Why Did the Vatican Renew Its Agreement with China?

Oct 30, 2024 18:58

ZENIT Staff

Vatican Agreement with China Photo: InfoVaticana

This Emmy win adds to the documentary’s growing accolades

Feast of the Virgin Mary, Queen of Palestine, the main patroness of the Diocese

Fr Thomas Oyode, the rector of the minor seminary, went out and bravely confronted the bandits

the Vatican introduced “Luce,” the Jubilee mascot designed by Italian artist Simone Legno

The Catholic Church regards the "seal of confession" as inviolable, one of its most sacred tenets.

Local Church•Testimonies

Lebanon: nuns who took in Muslims and Christians fleeing bombings

In northern Beqaa, the convent of the Sisters of Our Lady of Good Help has been transformed into a refuge for more than 800 people fleeing the bombing. The fifteen sisters from the Melkite Greek Catholic Church are welcoming hundreds of internally displaced people there, mostly Muslims, offering them not just shelter but also comfort and support.

Oct 29, 2024 15:42

ZENIT Staff

Good News•Local Church

Remains of the oldest church in the world’s first Christian country found

The place of worship, dating from the 4th century AD, was found in Artaxata. The discovery is the result of joint work of archaeologists from the University of Münster and the National Academy of Sciences of Armenia. For experts, it is also a «significant» find because the kingdom was the first in history «to adopt Christianity as its official religion”.

Oct 29, 2024 15:40

ZENIT Staff

Good News•Local Church

Record number of pilgrims on the Camino de Santiago. Americans the second country with the most pilgrims

Camino de Santiago Sees Record Surge in Pilgrims as Half-Million Target Looms. Leading the charge are nearly 33,000 American pilgrims in 2024, marking the United States as the top country for foreign pilgrims, followed by Italy, Germany, and Portugal.

Oct 29, 2024 15:37

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Analysis Opinion•Justice and Peace

Migration, the Pope and the position of Donal Trump and Kamala Harris on the matter

Immigration policy is one of the central issues in the presidential campaign, and both White House candidates have stated emphatically that they will take strong measures to curb illegal immigration.

Oct 29, 2024 15:35

ZENIT Staff

Cardinals and Bishops•Local Church

The Chinese capital has a new coadjutor bishop authorized by the Pope… and the government…

Archbishop Li Shan led the ceremony in the Cathedral of the Saviour. Pope Francis approved the appointment on 28 August. The new prelate chose as his motto “All this I do for the sake of the gospel”. No official reason was given for the appointment of a prelate with the right of succession to the current pastor of the diocese of Beijing who is only 59 years old.

Oct 29, 2024 15:34

ZENIT Staff

A «Box Office» Pope: Vatican Reveals Number of People That Attended Events with Leo XIV in 2025

Between Pope Francis and Pope Leo, the total number of people received was 3,176,620.

Pope Leo XIV Named Treccani’s Person of the Year: A Pontificate of Subtle Strength and Measured Influence

By exercising quiet leadership, prioritizing pastoral care, and resisting the pressures to adopt extremes, he has positioned the Catholic Church as a thoughtful actor in global discussions on justice, peace, and human dignity

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Why Did the Vatican Renew Its Agreement with China?

Catholic agency Rome Reports wins Emmy award for best documentary film

[PHOTO GALLERY] this is how Our Lady of Palestine was celebrated in the Holy Land

Priest kidnapped in Nigeria after saving two seminarians

Mali: Jihadist group demands payments for freely practicing Christianity

How the Jubilee Year begins: Mass in St. Peter’s Square, opening of the Holy Door, a mascot (and other Vatican announcements)

USA: use of cell phones in confessional forbidden

Lebanon: nuns who took in Muslims and Christians fleeing bombings

Remains of the oldest church in the world’s first Christian country found

Record number of pilgrims on the Camino de Santiago. Americans the second country with the most pilgrims

Migration, the Pope and the position of Donal Trump and Kamala Harris on the matter

The Chinese capital has a new coadjutor bishop authorized by the Pope… and the government…