UN Committee Says Abortion is a Race Issue

Sep 10, 2024 12:09

ZENIT Staff

Committee on the Elimination of Racial Discrimination (CERD) Photo: C-Fam

ACN has supported 76 projects in the country in the past year to assist the Church and ease the suffering of those affected by extremist violence.

This journey, announced by the Ecumenical Patriarch of Constantinople Bartholomew I

Vice President Kamala Harris is emerging as the favored candidate among Catholic voters

Oswald Gracias, Archbishop of Mumbai, one of the Pontiff’s principal advisers

Just 27 years old, Ngā has assumed the office of eighth Maori Sovereign.

Cardinals and Bishops•Pope Francis

This was the emotional funeral celebrated by the Cardinal Secretary of State for his deceased mother (and this is what the Pope wrote to him)

Cardinal Parolin Misses Papal Journey Due to Mother’s Passing, Leads Emotional Farewell in Schiavon

Sep 08, 2024 17:30

ZENIT Staff

Pro Life

USA Elections 2024: Life or Abortion? Ten States Will Hold A Referendum on The Day The President Is Elected

The consultations are taking place after the repeal of the Roe v. Wade law of 2022, which returned to the States of the Union the power to legislate on abortion

Sep 08, 2024 07:09

Rafael Manuel Tovar

Good News•Local Church•Virgin Mary

Shrine to Mary Undoer of Knots Is Erected Officially in Cancún, Mexico: It Welcomes on Average 15,000 People Weekly

Since its beginning eight years ago, the Shrine has consolidated as the object of national and international pilgrimages. At present it welcomes an average of 15,000 people weekly. The pilgrims visit and pray in one of the six Chapels of the Shrine, follow the trails where it is possible to hang white slats with petitions to the Virgin Mary (or coloured ones if the grace or favour has already been granted).

Sep 08, 2024 07:03

ZENIT Staff

Justice and Peace•Religious Freedom

New UN report details Nicaragua’s ongoing human rights crisis

(ZENIT News / NY, 09.06.2024).- Human rights violations in Nicaragua have been ongoing since 2018 when university students and other civil society activists began protesting a new Social Security Act and calling for the president to step down. The violent crackdown by security […]

Sep 06, 2024 18:40

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Justice and Peace•Religious Freedom

USA: “Catholic” cases facing the Supreme Court that will have consequences for freedoms

Two pivotal cases involving Catholic institutions could reshape the delicate balance between religious rights and state laws, raising critical questions about the boundaries of religious exemption in issues ranging from tax breaks to abortion coverage.

Sep 06, 2024 18:37

Tim Daniels

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

UN Committee Says Abortion is a Race Issue

Questions about liturgy: Recorded Music at a Holy Hour?

Christians persecuted in Burkina Faso: desperate situation following escalation of violence

Pope Francis Will Visit Turkey in May 2025, Says Patriarch of Constantinople

EWTN poll finds Catholic men vote more for Trump, Catholic women for Kamala

Pope Designates Cardinal Oswald Gracias Group Coordinator for Reform of Vatican Diplomacy

New Catholic Queen for New Zealand

This was the emotional funeral celebrated by the Cardinal Secretary of State for his deceased mother (and this is what the Pope wrote to him)

USA Elections 2024: Life or Abortion? Ten States Will Hold A Referendum on The Day The President Is Elected

Shrine to Mary Undoer of Knots Is Erected Officially in Cancún, Mexico: It Welcomes on Average 15,000 People Weekly

New UN report details Nicaragua’s ongoing human rights crisis

USA: “Catholic” cases facing the Supreme Court that will have consequences for freedoms