Israeli army attacks Catholic parish of the Holy Family in Gaza

Dec 16, 2023 20:47

ZENIT Staff

The Israelis justify the attack by claiming the presence of a missile launcher in the parish Photo: La Gaceta

Church and World•Local Church

Re-inauguration of Notre Dame de Paris will be in 2024. Macron invites the Pope

Macron also announced a competition for the design of six new stained glass windows in some chapels of the cathedral, commemorating the restoration after the fire.

Dec 13, 2023 00:15

Rafael Llanes

Holy Land•Persecuted Christians

22 Christians killed in Gaza. Unexploded rocket found in parish church

An airstrike killed 17 Christians sheltering in the Orthodox Church of Saint Porphyrius on 19th October, and five others have died from the lack of medical care.

Dec 12, 2023 23:46

Amy Balog

Church and World•Vatican City

UNESCO Approves Plan for Swiss Guard’s New Barracks in the Vatican

With this approval, the project’s detailed planning will begin in 2024 and the actual construction in early 2026.

Dec 12, 2023 23:43

ZENIT Staff

Local Church

Bishop of Barbastro announces that the former shrine of Opus Dei in Spain will be diocesan

Prelate Pérez Pueyo took pains to emphasize that they have proceeded in accordance with the law.

Dec 11, 2023 23:21

ZENIT Staff

Local Church

Italian Church responds to accusations of subsidizing illegal migration

According to statements from the Italian Episcopal Conference (CEI), the CEI has never directly supported ‘Mediterranea Saving Humans – APS,’ but it accepted a request presented by two dioceses within a broad framework that, according to the Magisterium of Pope Francis, envisions the reception, protection, promotion, and integration of migrants, as well as attention and assistance to those displaced in the war zone in Ukraine

Dec 11, 2023 23:14

ZENIT Staff

One in three Mexican bishops will be replaced by Pope Leo XIV between 2026 and 2027

The generational shift is also visible in the provenance of current appointments. As of the beginning of 2026, 52.5 percent of Mexico’s bishops and archbishops were appointed by Pope Francis, 27.6 percent by Benedict XVI, 17.2 percent by John Paul II, and just 2.6 percent by Leo XIV himself. That last figure is set to rise sharply

For the first time, a Pope will address the Spanish Parliament: it will be Leo XIV during his visit to Madrid in June 2026

According to converging confirmations from parliamentary and ecclesial sources, the Vatican and the Spanish Congress have agreed to convene a joint session of both chambers of the Cortes Generales so that the Pope may address deputies and senators gathered in the hemicycle

Israeli army attacks Catholic parish of the Holy Family in Gaza

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John the Baptist: witness of light and joy

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Re-inauguration of Notre Dame de Paris will be in 2024. Macron invites the Pope

22 Christians killed in Gaza. Unexploded rocket found in parish church

UNESCO Approves Plan for Swiss Guard’s New Barracks in the Vatican

Bishop of Barbastro announces that the former shrine of Opus Dei in Spain will be diocesan

Italian Church responds to accusations of subsidizing illegal migration