Muslim groups commit massacre of Christians in Congo: nearly 30 dead

Nov 19, 2025 17:07

ZENIT Staff

Among the dead were sixteen women, including a young girl, and twelve men, two of them minors. Photo: Vatican News

Woman

Vatican to announce decision on female deacons soon, according to revelations

Two separate study bodies are now working in parallel. One is tasked with evaluating how women participate in the life, mission, and governance of the Church writ large. The other, more narrowly focused, is examining the historical, theological, and pastoral dimensions of a possible female diaconate

Nov 17, 2025 17:41

Jorge Enrique Mújica

Analysis Opinion•Persecuted Christians•Religious Freedom

This is what the study says, which shows a growing wave of anti-Christian persecution in Europe

The Vienna-based observatory has documented 2,211 anti-Christian hate crimes committed in 2024, a figure assembled by triangulating police data, OSCE/ODIHR reports, and its own independent research to avoid duplications

Nov 17, 2025 17:36

Jorge Enrique Mújica

Analysis Opinion•Local Church

The percentage of people who consider religion important in their lives is falling, according to a US study

According to Gallup’s latest findings, fewer than half of Americans—49 percent—say religion remains important to their daily lives. Ten years ago, that figure stood at 66 percent

Nov 17, 2025 17:32

Tim Daniels

Local Church

After 500 years, Dublin officially has a cathedral approved by Pope Leo XIV

Archbishop Farrell told worshippers that the Pope had responded “with great joy” to his request, submitted as part of the bicentenary celebrations. By removing the “Pro” designation, León XIV not only stabilized the cathedral’s canonical identity but also placed a symbolic cornerstone at the center of a city undergoing rapid change

Nov 17, 2025 17:28

Elizabeth Owens

Liturgy and Divine Worship•Local Church

Pope Leo XIV would grant dispensations to return to celebrating Mass in Latin, according to the Papal Nuncio in the United Kingdom

According to information shared privately with bishops in England and Wales, León XIV appears inclined neither to undo the liturgical reforms advanced by Francis nor to enforce them with the same rigor. What is taking shape instead is a policy of pragmatic leniency.

Nov 16, 2025 21:02

Elizabeth Owens

The gunman who attempted to assassinate John Paul II tried to meet with Leo XIV in Turquí: what happened?

Agca arrived with the unmistakable intention of inserting himself into the story. Speaking to Turkish media, he expressed hope for a brief conversation with the pontiff—a few minutes, nothing more—while insisting that the papal presence in Iznik was “extraordinary.”

The homily with which Pope Leo XIV instilled hope in the Lebanese people

Homily of Pope Leo XIV at the concluding Mass of his pastoral visit to Lebanon

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Muslim groups commit massacre of Christians in Congo: nearly 30 dead

Surprising research data among French clergy: the younger they are, the more conservative… and happy they are

Artificial Intelligence and the Mission of the Church. An analytical contribution

A group linked to Israel is behind a charter plane taking Palestinians to South Africa

1 Catholic priest and 25 secondary school girls kidnapped in Nigeria

The Tallest Image of Our Lady of Fatima Was Inaugurated in Brazil’s Most Catholic City.

Germany: Initiative to name street after Benedict XVI meets with opposition

Vatican to announce decision on female deacons soon, according to revelations

This is what the study says, which shows a growing wave of anti-Christian persecution in Europe

The percentage of people who consider religion important in their lives is falling, according to a US study

After 500 years, Dublin officially has a cathedral approved by Pope Leo XIV

Pope Leo XIV would grant dispensations to return to celebrating Mass in Latin, according to the Papal Nuncio in the United Kingdom