USA: births rise, abortions fall one year after Supreme Court ruling

Jan 29, 2024 14:59

Tim Daniels

state reports for 2022 also highlight the importance of pro-life laws Photo: La Vanguardia

Local Church•Vocations

USA: This is how religious individuals who professed perpetual vows in 2023 are

Approximately eight out of ten respondents (82%) state that someone encouraged them to consider religious vocation. The most common sources of encouragement were the parish priest (45%), a religious sister/brother (44%), and a friend (41%).

Jan 26, 2024 22:12

ZENIT Staff

Ecumenism•Pope Francis

«Theology of dialogue in charity»: Pope Francis’ proposal to Orthodox at Vatican

Address of the Pope to the members of the Joint International Commission for Theological Dialogue between the Catholic Church and the Oriental Orthodox Churches

Jan 26, 2024 22:04

ZENIT Staff

Local Church•Vocations•Young People

Ireland: after vocational winter, 15 new seminarians in the country by 2024

The fifteen new students are currently undertaking their Propaedeutic Programme in the Redemptoris Mater Seminary, Dundalk, Archdiocese of Armagh; Royal English College, Valladolid, Spain; and, Royal Scots College, Salamanca, Spain. These fifteen bring the total number of seminarians studying for the priesthood for Irish dioceses to 64.

Jan 25, 2024 23:55

ZENIT Staff

Persecuted Christians

Nigeria: more than 400 people died in one state alone in 2023 due to anti-Christian persecution

Extremists murdered 414 people and injured, raped or kidnapped almost 100 more in Benue State last year, according to a report sent to Aid to the Church in Need (ACN) by Makurdi Diocese’s Foundation for Justice, Development and Peace.

Jan 25, 2024 23:40

Amy Balog

Local Church•Persecuted Christians

6 kidnapped nuns freed in Haiti

The Sisters of Saint Anne and their two companions were held captive for five days after being kidnapped by unidentified gunmen on Friday, 19th January while travelling in Port-au-Prince, Haiti’s capital.

Jan 25, 2024 23:32

Amy Balog

Pope Leo XIV won’t be visiting the U.S. in 2026, but his popemobile will: here’s what we know

The papal vehicle, now rebranded as the “Hopemobile,” will not simply travel as a static exhibit. Organizers intend it to become a focal point for public encounters, prayer gatherings, and moments of reflection along the route. The objective is twofold: to raise funds for humanitarian programs and to bring the reality of war’s victims

“On the Universality of the Church and the Importance of Dialogue”: A Reflection by Leo XIV

Address by Pope Leo XIV to the Delegation of “Weltkirche & Dialog” from the Archdiocese of Cologne

USA: births rise, abortions fall one year after Supreme Court ruling

Pope creates new diocese in China and appoints bishop, in agreement with country’s communist government

Virgin of the migrants: the Mexican virgin (who is not Guadalupe) to become an international shrine in the Philippines

Turkey: Catholic church attacked during mass. There is one dead

Anglicans use for the second time a Catholic basilica in Rome for their «mass»

Participants in Muslims’ Pilgrimage to Mecca Increased by 58% in 2023

Government of Papua New Guinea Announces Pope’s Visit to the Country

USA: This is how religious individuals who professed perpetual vows in 2023 are

«Theology of dialogue in charity»: Pope Francis’ proposal to Orthodox at Vatican

Ireland: after vocational winter, 15 new seminarians in the country by 2024

Nigeria: more than 400 people died in one state alone in 2023 due to anti-Christian persecution

6 kidnapped nuns freed in Haiti