Pope’s Secretary of State visits Brazilian President and presides over opening of Brazilian Episcopate Assembly

Apr 10, 2024 23:51

ZENIT Staff

Cardinal Parolin visited the headquarters of the CNBB in Brasília Photo: CNBB

Persecuted Christians

Attacks Against Christians Increase in India So Far in 2024: These Are the Data

The first 75 days of 2024 have seen a large-scale erosion of human rights and protection for Christians. Chhattisgarh is the state with the highest number of attacks against the Christian minority, especially with the prohibition of access to water wells for Christian families in villages.

Apr 07, 2024 14:56

Rafael Llanes

Gender Ideology•Justice and Peace

Biden Declares Transgender Day on Easter Sunday; Trump Promises Christian Visibility Day If He Wins

Joe Biden declared Easter Sunday as “Transgender Day of Visibility” in a controversial action for being the most important day for Christians around the world. Donald Trump proposes «Day of Christian Visibility» in response to Biden’s Declaration

Apr 05, 2024 21:06

Tim Daniels

Good News•Local Church•Testimonies

Impressive Via Crucis and the Crucifixion of Jesus Returns to the Center of London and Is Seen by 20,000 People

“The Passion of Jesus,” which has the support of the office of the Mayor of London, attracts regularly over 20,000 people to its two annual performances in Trafalgar Square.

Apr 05, 2024 21:02

Elizabeth Owens

Ecumenism

Orthodox Patriarch of Constantinople: open to celebrating Easter on the same date as Catholics

Pope Francis has also expressed his intention to reach an agreement to establish a common date for Easter. In 2015, the pontiff said that the two churches «have to reach an agreement.»

Apr 05, 2024 20:56

ZENIT Staff

Cardinals and Bishops•Interview

For the first time a Cardinal (Muller) on one of the most watched programs in the world: the Tucker Carlson vlog

Cardinal Müller discusses the situation in the West and the importance of Christianity in an interview with Tucker Carlson

Apr 05, 2024 19:45

Tim Daniels

From Africa to Spain via Monaco: this is Leo XIV’s global travel schedule for 2026

The schedule outlines three distinct journeys: a ten-day pilgrimage across four African nations, a one-day visit to Monaco, and a six-day trip to Spain that will culminate in the Canary Islands. Together, they form a carefully calibrated map of priorities that blends history, diplomacy, evangelization and social concern.

Did Pope Leo XIV speak out against the Spanish party Vox, which is aligned with the Trump administration?

The episode underscores how quickly nuanced papal language can be refracted through national political debates—and how carefully episcopal conferences now feel compelled to guard the boundary between pastoral guidance and partisan interpretation

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Pope’s Secretary of State visits Brazilian President and presides over opening of Brazilian Episcopate Assembly

Israel: new attack on religious freedom: Israeli army detains young Christian woman in Palestinian area

Vatican in Vietnam, Vietnam in China: diplomacy on the move

Film Recounts How Michael Jackson Came into Contact with Catholicism and His Admiration for John Paul II

Scotland: Catholic Church responds to “damaging” Assisted Suicide Bill

Pope’s Diocese Is Bereft of Its Vicar: Cardinal De Donatis Becomes The New Major Penitentiary

Chinese Government Poses Problems for the Catholic Church in Hong Kong Over the Secret of Confession

Attacks Against Christians Increase in India So Far in 2024: These Are the Data

Biden Declares Transgender Day on Easter Sunday; Trump Promises Christian Visibility Day If He Wins

Impressive Via Crucis and the Crucifixion of Jesus Returns to the Center of London and Is Seen by 20,000 People

Orthodox Patriarch of Constantinople: open to celebrating Easter on the same date as Catholics

For the first time a Cardinal (Muller) on one of the most watched programs in the world: the Tucker Carlson vlog