Another Diocese Is Added to the Lowering of Age to Receive the Sacrament of Confirmation

Mar 16, 2025 07:18

Rafael Manuel Tovar

The United States Episcopal Conference admits the imparting of Confirmation between 7 and 17 years of age. Photo: Faith

Local Church•Rome

New Light for the Dome of Saint Peter’s Basilica: Light Intensity Tests Are Underway

The new, state-of-the-art lighting will ensure even more intense and well-distributed light, further enhancing Michelangelo’s work and creating an evocative atmosphere with greater visual impact.

Mar 13, 2025 06:54

ZENIT Staff

Pope Francis

The Pope’s Health on Thursday, March 13: A Cake in Hospital to Celebrate Twelve Tears of Pontificate

In the afternoon, the Pope followed the Spiritual Exercises for the Roman Curia on video-link with Paul VI Hall. Then his respiratory therapy was renewed.

Mar 13, 2025 06:51

Jorge Enrique Mújica

Local Church•Vocations

USA: end of visa program: severe impact on seminaries and ministries of the Catholic Church anticipated

The End of a Visa Program Could Severely Impact the Catholic Church in the U.S.

Mar 12, 2025 17:50

ZENIT Staff

Holy Land•Justice and Peace

Israeli Defense Forces close center for disabled children in Palestine

No provision has been made for resettlement and the refugees are left to the mercy of extended family and strangers in the middle of winter.

Mar 12, 2025 17:48

ZENIT Staff

Local Church•Persecuted Christians

Nigeria: almost 150 kidnappings of Catholic priests in 10 years

Of the 145 kidnapped priests, 11 were killed, while four remain missing. All the others have been released

Mar 12, 2025 17:45

ZENIT Staff

Ceasefire on the Brink: Pope Leo XIV, Global Powers and the Moral Battle Over War in the Middle East

What distinguishes the present moment is not only the danger of renewed escalation, but the convergence of multiple crises: military, economic, diplomatic and moral

Holiness and the Evangelical Counsels Explained in Light of the Second Vatican Council by Pope Leo XIV

The Pope’s General Audience, April 8, 2026, on holiness and the evangelical counsels

Another Diocese Is Added to the Lowering of Age to Receive the Sacrament of Confirmation

First Photo of the Pope After 30 Days of Hospitalization

Divorce Will Continue To Be Illegal in The Philippines

Which Catholic Church in the World Has the Highest Tower? It’s European and It’s One of the Youngest

Pope’s health as of Friday, March 14: doctors rate Francis’ stability as positive

Archbishop of Homs, Syria, after last weekend massacre: “We do not want more bloodshed”

“My Husband Cheats on Me. Is It Right to Continue Forgiving Him?” Pope Francis’ Answer to a Betrayed Wife

New Light for the Dome of Saint Peter’s Basilica: Light Intensity Tests Are Underway

The Pope’s Health on Thursday, March 13: A Cake in Hospital to Celebrate Twelve Tears of Pontificate

USA: end of visa program: severe impact on seminaries and ministries of the Catholic Church anticipated

Israeli Defense Forces close center for disabled children in Palestine

Nigeria: almost 150 kidnappings of Catholic priests in 10 years