Eight Impressive Facts About the WYD that Perhaps You Didn’t Know

Aug 15, 2023 18:11

ZENIT Staff

WYD opening mass. Photo: WYD

Testimonies•Young People

The DJ Priest Who Woke Up One and a Half Million Young People in Lisbon’s WYD

“I prepared it all to wake up the people, as if it were a hymn to God’s glory, as our life must be,” he said, after making everyone dance from 7:00 am on Sunday morning, August 6.

Aug 13, 2023 17:52

Rafael Llanes

Church and World•Local Church

In Face of the Assassination of a Presidential Candidate, Pope Sends Message to the Country and to the Politicians

This Sunday, August 13, was the designation of Christian Zurita to replace Fernando Villavicencio.

Aug 13, 2023 17:30

Redacción zenit

Rome•Testimonies

“We Accept with Sincere Filial Obedience These Provisions,” Said the Prelate of the Opus Dei, in Face of the Pope’s Modifications

“The Motu Proprio dated August 8 must also be taken into account in adapting and updating the statutes of the Work, which has been underway for a year,” recalled the Prelate of the Opus Dei

Aug 10, 2023 18:56

ZENIT Staff

WYD Lisbon 2023•Young People

Portuguese Government Makes Data Official: There Were 960 Passengers During the WYD

The Government’s data reflects that “the number of non-resident tourists, who chose Portugal as their destination, more than doubled last year (+131.4%) in regard to 2021, reaching 23.3 million.”

Aug 10, 2023 08:41

ZENIT Staff

Persecuted Christians

Israeli President meets with Christian leaders, amid growing anti-Christian persecution

Patriarchs and Heads of Churches have been meeting with the Israeli police of Jerusalem to ensure the taking of necessary measures to prevent such further incidents.

Aug 10, 2023 06:01

ZENIT Staff

15,000 police officers, 2,500 journalists… the surprising numbers (challenges and opportunities) surrounding the Pope’s visit to France

Leo XIV Heads to France as a Quiet Religious Revival Meets a Country in Search of Common Ground

Stephen Colbert and Scott Brick will narrate the first English-language audiobook by Pope Leo XIV

The collection also shows a future Pope addressing a world already marked by the tensions that would later become familiar features of his pontificate: the consequences of September 11, political ideologies, poverty, conflict and questions surrounding human rights. The publisher presents these writings as an opportunity to see the reasoning behind some of Prevost’s contemplative responses to those challenges

L	M	X	J	V	S	D
	1	2	3	4	5	6
7	8	9	10	11	12	13
14	15	16	17	18	19	20
21	22	23	24	25	26	27
28	29	30

Eight Impressive Facts About the WYD that Perhaps You Didn’t Know

After WYD, Patriarch of Lisbon Declines Having a Bridge Named after Him “Not To Create Division”

Nicaraguan Government Freezes Jesuit-Run University’s Bank Accounts

Is Brazil on the Way to No Longer Being the Country with the Greatest Number of Catholics in the World?

Pakistan: In the face of persecution, Christian schools promote religious tolerance

Cleveland: Bishop Establishes Diocesan Sanctuary for Tridentine Rite

Indian bishop calls for end to violence against Catholics in India

The DJ Priest Who Woke Up One and a Half Million Young People in Lisbon’s WYD

In Face of the Assassination of a Presidential Candidate, Pope Sends Message to the Country and to the Politicians

“We Accept with Sincere Filial Obedience These Provisions,” Said the Prelate of the Opus Dei, in Face of the Pope’s Modifications

Portuguese Government Makes Data Official: There Were 960 Passengers During the WYD

Israeli President meets with Christian leaders, amid growing anti-Christian persecution