Venezuela: Virgin Mary moves 2.7 million Catholics

Jan 17, 2024 23:50

ZENIT Staff

Every January 14th, a procession of the image of the Divine Shepherdess

Good News•Woman

Vatican nun among the 50 most influential women according to Forbes

The Forbes «50 over 50: Europe, Middle East, and Africa 2024» list includes names of women whose work contributes to the development of science, the protection of human rights, the world of finance, fashion, and religion.

Jan 16, 2024 23:10

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Local Church•Religious Freedom

This is what the first report on religious freedom in the U.S. prepared by the country’s Catholic bishops says

The issues of abortion and gender identity were at the heart of key cultural trends affecting religious liberty. Opposition to Christians’ witness against abortion continued to motivate vandalism against churches and pro-life pregnancy centers. The celebration of “Pride Month” generated numerous controversies, including protest and counterprotest of the Los Angeles Dodgers’ decision to honor an anti-Catholic group as part of the baseball team’s “Pride Night” festivities.

Jan 16, 2024 23:07

ZENIT Staff

Analysis Opinion•Bioethics

Australia: Legalising ‘Assisted Dying’ fails to reduce suicide rate

The author of this study, David Albert Jones, is the Director of the Anscombe Bioethics Centre in Oxford and Professor of Bioethics at St Mary’s University, Twickenham.

Jan 16, 2024 21:07

ZENIT Staff

Local Church•Religious Freedom

USA: bishops release first report on religious freedom in the country

The report identifies a wide range of concerns, such as federal agencies misusing laws meant to aid pregnant women in order to promote abortion, threats to the safety of our Jewish and Muslim neighbors, and hostility toward ministries serving migrants and refugees, and suggests how individuals and communities can respond.

Jan 16, 2024 21:03

ZENIT Staff

Holy Land•Testimonies

Craftswoman in Jesus’ City: A Syndrome Deforms Basma’s Face, But She Creates Beauty with Her Hands

She is a young Christian Palestinian woman from Bethlehem. She suffers from a syndrome, a little known disease, which has deformed her face and body. But she creates beautiful object with her hands, which speak to us of Christmas, of Bethlehem, of the Holy Family, of the Child-God.

Jan 16, 2024 21:00

ZENIT Staff

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

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Venezuela: Virgin Mary moves 2.7 million Catholics

Scientist hyper-realistically reconstructs face of Virgin Mary: this is how beautiful she was

Mexico: civil society leader condemned by LGBT lobby takes his case to International Commission

Record number of priests arrested, kidnapped or murdered in 2023

The 50 Countries Where Christians Are Most Persecuted at Present: Communism and Islamism Head the Persecutions

Pope Francis receives former president of Argentina at Vatican

[PHOTO GALLERY] Guatemala: the Te Deum of the new president in the metropolitan cathedral

Vatican nun among the 50 most influential women according to Forbes

This is what the first report on religious freedom in the U.S. prepared by the country’s Catholic bishops says

Australia: Legalising ‘Assisted Dying’ fails to reduce suicide rate

USA: bishops release first report on religious freedom in the country

Craftswoman in Jesus’ City: A Syndrome Deforms Basma’s Face, But She Creates Beauty with Her Hands