India: six Christian families expelled from village for not renouncing their religion

Apr 20, 2025 00:11

ZENIT Staff

A group of residents, acting on a mandate from the council, raided the homes of the Christians Photo: Asia News

Pope Francis

Pope Francis to prison on Holy Thursday: “I cannot wash your feet, but I want to be close to you”

After a short time of prayer, the Pope moved quietly through the rotunda, personally greeting each inmate. There was no rush, no speeches—just moments of encounter, often wordless, but heavy with presence. He then led all gathered in the Lord’s Prayer and offered his blessing, before departing the prison approximately half an hour after his arrival.

Apr 17, 2025 00:20

ZENIT Staff

Pope Francis

The Pope Speaks Out on The Increase in Airline Ticket Prices (and Not Only) During Holy Week

«It would be good if large companies could establish bonuses for family reunification, at least for the Christmas and Easter holidays. It would be an act of humanity and fraternity, to which the world of economics and business is also called,» the Pope requests.

Apr 16, 2025 16:46

ZENIT Staff

Vatican City

Vatican Accelerates Toward a Greener Future with New Electric Vehicle Fleet

But the commitment to sustainability isn’t stopping with internal operations. Exelentia is also donating two custom-designed electric vehicles tailored specifically for the needs of Pope Francis.

Apr 16, 2025 16:39

ZENIT Staff

Local Church

Salesians Chart a New Course for a Changing World as CG29 Concludes in Rome

Throughout their time in Turin and Rome, participants delved into three major areas: revitalizing vocational life, fostering deeper synergy between Salesians, lay collaborators, and the wider Salesian Family, and overhauling the governance structures at all levels of the congregation

Apr 16, 2025 16:37

Enrique Villegas

Vatican City

New Bronze Sculpture in St. Peter’s Square Invites the World to Sit Beside the Stranger

The figure depicted is a weary traveler—hooded, hunched, staff in hand, belongings packed in a weathered bag. It might be easy to mistake him for one of Rome’s countless homeless, often overlooked by pilgrims rushing toward the Basilica. But this figure holds a secret.

Apr 16, 2025 16:35

ZENIT Staff

Under the agreement with China, Leo XIV appoints a new bishop

Chang Yanfeng, 42, was ordained bishop today under the Sino-Holy See agreement to a diocese that has been without its own pastor for 20 years. Just three weeks ago, the new prelate had to publicly commit the local Church to a controversial law designed to eliminate minorities.

Leo XIV encourages religious to view community life as a source of inspiration and sanctification

Message from Leo XIV to the Conference of Major Superiors of Men’s Religious Orders in the United States

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India: six Christian families expelled from village for not renouncing their religion

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U.S. Vice President attends Vatican on Good Friday

UK Supreme Court rules: for legal purposes, only biological women are women

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Vatican Publishes Explanation Why a Baptism Cannot Be Erased From the Church Register

Pope Francis to prison on Holy Thursday: “I cannot wash your feet, but I want to be close to you”

The Pope Speaks Out on The Increase in Airline Ticket Prices (and Not Only) During Holy Week

Vatican Accelerates Toward a Greener Future with New Electric Vehicle Fleet

Salesians Chart a New Course for a Changing World as CG29 Concludes in Rome

New Bronze Sculpture in St. Peter’s Square Invites the World to Sit Beside the Stranger