leadership ahead of eventual Conclave

A Historic Icon and a Call for Peace: Pope Francis Meets Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas