On the Feast of All Saints Pope Francis Explains The Two Characteristics of True Holiness

Nov 01, 2023 19:28

ZENIT Staff

Angelus Solemnity of All Saints

Dicasteries•Pope Francis

Argentina Is To Have a New Saint: Pope Approves Miracle of “Mamá Antula”

(ZENIT News / Vatican City, 24.10.2024).- On Tuesday afternoon, October 24,Pope Francis received in audience Cardinal Marcello Semeraro, Prefect of the Dicastery for the Causes of Saints. In that audience, the Holy Father authorized the Dicastery’s Prefect to promulgate the Decree regarding […]

Oct 24, 2023 21:18

ZENIT Staff

Church and World•Pope Francis

Biden and Pope Francis speak by phone about Israel and Gaza in 20-minute call

Valentina di Giorgio (ZENIT News / Vatican City, 10.22.2023).- On the evening of Sunday, October 22, Pope Francis and the President of the United States, Joe Biden, held a telephone conversation. According to a communication from the Holy See Press Office, the […]

Oct 22, 2023 02:25

ZENIT Staff

Analysis Opinion•Church and World

How many Catholics are there in the world? Catholic Church Statistics 2023

The world percentage of Catholics decreased slightly (-0,06) compared to the previous year reaching 17,67%. The continents register slight variations.

Oct 20, 2023 19:40

ZENIT Staff

Interview•Pope Francis

In a New Interview Pope Addresses Crisis, Messianism and Reveals a Possible Trip to New Guinea . . . and Argentina

Among the main revelations are the important trips that remain in his pontificate

Oct 19, 2023 23:24

ZENIT Staff

Local Church•Testimonies

Catholic nuns in Gaza facing Israeli bombing threat: we will not flee without our sick and elderly people

In her statement, Sister Nabila said: «We will not go. The people have nothing, not even the basic things. Where should we go? To die in the street? We have elderly people, here are also the Sisters of Mother Teresa, with disabled people and elderly people? We need medicines. Many hospitals are destroyed. Where should we go?»

Oct 17, 2023 00:19

ZENIT Staff

Pope Leo XIV Speaks Again About Trump and the War (and It Is Announced That the Pope Will Carry the Cross Throughout the Stations of the Cross on Good Friday)

Referring indirectly to geopolitical developments, including statements by Donald Trump about ending ongoing conflicts, Leo expressed cautious hope that political leaders might be seeking “a way out” of violence

Pope Leo XIV Reverses Another Decision of Pope Francis: World Children’s Day Cancelled in Rome

All initiatives aimed at children’s ministry may be celebrated, at the discretion of the Bishops, at the diocesan or parish level.

On the Feast of All Saints Pope Francis Explains The Two Characteristics of True Holiness

Francis opens his heart and asks for prayer to fulfill his mission

Pope’s Homily At the Closing of The Synod, “To Adore God and Love Brothers: This Is The Reform

On Ukraine and Israel, Pope exclaims «Hold your fire! Stop, brothers and sisters!»

Faced with the situation in the Holy Land and after canceling his visit to Israel, the Turkish president calls the Pope

Letter to the People of God at the end of the Synod of the Church 2024: Synodality is the way God expects of the Church

Catholic Patriarch of Jerusalem’s moving letter on the situation in the Holy Land

Argentina Is To Have a New Saint: Pope Approves Miracle of “Mamá Antula”

Biden and Pope Francis speak by phone about Israel and Gaza in 20-minute call

How many Catholics are there in the world? Catholic Church Statistics 2023

In a New Interview Pope Addresses Crisis, Messianism and Reveals a Possible Trip to New Guinea . . . and Argentina

Catholic nuns in Gaza facing Israeli bombing threat: we will not flee without our sick and elderly people