The story of the Irish priest who forgave the young Muslim man who stabbed him

Apr 14, 2025 16:29

ZENIT Staff

Father Paul Murphy, a Catholic military chaplain with the Irish Defence Forces

Dicasteries

A Guardian of Vatican Heritage: Elvira Cajano Appointed to Lead Vatican Monuments Commission

More than an administrative role, the presidency of the Commission represents a stewardship of memory and meaning. Cajano succeeds Francesco Buranelli, a former director of the Vatican Museums and a leading figure in art conservation

Apr 12, 2025 17:20

ZENIT Staff

Vatican City

Vatican concludes lighting, restoration and security works in basilica and necropolis

While much of the work focused on beauty and memory, the Fabbrica di San Pietro also addressed the increasing urgency of safety. With as many as 12 million annual visitors—and numbers expected to swell during the Jubilee—the Vatican has implemented an advanced evacuation plan developed in collaboration with Italy’s national fire department

Apr 11, 2025 18:53

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Analysis Opinion

Psychology and Its Influence on Religion

Do we use our relationship with our earthly father to excuse our poor relationship with God? How do legitimate psychological factors impact our practice of our faith?

Apr 11, 2025 11:11

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Analysis Opinion•Justice and Peace

Death penalty: highest number in the Middle East since 2015

Darío Salvi (ZENIT News – Asia News / Milan, 04.11.2025).- Amnesty International today released its annual global report on the death penalty, noting that Iran, Iraq and Saudi Arabia are responsible for 91 per cent of all known executions carried out worldwide in 2024, […]

Apr 11, 2025 11:09

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Cardinals and Bishops•Pope Francis

Pope Sends Four New Ambulances to Ukraine and a Cardinal to Deliver Them

Cardinal Konrad Krajewski, helped by three other Ukrainian drivers, will also go to the country to be with the people so tested by the conflict, to pray with them and to express the Pope’s closeness to them.

Apr 10, 2025 18:55

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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

The story of the Irish priest who forgave the young Muslim man who stabbed him

Italian judiciary rules on accusation of Catholic archbishop in blasphemy case

France Sees Historic Surge in Adult Baptisms. Young People Lead Spiritual Revival

10 million Christian and Catholic migrants at risk of deportation by Trump administration

Patriarch of Constantinople wins 1.1 million pound Templeton Prize

Is the Pope Well Again? Five Appearances in One Week and His Doctor’s Opinion: «Let Him Observe the Convalescence»

Rupnik Case: Fatima Shrine Will Not Remove His Mosaic

A Guardian of Vatican Heritage: Elvira Cajano Appointed to Lead Vatican Monuments Commission

Vatican concludes lighting, restoration and security works in basilica and necropolis

Psychology and Its Influence on Religion

Death penalty: highest number in the Middle East since 2015

Pope Sends Four New Ambulances to Ukraine and a Cardinal to Deliver Them