A deaf-mute is ordained as a Catholic priest for the first time in Indian history

May 31, 2024 10:28

Deacon Joseph Thermadom, who is deaf and speech-impaired, a priest of the Congregation of the Holy Cross in Thrissur (Kerala). Photo: AsiaNews

Testimonies•Vocations

Seminarian ministering in dangerous jungle to be ordained priest

Deacon Santosh Kumar has been ministering in the parish Our Lady of Perpetual Help, Kalpahad, North Andaman, where parishioners regularly walk 6 km (3 miles) through dangerous forests to attend Sunday Mass. But Deacon Kumar and the parish priest also have to make the trek through dense forest to get to far-out chapels to celebrate Mass or make pastoral visits.

May 01, 2024 00:08

John Newton

Interview•Marriage and Family•Testimonies

Resurrection: The Method of Accompaniment in Transcendent Mourning That Heals and Evangelizes

After the suffering of the loss of a family member, a breath of faith and hope from a Catholic sensibility

Apr 23, 2024 12:58

Pablo Hertfelder Garcia-Conde

Pope Francis•Testimonies

Pope Francis Receives in Audience Woman with Lateral Amyotrophic Sclerosis

“Mrs Zeza” expressed her firm conviction that her faith is stronger than any illness. Her testimony spread widely on the Vatican’s social networks, where her words resounded profoundly in the Pope’s heart.

Apr 22, 2024 20:19

Redacción Zenit

Local Church•Testimonies

Sudan: signs of growth despite year of war

Despite more than 13,900 deaths and 8.1 million having suffered displacement since the conflict broke out a year ago on 15th April 2023, local Church sources expressed hope for the survival of a Christian presence in the country.

Apr 15, 2024 00:02

ZENIT Staff

Testimonies

Film Recounts How Michael Jackson Came into Contact with Catholicism and His Admiration for John Paul II

He was fascinated by the figure of John Paul II, whom he called “Beacon of light and hope for humanity” and to whom he dedicated a beautiful portrait, as Jackson was also a good painter. The Director used the portrait in the film.

Apr 09, 2024 13:17

ZENIT Staff

Pope Leo XIV to visit Australia in 2028 for International Eucharistic Congress, according to local bishop

The clearest confirmation to date came on February 9, when Bishop Richard Umbers, auxiliary bishop of Sydney and executive director of Eucharist28, publicly stated that the Pope had personally signaled his willingness to attend

Peruvian government announces Pope’s trip; Vatican officially announces he will not visit the United States

On February 8, the Holy See confirmed that Leo XIV, the first American-born pope, has no plans to travel to the United States during the coming year, despite the symbolic coincidence of the country’s semiquincentennial

A deaf-mute is ordained as a Catholic priest for the first time in Indian history

After 7 months without being able to return, Catholic priest manages to re-enter his parish in Gaza

Sale of Women’s Veils for Mass Grows by 2000%: Influencers Also Use Them

Catholic Bishop of Jerusalem Tells How Christians Suffer Israeli Invasion of Gaza

UK: This is what the new Catholic mayor of Westminster looks like

USA: Five-Year Prison Term for Protesting Against Abortion

Gunmen attack Catholic school in Nigeria: priest saves students

Seminarian ministering in dangerous jungle to be ordained priest

Resurrection: The Method of Accompaniment in Transcendent Mourning That Heals and Evangelizes

Pope Francis Receives in Audience Woman with Lateral Amyotrophic Sclerosis

Sudan: signs of growth despite year of war

Film Recounts How Michael Jackson Came into Contact with Catholicism and His Admiration for John Paul II