Monumental statue dedicated to the Eucharist inaugurated in Rio de Janeiro

Aug 27, 2024 18:25

The monument was inaugurated in a ceremony filled with religious fervor, located strategically between Avenida Rio Branco and Avenida Presidente Wilson. Photo: Die Tagespost

Saint Monica's tomb is situated in a side chapel to the right of the main altar, a position that underscores her importance within the church.

Victims of the massacre on Friday (24th August) included women, children and elderly people.

Scheduled to take place in Rome from January 22 - 24, 2025, the seminar will coincide with the Jubilee of Communication (January 24 – 26).

Justice and Peace•Pope Francis•Vatican City

Pope to Lebanese after 4 years of explosion: “with you I ask for truth and justice, which have not yet arrived”

Pope’s words to a group of Lebanese, relatives of victims killed in Beirut port explosions

Aug 26, 2024 17:56

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Vatican City

Spirituality and Astronomy: a workshop at the Pope’s Astronomical Observatory

This workshop offers a rare opportunity to connect the spiritual with the scientific, providing a space for participants to ponder the mysteries of the universe in the context of their faith.

Aug 26, 2024 17:50

ZENIT Staff

Local Church

China, Catholic Clergy Starts Receiving “Patriotic Education”

The United Front lamented that religions do not implement the new law on domestic propaganda quickly enough. The Patriotic Catholic Church mobilized immediately.

Aug 26, 2024 17:48

ZENIT Staff

Analysis Opinion•Pope Francis

Scientific Study Shows That Pope Francis’ Trips Have Positive Effects in the Realm of Human Rights

The study is based on the analysis of 283 visits carried out by four Popes — from Paul VI to Francis –, examining the global media coverage on human rights, papal addresses and changes in the violations of these rights in the countries visited.

Aug 26, 2024 06:50

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Pope Francis•Testimonies

Pope Francis Receives In Private Audience Innocent Man Who Spent 33 Years in Prison

Zuncheddu, who in 1991 was accused of committing a tripple murder when he was only 26, faced a long and torturous legal process that kept him behind bars until January 2024, when Italy’s Court of Appeal acknowledged his innocence.

Aug 26, 2024 06:46

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.

Monumental statue dedicated to the Eucharist inaugurated in Rio de Janeiro

Pope Francis visits the tomb of St. Monica, mother of St. Augustine, in downtown Rome

New S*exual Colonialism in UN Treaty on Development

150 killed (22 of them Christians) in “unprecedented” Islamist attack in Burkina Faso

Congress specialized in ecclesial institutional communication in the context of Jubilee 2025 for communicators announced

Research Indicates That Discrimination Against Christians in Europe Has Increased by 44%

Nicaraguan Dictator Accuses Vatican of Being a “Fascist Conglomerate”

Pope to Lebanese after 4 years of explosion: “with you I ask for truth and justice, which have not yet arrived”

Spirituality and Astronomy: a workshop at the Pope’s Astronomical Observatory

China, Catholic Clergy Starts Receiving “Patriotic Education”

Scientific Study Shows That Pope Francis’ Trips Have Positive Effects in the Realm of Human Rights

Pope Francis Receives In Private Audience Innocent Man Who Spent 33 Years in Prison