“We Accept with Sincere Filial Obedience These Provisions,” Said the Prelate of the Opus Dei, in Face of the Pope’s Modifications

Aug 10, 2023 18:56

ZENIT Staff

Bishop Fernando Ocáriz, Prelator of Opus Dei. Photo: Flickr Opus Dei

Dicasteries

Dicastery for Laity, Family and Life launches a podcast

Six episodes to illustrate the Dicastery that Pope Francis has called to be close to the women and men of our time.

Jul 24, 2023 02:41

ZENIT Staff

Analysis Opinion•Protection of vulnerable people

USA: On the «disappearance» of sexual abuse by clergy

The 2022 Annual Report considers allegations made between July 1, 2021 and June 30, 2022. It found that there were 16 allegations made by minors during that time, seven of which were substantiated. That means that of the 52,387 members of the clergy (34,344 priests and 18,043 deacons), .013 percent of them had a substantiated allegation made against him.

Jul 21, 2023 23:56

ZENIT Staff

Vatican City

On World Day of Grandparents and Seniors, 6,000 seniors will have Mass with the Pope at the Vatican

More than 6,000 people will attend the Mass, including many elderly people from all over Italy: grandparents accompanied by their grandchildren and families, elderly residents living in retirement and residential nursing homes, as well as many elderly people who are active in parish, diocesan and associational life.

Jul 19, 2023 15:20

ZENIT Staff

Pope Francis•Vatican City

Pope Francis’ New Personal Secretary Is Argentine and Barely 40

Father Daniel Pellizzon was born in the City of Buenos Aires on January 24, 1983. In 2011 and 2012 he collaborated with the then archbishop in organizing his personal archive. He was ordained a priest on November 3, 2018.

Jul 18, 2023 13:46

ZENIT Staff

Church and World•Local Church•Vatican City

Vietnamese President To Visit Vatican: Historic Signing of An Agreement That Could Inspire China

Vo Van Thuong assumed the presidency in March 2023 and is expected to arrive in Rome at the end of July to meet with Pope Francis. It is worth remembering that the last meeting between a Vietnamese head of state and the Supreme Pontiff took place in 2016, when then-President Tran Đại Quang visited the Holy See.

Jul 18, 2023 02:08

ZENIT Staff

Pope Leo XIV assumes his role as Bishop of Rome for the second time and will ordain new priests for his diocese

The authorization, granted on March 7, clears the way for the ordination of eight future priests and seven permanent deacons who have completed the required stages of formation and examination under the diocesan commissions responsible for evaluating candidates for sacred orders

Cardinal of Iran arrives at the Vatican and meets with Pope Leo XIV after the bombing of the country and days without news of him

The Vatican has also recalled the Holy See’s diplomatic representative in Iran, the Indian priest Sebastian Febin, who had been serving as chargé d’affaires of the Apostolic Nunciature in the absence of a nuncio

“We Accept with Sincere Filial Obedience These Provisions,” Said the Prelate of the Opus Dei, in Face of the Pope’s Modifications

Opus Dei and Pope’s Modification of Canon Law Numbers: How Did It Get to This Point ?

WYD Lisbon 2023: Pope privately received a group of 13 victims of sexual abuse

Will the German Synodal Way Continue? German Bishops and Cardinals of the Curia Meet for Further Discussions

The Visit of Uganda’s Prime Minister to the Pope

Official: Artist Priest Marko Rupnik Is Expelled from the Jesuits Who Also Break with the Aletti Center

Peru: What Does the Sodality of Christian Life Think About Archbishop Charles Scicluna’s Visit to Peru to Investigate Them?

Dicastery for Laity, Family and Life launches a podcast

USA: On the «disappearance» of sexual abuse by clergy

On World Day of Grandparents and Seniors, 6,000 seniors will have Mass with the Pope at the Vatican

Pope Francis’ New Personal Secretary Is Argentine and Barely 40

Vietnamese President To Visit Vatican: Historic Signing of An Agreement That Could Inspire China