Murder of young Suleman Masih shocks Christian community in Pakistan

Jan 09, 2025 18:14

ZENIT Staff

On December 29, Suleman was brutally attacked and shot Photo: Aid to the Church in Need

Brian Burch, the leader of the conservative Catholic advocacy group CatholicVote

of the 194 countries, the Holy See does not have diplomatic relations with ten

Catholics in the United States have an opportunity to support the Church’s mission in countries affected by poverty, political instability and natural disasters

Local Church

5 million dollars paid for the oldest tablet of the 10 commandments

The marble slab, weighing approximately 52 kilograms, is believed by Sotheby’s to date back to the late Roman-Byzantine era. According to the auction house, the tablet was discovered in 1913 during railway construction in modern-day Israel

Jan 07, 2025 18:02

ZENIT Staff

Cardinals and Bishops•Local Church•Protection of vulnerable people

USA: Court stays trial of former Cardinal McCarrick due to cognitive impairment

Circuit Court Judge David Reddy of Walworth County determined that McCarrick’s case, linked to a 1977 incident near Lake Geneva, would remain in legal limbo. “The court will not schedule further reviews, and the case will remain suspended until the defendant’s death,” Reddy stated.

Jan 07, 2025 18:01

ZENIT Staff

Dicasteries•Pope Francis•Woman

Pope appoints woman as first prefect of an important dicastery of the Roman Curia: Cardinal remains as subordinate

Pope Francis’s papacy has been a catalyst for change in the Vatican’s approach to gender inclusivity. Since 2013, the representation of women in the Vatican workforce has increased from 19.2% to 23.4%, reflecting a deliberate shift toward broader participation

Jan 07, 2025 17:56

ZENIT Staff

Local Church

Satanic Temple Is Authorized to Give Religion Classes to Primary School Children

The coexistence of different religious views in public schools creates a grave conflict, when the growing religious pluralism proposes in the same educational center a creed that follows the path of the pre-eminence of the good and another based on evil.

Jan 05, 2025 07:53

Rafael Manuel Tovar

Analysis Opinion•Local Church

This is the religion of the new congressmen and senators in the U.S. Congress: Protestant and Catholic (and Jewish overrepresentation)

The Catholic presence in Congress stands at 150 members, a slight uptick from the last session but below the average of the past 15 years. Catholics comprise 29% of the House and 24% of the Senate, maintaining a prominent, though slightly diminished, influence.

Jan 03, 2025 20:54

Tim Daniels

Do you need to forgive, or have you been forgiven? This brief reflection by Pope Leo XIV is for you

Address on the Occasion of the Angelus Prayer on Sunday, September 13, 2026

Leo XIV in France: What the Numbers Show and What You Need to Know About a Visit That’s Already Being Called a Success

Leo XIV will encounter both enormous crowds and much smaller groups, moving between the public square and more intimate encounters

Murder of young Suleman Masih shocks Christian community in Pakistan

Lebanon elects Catholic General Joseph Aoun as president amid political turmoil

Trump names CatholicVote leader as U.S. ambassador to the Vatican

Recognition of the State of Palestine Is Insufficient

Vatican Reveals Number of Countries with Which It Has Diplomatic Relations

Pope’s “Gift” to Trump? Holy Father Appoints a New Archbishop for Washington, DC

U.S. Catholics Express Unity with Latin American Catholics with Annual Collection

5 million dollars paid for the oldest tablet of the 10 commandments

USA: Court stays trial of former Cardinal McCarrick due to cognitive impairment

Pope appoints woman as first prefect of an important dicastery of the Roman Curia: Cardinal remains as subordinate

Satanic Temple Is Authorized to Give Religion Classes to Primary School Children

This is the religion of the new congressmen and senators in the U.S. Congress: Protestant and Catholic (and Jewish overrepresentation)