Nicaraguan dictatorship imposes taxes on Catholic Church donations

Aug 22, 2024 17:35

Elizabeth Owens

Alms In The Catholic Church. Photo: Hispandad Católica

The report concludes by emphasizing the need for a deeper theological reflection on the purpose and goals of these new church initiatives.

This gesture of solidarity not only gives relief to the needy, but also reinforces the message of hope and compassion that Poe Francis has kept alive in the midst of the tragedy of war

Pope Francis held the General Audience in the Paul VI Audience Hall in Vatican City

99% of the surveyed dioceses have multiple parishes offering Mass in Spanish.

Harris is the daughter of Shyamala Gopalan, a scientist originally from Tamil Nadu

Justice and Peace•Local Church•Religious Freedom

Ukrainian Parliament Declares Illegal Orthodox Church in Communion with Moscow

The new legislation, which was strongly supported by the Supreme Rada with 265 votes in favour and just 29 against, gives the Ukrainian Government the legal faculties to investigate and prohibit the activities of religious groups that have too close ties with Russia or that support the military aggression against Ukraine.

Aug 21, 2024 07:52

Joachin Meisner Hertz

Analysis Opinion•Gender Ideology

New UN Cybercrime Treaty Opens Door to Pedophilia and Legalizes Child Sexting

The United States’ support for these provisions is surprising, given that the United States government was the main promoter of the strict standard against child pornography in the Optional Protocol of the Convention on the Rights of the Child only twenty-five years ago.

Aug 20, 2024 18:08

stefanogennarinii

Good News•Pro Life

Police pay over $10,000 to Christian woman arrested for praying outside abortion clinic

West Midlands Police pay out £13,000 to Christian volunteer “unlawfully” arrested for praying silently near an abortion facility. UK Government reportedly set to strengthen silent prayer crackdown by expressly labelling it as “criminal” in upcoming “buffer zones” guidance

Aug 20, 2024 18:04

ZENIT Staff

Gender Ideology•Woman

Women’s groups, 26 states ask US Supreme Court to hear cases seeking to protect women’s sports

A legal challenge to West Virginia’s Save Women’s Sports Act that, if successful, would undermine women’s sports by allowing males who identify as female to compete with females in girls’ and women’s sports.

Aug 20, 2024 18:00

ZENIT Staff

Holy Land•Pope Francis•Religious Freedom

Pope’s visit awakens fervor: Rosaries of 4,000 people in Papua New Guinea

In preparation for the papal visit, up to 4,000 people have taken part in nightly Rosary prayers and other spiritual activities organised on a football pitch in the city.

Aug 20, 2024 17:57

John Newton

Pope Leo XIV and his impressive and comprehensive reflection on our times, troubled by a growing number of tensions and conflicts

Address of the Pope to members of the Diplomatic Corps accredited to the Holy See for the presentation of New Year greetings

Cardinals will return to Rome for a new Consistory in June 2026 requested by Pope Leo XIV

The January gathering brought together 170 cardinals, both electors and non-electors, marking the first such assembly of Leo XIV’s pontificate. The June meeting, he explained, will not be an isolated event

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Nicaraguan dictatorship imposes taxes on Catholic Church donations

Anglicans abandon term “church” in new churches

Pope Francis Sends Some of His Swiss Guard Soldiers to Ukraine

Estonia’s Orthodox Separate from Moscow’s Orthodox Patriarchate

Why was Jesus’ baptism important? Pope Francis answers

How many parishes serve Latinos and offer Masses in Spanish in the United States? Church releases data

Kamala Harris’s Indian world

Ukrainian Parliament Declares Illegal Orthodox Church in Communion with Moscow

New UN Cybercrime Treaty Opens Door to Pedophilia and Legalizes Child Sexting

Police pay over $10,000 to Christian woman arrested for praying outside abortion clinic

Women’s groups, 26 states ask US Supreme Court to hear cases seeking to protect women’s sports

Pope’s visit awakens fervor: Rosaries of 4,000 people in Papua New Guinea