U.S. Bishops to Elect New Committee Chairmen at Plenary Assembly in November

Oct 11, 2023 13:01

ZENIT Staff

United States Episcopal Conference Photo: Vatican News

Interview•Local Church•Testimonies

[Interview] Pope’s Nuncio in the USA Talks about the Synod: People Will Come with Their Own Agenda; The Role of the Pope Will Be to State

In an interview with the Web of the diocese of Rennes, the new French Cardinal and Pope’s Nuncio in the United States, addressed topics such as the Synod on Synodality, the type of Cardinal he hopes to be, and his place in the French Church

Sep 28, 2023 20:41

ZENIT Staff

Local Church•Persecuted Christians•Testimonies

Cardinal Sako, Patriarch of Chaldean Catholics Says: “I’m Disappointed by the Holy See’s Position”

In an interview with AsiaNews on September 23, Cardinal Louis Raphaël I Sako, Patriarch of the Chaldeans of the Middle East, expressed the need that Rome speak to avoid a dangerous future for Iraqi Christians.

Sep 27, 2023 17:06

Rafael Llanes

Analysis Opinion

Egypt bans niqab in schools

The debate on the dress of Muslim girls and women is not limited to France or European countries. Last week, the Egyptian Ministry of Education imposed a ban on the wearing of the niqab (a veil that also covers the face, leaving only the eyes uncovered) in public schools and educational establishments. The ban affects female students, but not female teachers.

Sep 26, 2023 23:44

ZENIT Staff

Local Church

Macao: Opening Ceremony of the «Art for God» Artworks and Spiritual Reflections Exhibition

Placing Fr. Tham’s artworks within the context of traditional Chinese philosophy and Christian spirituality, the exhibition features the traditional Chinese theme of harmony between heaven, earth and humanity in Chinese calligraphy, brush painting and seal carving, revealing the glory and mysteries of God through arts. Fr. Joseph is not only a Catholic priest, a doctor, and a professor of bioethics, but also an artist, with outstanding achievements in Chinese painting, calligraphy and seal carving

Sep 26, 2023 23:39

ZENIT Staff

Church and World•Vatican City•Young People

Unprecedented: Pope Francis creates a public university at Vatican to respond to global crisis of meaning

As of August 15, 2023, the University of Meaning has been instituted by the Holy Father as a civil legal entity with its headquarters in the Vatican City State.

Sep 26, 2023 23:32

ZENIT Staff

Controversy Over Disagreements Between France and the Vatican Regarding the Pope’s Trip? The Trip Macron Wanted and the One Leo XIV Decided On

Macron had requested a private moment with Leo XIV inside the cathedral so that he could personally show him the reconstruction undertaken after the 2019 fire. The request was transmitted through diplomatic channels and the answer from the Holy See was no

Good social relations, the common good, and three matters of the utmost urgency, according to Leo XIV

Pope’s General Audience, September 16, 2026, on the Human Community

U.S. Bishops to Elect New Committee Chairmen at Plenary Assembly in November

Professors of the United States, Spain and Italy Are Recipients in the Vatican of the Expanded Reason Awards, Stemming from Ratzinger’s Proposal of An Open Reason

God is always faithful to his merciful love

UN official calls for silencing those who support natural marriage and oppose abortion

Vatican-Vietnam Agreement Comes into Force: Pope Francis Sends Letter to Vietnamese Catholics

Iraq: Archbishop speaks of grief after 100 killed in wedding fire

German Catholics Donated 673 Million Euros to Projects Worldwide

[Interview] Pope’s Nuncio in the USA Talks about the Synod: People Will Come with Their Own Agenda; The Role of the Pope Will Be to State

Cardinal Sako, Patriarch of Chaldean Catholics Says: “I’m Disappointed by the Holy See’s Position”

Egypt bans niqab in schools

Macao: Opening Ceremony of the «Art for God» Artworks and Spiritual Reflections Exhibition

Unprecedented: Pope Francis creates a public university at Vatican to respond to global crisis of meaning