Vatican releases report on current status of preventing and combating money laundering and terrorist financing

Apr 10, 2025 18:50

ZENIT Staff

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Local Church

Catholic Faithful Help to Sustain More than 70 Mission Dioceses in the United States

Just over one-third (35%) of the total number of dioceses in the United States are considered “home mission dioceses.”

Apr 08, 2025 15:32

ZENIT Staff

Analysis Opinion

Survey reveals contrasting Christian approaches to Lenten fasting

It is most prevalent among Orthodox (85%) and Roman Catholic (79%) churchgoers, common among churchgoers in the Church of England (57%), and least common among Presbyterians, Methodists, Baptists and churchgoers from Independent churches/Brethren (less than 30% in each case).

Apr 08, 2025 15:21

ZENIT Staff

Holy Land•Persecuted Christians•Religious Freedom

Jewish persecution of Christians in the Holy Land on the rise, research reveals

In 2024, a total of 111 incidents targeting Christians were recorded, ranging from verbal harassment to physical assaults on clergy and vandalism of churches and holy sites. Thirty-five of these attacks were directed specifically at religious properties—sacred spaces turned into symbols of vulnerability

Apr 08, 2025 15:18

ZENIT Staff

Pope Francis

Official: Pope Is Holding Meetings Again. This Is His Official State of Health According to the Vatican

In regard to work, the Holy See Press Office points out that the Pope continues to work. He is in contact with the different Dicasteries, receives documentation, and over the last days, little by little, he is gradually taking up some meetings.”

Apr 08, 2025 15:16

Jorge Enrique Mújica

Holy Land

Archaeological research confirms what Catholics already venerated: the site of Jesus’ crucifixion

Among the most remarkable discoveries is botanical evidence—fragments of a cultivated plant dating precisely to the spring of 33 A.D., the traditional time of Jesus’ death. This find, nestled within the area between what Christian tradition holds as Calvary and the nearby tomb, aligns strikingly with the Gospel of John’s detail: «In the place where he was crucified, there was a garden…» (John 19:41).

Apr 08, 2025 15:10

Elizabeth Owens

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

Vatican releases report on current status of preventing and combating money laundering and terrorist financing

Unannounced, Pope appears in St. Peter’s Basilica to pray at noon on Thursday, April 10

Former Churchman Whom Pope Francis Removed as Cardinal for Being An Abuser Dies

The Visit of the King and Queen of England to Pope Francis in the Vatican

Chris Pratt, from Guardians of the galaxy: “I want my children to know that their father was not ashamed of his faith in Jesús”

Questions about liturgy: Mass Intentions at the Easter Vigil

The Truth about Transgenderism

Catholic Faithful Help to Sustain More than 70 Mission Dioceses in the United States

Survey reveals contrasting Christian approaches to Lenten fasting

Jewish persecution of Christians in the Holy Land on the rise, research reveals

Official: Pope Is Holding Meetings Again. This Is His Official State of Health According to the Vatican

Archaeological research confirms what Catholics already venerated: the site of Jesus’ crucifixion