Vandal Decapitates Statue of Infant Jesus at New York Parish

Jul 11, 2024 16:38

ZENIT Staff

The incident occurred late June 2024 at the Church of the Holy Family Photo: Holy Family Flushing

It can be justified if Israel is fighting a just war.

Persecuted Christians

Nigeria: Catholic priest freed after two weeks in captivity

The parish priest of St Raymond’s Catholic Church, in Damba, Zamfara State, had been abducted from his presbytery in Sokoto Diocese, north-west Nigeria, in the early hours of Saturday, 22nd June.

Jul 10, 2024 16:21

John Pontifex

Dicasteries•Local Church

World Religions Sign Pope’s Appeal for Ethical Artificial Intelligence in Japan

The new signatories, in the presence of top representatives of the Japanese Government and of big tech Microsoft, IBM and Cisco, signed the Call which urges the application, in the field of AI, of algorethics, i.e. ethics by design.

Jul 10, 2024 16:17

ZENIT Staff

Analysis Opinion•Young People

Research shows benefits of students studying at Catholic universities

This study, commissioned by St. Mary’s University and conducted by YouGov, showcases how the educational experience of higher education, particularly at Catholic universities, is instrumental in preparing students not just for the workforce, but also for a fulfilled and meaningful life

Jul 10, 2024 16:11

ZENIT Staff

Local Church•Testimonies

Jihadist-damaged crosses to join London exhibition

The crosses come from Chaldean and Syriac Catholic churches on Iraq’s Nineveh Plains which were targeted when the extremist group seized the region in Summer 2014.

Jul 10, 2024 16:07

John Pontifex

Gender Ideology•Religious Freedom•Testimonies

Victim of Gender Ideology: 400 Days in Prison for Refusing to Use LGBT+ Pronouns

On June 28 of this year, Judge Mark Sanfey of Dublin’s High Court ordered Enoch Burke to be released from the Mountjoy Prison, where he had been an inmate since September 2022. He is out on conditional freedom, banned from returning to the school where he was teaching.

Jul 10, 2024 06:42

Rafael Llanes

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

Vandal Decapitates Statue of Infant Jesus at New York Parish

Historic Cathedral in the Philippines Designated as National Shrine

She Was Lesbian, He Homosexual: The Inspiring Story of Tove and Bjørn Refstad” Marriage

Third Vatican Pronouncement on Apparitions: Negative for “Our Lady of All Nations”

Fire in the French cathedral of Rouen: what happened?

German Catholic Church Faces Significant Drop in Church Tax Revenue for 2023

Is Israel waging a «just war»?

Nigeria: Catholic priest freed after two weeks in captivity

World Religions Sign Pope’s Appeal for Ethical Artificial Intelligence in Japan

Research shows benefits of students studying at Catholic universities

Jihadist-damaged crosses to join London exhibition

Victim of Gender Ideology: 400 Days in Prison for Refusing to Use LGBT+ Pronouns