New cathedral to be consecrated in diocese shaken by terror

Jul 06, 2023 03:43

ZENIT Staff

Cathedral Of The Assumption Of The Virgin Of Maroua In Maroua-Mokolo, Cameroon. Photo: AIN

Dicasteries•Local Church•Testimonies

All U.S. bishops in favor of canonization of 5 French priests

The five French-born priests left their homeland to minister to the people in what was then a newly erected diocese which was in the frontier wilderness of northern Louisiana.

Jun 18, 2023 13:33

ZENIT Staff

Local Church•Testimonies

United Kingdom: former Anglican bishop of Wales joins the Catholic Church

Right Revd Richard Pain to be received in the Personal Ordinariate of Our Lady of Walsingham.

Jun 15, 2023 13:30

ZENIT Staff

Testimonies

NFL kicker uses White House visit to highlight pro-life stance

Kansas City Chiefs kicker Harrison Butker sported a pro-life message during the team’s White House visit on Monday in celebration of their Super Bowl victory.

Jun 11, 2023 07:25

ZENIT Staff

General Audience•Testimonies

Why Is Saint Thérèse of the Child Jesus Patroness of the Missions Although She Never Went on Mission? Pope Francis Responds

General Audience of the Pope Wednesday June 7, 2023 on Saint Teresa of the Child Jesus as a witness of apostolic zeal.

Jun 07, 2023 19:35

ZENIT Staff

Local Church•Persecuted Christians•Testimonies

40 Nigerians killed in church bombing call for canonization

Father Emmanuel Faweh, the rector of the St Albert Institute, Kafanchan Diocese, told Catholic charity Aid to the Church in Need (ACN) that the 41 who lost their lives during a Pentecost Sunday Mass are martyrs and that the first step on their path to sainthood should be set in motion.

Jun 04, 2023 14:48

John Newton

Leo XIV’s view of sport in a letter about the Winter Olympics

A particularly sharp section of the letter addresses the imbalance between elite sport and grassroots activity. While acknowledging professional competition as a legitimate expression of sport — complete with media attention and public acclaim — Leo XIV warns against neglecting amateur and community-level sport

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

New cathedral to be consecrated in diocese shaken by terror

Ahead of the 2025 Jubilee, Pope Francis Institutes a Commission That Will Recognize Catholic Martyrs and Those of Other Christian Confessions

Cardinal Parolin and human trafficking: new sculpture of St. Bakhita blessed

Good news: interfaith dialogue bears fruit in Pakistan, says bishop

Pakistan: the new Catholic Church in a predominantly Muslim country

Pope Approves Beatification of Sister Lucia, the Last of the Three Little Shepherds, Seers of the Virgin of Fatima

When God is insulted… the Los Angeles archbishop’s response to the Dodgers

All U.S. bishops in favor of canonization of 5 French priests

United Kingdom: former Anglican bishop of Wales joins the Catholic Church

NFL kicker uses White House visit to highlight pro-life stance

Why Is Saint Thérèse of the Child Jesus Patroness of the Missions Although She Never Went on Mission? Pope Francis Responds

40 Nigerians killed in church bombing call for canonization