Pope Francis to visit France on December 15, 2024

Nov 21, 2024 20:38

Cardinal François-Xavier Bustillo, Bishop of Ajaccio, confirmed that Pope Francis will visit Corsica on December 15, 2024 Photo: Alfa & Omega

the Diocese of Columbus, Ohio, has inaugurated the “Ordo Viduarum” (Order of Widows)

Fernando María Cornet, an Argentine-born former diocesan priest

Archbishop of Nairobi, Philip Arnold Subira Anyolo

Since 1970, Ireland has seen a 70% drop in the number of priests and religious

this revised edition embodies significant updates designed to reflect contemporary theological and pastoral sensibilities

Cardinals and Bishops

The transforming power of the homily and a critique of long homilies

Cardinal Arinze Advocates for Vibrant Homilies, Priestly Education, and Cultural Harmony

Nov 21, 2024 20:07

ZENIT Staff

Analysis Opinion•Persecuted Christians

Hate crimes against Christians in Europe are on the rise: these are the facts

With 2,444 incidents recorded in 35 European nations in 2023, the findings reveal an alarming erosion of religious tolerance in a region celebrated as the cradle of pluralism and freedom.

Nov 20, 2024 18:35

Joachin Meisner Hertz

Justice and Peace•Pope Francis

Israeli victims of Hamas attacks meet the Pope

The Pope expressed deep compassion for the victims and reaffirmed the Holy See’s commitment to advocating for the release of those still held captive in Gaza. According to reports, 63 individuals remain detained by Hamas.

Nov 20, 2024 18:25

Rafael Llanes

Causes of Saints•Jubilee 2025•Pope Francis•Young People

Pope Francis announces when Carlo Acutis and Pier Giorgio Frassati will be canonized

The announcement was met with thunderous applause from thousands gathered in a rainy St. Peter’s Square, underscoring the profound global resonance of their stories.

Nov 20, 2024 17:53

Valentina di Giorgio

Islam•Pope Francis

Church is not against Iran’s government, Pope tells Muslims at Vatican

Remarks by the Pope to the participants in the Colloquium sponsored by the Dicastery for Interreligious Dialogue

Nov 20, 2024 17:46

ZENIT Staff

Role of women, synodality and nuncios: topics addressed by the Pope and his Council of Cardinals

Pope Francis’ Council of Cardinals Discusses Synodality, Women’s Role, and Global Challenges

Are you discouraged? This video of the Pope is for you

In his prayer intention for December, Pope Francis invites us to pray “that this Jubilee strengthen us in our faith, helping us to recognize the Risen Christ in the midst of our lives, transforming us into pilgrims of Christian hope.” The Pope invites us to be pilgrims of hope in a world that “needs it a lot,” and that “through us, let us allow it to reach everyone who is looking for it.”

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Pope Francis to visit France on December 15, 2024

Macron in the square, the archbishop in the cathedral, the Pope in the Vatican: this is what the reopening of Notre Dame will be like

USA: bishop reestablishes the Old Church Order of Widows for his diocese

Rising Rebellion: Italian Clergy Sanctioned for Rejecting Pope Francis

Kenya: church refuses donations from country’s president to avoid blurring boundaries between politics and religion

Ireland: in two decades the country’s capital will be without 70% of the clergy

Pope Francis’ funerals will be like this: reformed funeral ritual for Pope Francis

The transforming power of the homily and a critique of long homilies

Hate crimes against Christians in Europe are on the rise: these are the facts

Israeli victims of Hamas attacks meet the Pope

Pope Francis announces when Carlo Acutis and Pier Giorgio Frassati will be canonized

Church is not against Iran’s government, Pope tells Muslims at Vatican