Kamala Harris does not attend the most important Catholic charity dinner. Trump takes advantage of absence

Oct 18, 2024 19:46

President Donald Trump seized the spotlight, delivering a speech filled with jabs, jokes, and pointed critiques Photo: Catholic Herald

Pope Francis welcomed former Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Olmert and former Palestinian Foreign Minister Nasser Al-Kidwa at the Vatican

Archbishop José Gomez expressed deep sorrow for the crimes committed and acknowledged the Archdiocese's responsibility.

Whereas in 2002, 51% of young Catholics considered faith in God as fundamental in their lives

Erik Varden, President of the Nordic Bishops' Conference

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

Analysis Opinion•Church and World

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

Statistical data of the Catholic Church updated to December 2022 by the FIDES Agency, on the occasion of World Mission Sunday, which will be celebrated on October 20, 2024.

Oct 17, 2024 18:10

ZENIT Staff

Gender Ideology•Local Church

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

Controversy in Catholic hospitals in the US: gender transition therapies for minors despite Church guidelines

Oct 17, 2024 06:54

Jorge Enrique Mújica

Analysis Opinion•Gender Ideology

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

59% of those surveyed said they were in favour of implementing this restriction at the Federal level, which shows a clear tendency in the debate on transgender rights, an ever more key issue in the country’s politics.

Oct 17, 2024 06:50

Jorge Enrique Mújica

Persecuted Christians

Burkina Faso: Terrorists carry out brutal massacre over three days

In early October, terrorists killed at least 150 people, including many Christians, in northeastern Burkina Faso, revealing their increasing brutality and determination to spread terror in a country where insurgents now control over half of the territory.

Oct 16, 2024 18:41

ZENIT Staff

Local Church

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

The bishops are anticipating a full schedule that includes: an update on the resources being developed in a collaborative effort among several USCCB committees for Dignitas Infinita; an update on the interim implementation of Antiquum Ministerium (on the ministry of the catechist); a discussion on the pastoral implementation of integral ecology and Laudato si’;

Oct 16, 2024 18:32

ZENIT Staff

Confirmed: The 4th Mediterranean Meeting will take place in Barcelona with the Pope in attendance

Their meeting with the Pope, held in the Apostolic Palace, lasted about an hour and centered on preparations for the next major milestone: a gathering of Mediterranean bishops scheduled for June 9–12 in Barcelona. It will be the fourth such assembly, following earlier encounters in Bari (2020), Florence (2022) and Marseille (2023), and will revolve around a single, urgent theme—peace

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

Kamala Harris does not attend the most important Catholic charity dinner. Trump takes advantage of absence

Palestinian and Israeli leaders present Pope with peace plan for Holy Land (includes status for Jerusalem)

Archdiocese of Los Angeles Reaches $880 Million Settlement Over Child Abuse Claims

Germany: Study Shows That Young Muslims Believe More in God Than Catholics

Norwegian Episcopate signs “Ecumenical Statement on Gender and Sexual Diversity” reaffirming biology and the Bible

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