Colombian President asks Pope to make Vatican the venue for negotiations with National Liberation Army (ELN)

Jan 19, 2024 01:20

Pope Francis received in a private audience, at the Apostolic Palace in Vatican City, the President of Colombia, Gustavo Petro. Photo: Vatican Media

Local Church•Virgin Mary

Venezuela: Virgin Mary moves 2.7 million Catholics

Pilgrims from across the country covered more than 7.5 kilometers on the feast day of the Virgin. The state governor, Adolfo Pereira, shared on his social media that during the procession, «peace, calmness, and the religiosity of the people prevailed.»

Jan 17, 2024 23:50

ZENIT Staff

Virgin Mary•Woman

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

This initial work is housed in the Department of Studies at the Sanctuary of Fátima in Portugal.

Jan 17, 2024 23:47

Enrique Villegas

Gender Ideology•Justice and Peace

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

Luévano filed a complaint against Cortés, arguing that 9 social media posts on X and Facebook violated the alleged right to be “acknowledged as a woman” and a “denial of identity”. Cortés was charged with “gender-based political violence” merely because Luevano is a sitting member of the Mexican Congress. 

Jan 17, 2024 23:42

ZENIT Staff

Persecuted Christians

Record number of priests arrested, kidnapped or murdered in 2023

Of the 132 cases, 86 members of clergy were arrested or detained in 2023, while the rest were already in custody or missing at the start of the year.

Jan 17, 2024 23:37

Amy Balog

Persecuted Christians

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

Christianity is the most persecuted religion in the world. In many countries Christians suffer all sorts of vexations because of their faith. Some 317 million Christians suffer persecution in those 50 countries.

Jan 17, 2024 23:34

ZENIT Staff

How popular is Pope Leo XIV in the six countries with the largest Catholic populations in Latin America in 2026? Research findings are published

Leo XIV Wins Broad Latin American Support, but His First-Year Numbers Fall Short of Francis’ Debut

Another change (and not a minor one): Leo XIV completely replaces Pope Francis’s Vatican law

Leo XIV Rewrites the Vatican’s Constitutional Logic, Returning Papal Sovereignty to Its Legal Foundations

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Colombian President asks Pope to make Vatican the venue for negotiations with National Liberation Army (ELN)

Basilica of the Sagrada Familia in Barcelona reaches 4.7 million visitors by 2023

Pope attends funeral in St Peter’s Basilica

German court refuses to protect «Cologne Cathedral» as a trademark for the Catholic Church

More than 65 million babies have been aborted in the U.S. since 1973, according to a new report

Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation Announces Donations of Millions of Dollars for Abortions in 2024

Was There a Schism or Not? The Situation in India after the Pope’s Liturgical Ultimatum

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