See Vocation as a Pilgrimage: Pope’s Address to Spanish Seminarians

Dec 12, 2024 06:58

Pope Francis received in private audience seminarians and formators of the “Apostle James” Inter-Diocesan Seminary Photo: Vatican Media

With a picture of the Virgin of Guadalupe next to the main altar, the Holy Father began the homily

the Catholic Church in Mexico has urged criminal organizations to lay down their arms on December 12

This surge highlights an intriguing trend, particularly among younger generations.

Analysis Opinion

The challenges of the Russian world according to Kirill

The patriarch has tried to distance himself recently from the country’s political leaders, stressing his superiority in the relationship between Russia’s political and clerical power. At least two issues underscore a gap between Church and State, namely the response to the demographic crisis with monks criticised for being celibate, and the ban on organised prayers in private homes.

Dec 09, 2024 17:55

ZENIT Staff

Local Church

Haiti on the brink: bishops issue a “cry of alarm” for peace

In the face of rampant violence which is paralysing Port-au-Prince and isolating Haiti from the rest of the world, the Catholic Bishops’ Conference of Haiti, in a message received by ACN, calls on the government to act and appeals to every Haitian to work for peace and overcome hatred.

Dec 09, 2024 17:52

ZENIT Staff

Justice and Peace•Testimonies

Mexico: “The hardest is telling a child their father was killed,” says Michoacán religious sister

In one of the most dangerous states in Mexico, the Worker Sisters help children who are exposed to violence. With ACN’s support, they also train novices who grew up in difficult environments, preparing them to carry hope to vulnerable communities.

Dec 09, 2024 17:49

ZENIT Staff

Angelus•Pope Francis•Virgin Mary

Immaculate Conception explained by the Pope as the encounter between the human and the divine

Allocution on the occasion of the recitation of the Angelus on Sunday, December 8, 2024

Dec 08, 2024 20:16

ZENIT Staff

Pope Francis•Virgin Mary

Mary daughter, Mary bride and Mary mother: 3 aspects of the Virgin Mary explained by the Pope

Pope’s Homily on the Solemnity of the Immaculate Conception at the Holy Mass with the new Cardinals and the College of Cardinals

Dec 08, 2024 20:13

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

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See Vocation as a Pilgrimage: Pope’s Address to Spanish Seminarians

The Pope, the Virgin of Guadalupe and the Ideologies that Have Instrumentalized Her

Miracle at Lourdes: Church gives official recognition to miracle number 71 in the history of the sanctuary

USA: Supreme Court Case Sparks Debate Over Transgender Policies for Minors

Aleppo parish priest calls for Constitution ‘for all Syrians exhausted’ by the regime

Mexican Church Calls for a National Truce on Feast of Our Lady of Guadalupe

Surge in Bible Sales Marks a Cultural Shift in 2024

The challenges of the Russian world according to Kirill

Haiti on the brink: bishops issue a “cry of alarm” for peace

Mexico: “The hardest is telling a child their father was killed,” says Michoacán religious sister

Immaculate Conception explained by the Pope as the encounter between the human and the divine

Mary daughter, Mary bride and Mary mother: 3 aspects of the Virgin Mary explained by the Pope