This is the priest (and the story) in which a miracle was worked that will make Pier Giorgio Frassati a saint

Dec 17, 2024 18:48

ZENIT Staff

Juan Manuel Gutierrez Photo: Angelus Español

the community comprises eight sisters with Down syndrome and two "able-bodied" sisters.

The sisters work in a school with around 300 students and strive to give them the tools to withstand the challenges.

Father Gabriel Romanelli, the Argentine priest overseeing the sole Catholic parish in the region

Transition House is not a treatment center but a haven for priests transitioning back into ministry

Testimonies

The sculptor Sotoo: Sagrada Família, where stone becomes prayer

The Japanese artist who has been working on the great cathedral in Barcelona for more than 40 years following in the footsteps of the master, Antonio Gaudì, has been awarded the 2024 Ratzinger Prize, the first Asian to receive this recognition. «As long as God and destiny allow it, I will stay here, sculpting, dreaming and working so that every corner of this temple reflects the divine light,” he said.

Nov 26, 2024 19:09

ZENIT Staff

Pro Life•Testimonies•Woman

The “grandmother” who has spent a total of 11 years in jail for opposing abortion

Gibbons, who has spent over 11 years in prison for her peaceful protests against abortion, is currently incarcerated following her latest arrest in June 2024. Her crime? Standing silently outside Toronto’s Morgentaler Clinic, a site at the heart of Canada’s abortion debate.

Nov 24, 2024 21:44

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Religious Freedom•Testimonies

ADF honors Dr. Thomas Farr with 2024 Edwin Meese III Award

Farr is president emeritus of Religious Freedom Institute

Nov 18, 2024 17:22

ZENIT Staff

Testimonies

A Colombian priest’s fight against violence: “Our neighbourhood has two or three murders every week”

Fr Gersaín Paz, the parish priest of one of the most dangerous neighbourhoods in all of Colombia, tells Aid to the Church in Need how faith and music have changed the life of many children in Cali, the capital of the drug trade, keeping them away from drugs and the temptation of suicide.

Nov 13, 2024 09:17

ZENIT Staff

Local Church•Testimonies

Australian Catholic University awards honorary doctorate to Grand Master of the Order of Malta

At the end of the lectio magistralis, in which the Grand Master said he was honoured by the recognition bestowed on him by one of the elite top 5% universities globally, the official ceremony of conferring an honorary doctorate was held.

Nov 08, 2024 15:16

ZENIT Staff

Pope’s article in The New York Times: There Is Faith in Humor

“Generally, we priests tend to enjoy humor and even have a fair stock of jokes and amusing stories, which we are often quite good at telling, as well as being the object of them”, writes the Pope in the best-known newspaper in the United States

the Vatican formally launches his cause for beatification and canonization

The process of beatification of King Baudouin of Belgium officially begins: Vatican and Pope give their approval

In a statement released by the Dicastery for the Causes of Saints, it was confirmed that the process officially began on December 17, 2024, with the establishment of a historical commission. This panel, comprising leading experts in Belgian history and archival research, is tasked with gathering and evaluating documentation related to King Baudouin’s life and deeds.

This is the priest (and the story) in which a miracle was worked that will make Pier Giorgio Frassati a saint

The Papal Foundation Awards $800,000 in Scholarships to 110 Priests, Brothers, Sisters, and Lay Faithful

The Moving Story of a Religious Congregation with Sisters Who Have Down Syndrome

Mexico: “The hardest is telling a child their father was killed,” says Michoacán religious sister

British justice fines Catholic woman for… praying outside clinic where babies are killed!

Gaza: Catholic community resists leaving their land, bombarded by Israel

Transition House: A home to welcome and accompany addicted priests in their healing process

The sculptor Sotoo: Sagrada Família, where stone becomes prayer

The “grandmother” who has spent a total of 11 years in jail for opposing abortion

ADF honors Dr. Thomas Farr with 2024 Edwin Meese III Award

A Colombian priest’s fight against violence: “Our neighbourhood has two or three murders every week”

Australian Catholic University awards honorary doctorate to Grand Master of the Order of Malta