The planet has a fever and is in bad shape: Pope Francis asks to pray for the care of the planet

Aug 29, 2024 06:09

Hurricanes, wildfires, tsunamis, drought, melting glaciers: the cry of the Earth, can be heard more and more, as reported in the The Pope Video for September. Photo: The Pope Video

Accessing the silver urn that holds Santa Teresa’s body is a complex endeavor.

The microscopic examination identified three types of blood, which reflect different states of the body

Pope Francis received in audience, in the Salita of the Paul VI Hall, the bishops who are members of the Latin Episcopal Conference of the Arab Regions

last General Audience of August was dedicated by the Pope to the topic of migration.

Church and World•Local Church•Vatican Diplomacy

Communist China recognizes 94-year-old Catholic bishop Melchiorre Shi Honghzen

In the latest development of the Agreement between China and the Holy See, authortities recognise the ‘underground’ prelate long under arrest for refusing to join the Patriotic Association as leader of the local Catholic community. Archbishop Celli had met him two years ago and presented him with a pectoral cross in the name of Francis. Today’s ceremony was held in a hotel and not in the cathedral to reaffirm aappointment’s civil rather than canonical character.

Aug 28, 2024 18:22

ZENIT Staff

Analysis Opinion•Religious Freedom

Why Are Several African Countries Attacking Freedom of Religion?

The deaths in Kenya of members of a congregations practicing extreme fasting are used as a pretext to severely limit freedom of religion in various countries.

Aug 28, 2024 18:19

ZENIT Staff

Vatican City

Vatican’s Lay Employees Raise Their Voice Against Labour Reforms and Call An Assembly for September

Far from being a simple work force, the Vatican’s employees have been considered for a long time as members of a “special family,” where work is not only a duty, but an expression of dignity and service inspired in Catholic Doctrine.

Aug 28, 2024 05:38

Valentina di Giorgio

Good News

New Scientific Study Proves That The Holy Shroud Dates Back to Jesus Christ’s Time

This study is only one of several in the last decade that point to the authenticity of the Shroud as a relic of Jesus’ time. Another recent study identified the origin of the linen in the Levant region, at present Israel and Lebanon, a fact that reinforces the connection of the Shroud with the Holy Land.

Aug 28, 2024 05:32

ZENIT Staff

Liturgy and Divine Worship

Questions about liturgy: Vestments for Altar Servers

Answered by Legionary of Christ Father Edward McNamara, professor of liturgy and sacramental theology and director of the Sacerdos Institute at the Pontifical Regina Apostolorum university.

Aug 27, 2024 18:30

ZENIT Staff

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

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

Pope’s address to the delegation of ministers participating in the G7 meeting on inclusion and disability

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

Pope Francis to Release Groundbreaking Autobiography «Hope» in 2025

The announcement came from Random House Publishing on October 16, marking a significant moment not only for the Vatican but also for the global literary and religious communities.

The planet has a fever and is in bad shape: Pope Francis asks to pray for the care of the planet

[PHOTOS] St. Teresa of Jesus’ tomb is opened and her body is still incorrupt

What Do People Expect From Their Politicians in Regard to Religion? A Study Gives the Answer

Holy Shroud: New Study Gives Proof of Shroud’s Authenticity from the Blood

This is what the face of Jesus would look like (according to Artificial Intelligence based on the Shroud of Turin)

“Be a sign of hope with words and gestures,” Pope asks Arab Catholic bishops

Migrants, sea and desert: an unexpected catechesis on migration from the Pope

Communist China recognizes 94-year-old Catholic bishop Melchiorre Shi Honghzen

Why Are Several African Countries Attacking Freedom of Religion?

Vatican’s Lay Employees Raise Their Voice Against Labour Reforms and Call An Assembly for September

New Scientific Study Proves That The Holy Shroud Dates Back to Jesus Christ’s Time

Questions about liturgy: Vestments for Altar Servers