In the Next Two Years the Pope Will Change a Fifth of the American Episcopate

Apr 12, 2023 04:21

ZENIT Staff

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Persecuted Christians

Christian denominational leaders denounce persecution of their communities in Israel at Passover

In a joint statement by the Patriarchs and Heads of the Churches in Jerusalem, they decried the troubles affecting the lives of the faithful during these “tumultuous times”.

Apr 10, 2023 22:02

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Local Church•Protection of vulnerable people

France: Lourdes Shrine Announces a Period of Reflection to Decide Whether To Keep or Remove Jesuit Marko Rupnik’s Works

The Bishop of Lourdes-Tarbes stresses that «given the specificity of the Sanctuary of Our Lady of Lourdes, the general question of the status of the works of artists involved in situations of abuse acquires a much more sensitive character here.»

Apr 04, 2023 14:29

ZENIT Staff

Local Church•Persecuted Christians

Pro-life victory in the U.S.A.: you can pray in front of pro-abortion clinics

Police arrested and/or cited members of two Christian pro-life organizations for engaging in peaceful prayer and sidewalk counseling outside an abortion facility. The arrests shouldn’t have occurred because David Benham, president of the non-profit charity Cities4Life, and the other pro-life volunteers, members of the Christian ministry Love Life, complied with all applicable emergency orders and proclamations related to the coronavirus crisis.

Apr 04, 2023 07:49

ZENIT Staff

Persecuted Christians

Christian released after 8 years in jail for unintentionally burning newspaper with Islamic phrases

Humayun Allahrakha (formerly known as Humayun Faisal Masih), now 32, was burning newspaper in Sanda, a town in Lahore district, in May 2015 when Muslim onlookers accused him of blasphemy, claiming that the papers contained verses of the Qur’an.

Apr 03, 2023 07:46

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Pope Francis•Testimonies

Pope Baptizes Child Admitted in the Same Hospital as He Was

The Pope visited the oncology area of the same hospital where he was hospitalized and baptized a child who bears the Christian name of Michelangelo.

Mar 31, 2023 15:15

ZENIT Staff

Leo XIV perfects the mission of the Pontifical Academy for Life

The 2026 update is narrower in scope. Its most visible innovation is the formal introduction of “collaborators” — a new category distinct from the academy’s academic members.

Pope Leo XIV, the US-Iran war, and a forceful call in a Middle East on the brink of the abyss

The reverberations are being felt most acutely by Christian minorities already living on fragile ground

In the Next Two Years the Pope Will Change a Fifth of the American Episcopate

Bishops Release North American Final Document to Conclude Continental Stage of the 2021-2024 Synod

St. Basil Institute for the Theology of Creation to Host Online Conference on Ecology and the Theology of Creation

The Focolare Movement Publishes First Report on Cases of Sexual Abuse of Minors and Vulnerable Adults

35 Christians were killed on Good Friday in Nigeria

Vatican Says “No” to Laymen’s Preaching and Baptizing in Germany

Massachusetts Diocese Issues Law Banning Hookup Apps

Christian denominational leaders denounce persecution of their communities in Israel at Passover

France: Lourdes Shrine Announces a Period of Reflection to Decide Whether To Keep or Remove Jesuit Marko Rupnik’s Works

Pro-life victory in the U.S.A.: you can pray in front of pro-abortion clinics

Christian released after 8 years in jail for unintentionally burning newspaper with Islamic phrases

Pope Baptizes Child Admitted in the Same Hospital as He Was