Pope asks to speak of people with “different abilities”, not the disabled

Oct 17, 2024 18:28

Pope Francis received in audience a delegation of ministers participating in the G7 on Inclusion and Disability in the Consistory Hall of the Holy See Photo: Vatican Media

Erik Varden, President of the Nordic Bishops' Conference

Archbishop Gabriele Caccia, the Holy See's permanent observer to the United Nations

the much-anticipated book will be published worldwide on January 14, 2025

Fides News Agency offers some statistics chosen to give a panorama of the Church in the world.

over 1,850 medical prescriptions related to gender transition were issued in Catholic hospitals

Analysis Opinion•Gender Ideology

Support Grows to Prohibit Gender Transitions in Minors: A New Political Front in the USA?

59% of those surveyed said they were in favour of implementing this restriction at the Federal level, which shows a clear tendency in the debate on transgender rights, an ever more key issue in the country’s politics.

Oct 17, 2024 06:50

Jorge Enrique Mújica

General Audience•Pope Francis

How does the Holy Spirit act in the Church and in the Christian life? Pope Francis answers

Pope’s General Audience, October 16, 2024 on how the Holy Spirit is present, at work in the life of the Church and in our Christian life

Oct 16, 2024 19:09

ZENIT Staff

Persecuted Christians

Burkina Faso: Terrorists carry out brutal massacre over three days

In early October, terrorists killed at least 150 people, including many Christians, in northeastern Burkina Faso, revealing their increasing brutality and determination to spread terror in a country where insurgents now control over half of the territory.

Oct 16, 2024 18:41

ZENIT Staff

Local Church

U.S. Bishops to Meet Nov. 11-14 in Baltimore; Assembly to Be Live Streamed

The bishops are anticipating a full schedule that includes: an update on the resources being developed in a collaborative effort among several USCCB committees for Dignitas Infinita; an update on the interim implementation of Antiquum Ministerium (on the ministry of the catechist); a discussion on the pastoral implementation of integral ecology and Laudato si’;

Oct 16, 2024 18:32

ZENIT Staff

Pope Francis

What Must a Surgeon Do in Regard to a Patient Whom He Must Operate? Pope Francis Responds

Pope’s words to members of the Italian Society of Surgery

Oct 16, 2024 07:10

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

Pope asks to speak of people with “different abilities”, not the disabled

Norwegian Episcopate signs “Ecumenical Statement on Gender and Sexual Diversity” reaffirming biology and the Bible

Vatican Calls for Binding Global Treaty on Crimes Against Humanity

Pakistan, 17-Year-Old Christian Worker Forcibly Converted to Islam by His Employer

Pope Francis to Release Groundbreaking Autobiography «Hope» in 2025

How many Catholics, priests and seminarians are there in the world? The Catholic Church in its most recent statistics

EWTN Research Shows that 150 “Catholic” Hospitals Inject Hormones in Children for “Gender Transition”

Support Grows to Prohibit Gender Transitions in Minors: A New Political Front in the USA?

How does the Holy Spirit act in the Church and in the Christian life? Pope Francis answers

Burkina Faso: Terrorists carry out brutal massacre over three days

U.S. Bishops to Meet Nov. 11-14 in Baltimore; Assembly to Be Live Streamed

What Must a Surgeon Do in Regard to a Patient Whom He Must Operate? Pope Francis Responds