Legal earthquake in Latin America: Inter-American Court of Human Rights rejects abortion

Feb 10, 2025 16:07

ZENIT Staff

the IACHR rejected a legal maneuver aimed at establishing abortion as a human right across the region.

Holy Land•Justice and Peace

Sister Nabila: Trump’s (and Netanyahu’s) plan for Gaza is ‘unimaginable’

The Rosary Sisters nun who shared life with Gazans under Hamas rule as well as the suffering of war spoke to AsiaNews about the US president’s statement in favour of expelling Palestinians from Gaza to turn it into a “Riviera” of the Middle East. For her, Palestinians must be able to live on their own land; otherwise, it would be “like telling the American people to abandon their land”.

Feb 09, 2025 21:51

ZENIT Staff

Analysis Opinion•Local Church

What are the most searched saints on Google in the United States?

We did so to avoid confusion with locations, schools, churches, and other entities that were not specifically a saint and named after them. For each saint we searched for relevant prayer queries, and looked at the search volume, for each of them in every state via Google Keyword Planner.

Feb 09, 2025 21:32

ZENIT Staff

Good News•Local Church•Virgin Mary

Europe’s Largest Statue of Virgin Mary Will Be in Poland, Financed by One of the Country’s Richest Men

The construction of the statue has already begun and is expected to end in mid 2026.

Feb 08, 2025 22:19

Rafael Llanes

Ecumenism•Jubilee 2025•Local Church•Pope Francis•Vatican Diplomacy

British King and Queen to visit Pope Francis on the occasion of the Jubilee: will they cross the Holy Door?

Queen Elizabeth II visited the Holy See in 2000 during the Great Jubilee Year, and now, 25 years later, her son will do the same.

Feb 08, 2025 22:11

Elizabeth Owens

Jubilee 2025•Vatican City

1.3 million pilgrims have already passed through the Holy Door of St. Peter’s in the first weeks of the Jubilee

Despite the impressive statistics, Archbishop Fisichella emphasized that the success of the Jubilee is not measured in numbers. «What truly matters is what people carry in their hearts,» he stated, underlining that the spiritual impact of the event goes far beyond mere attendance figures.

Feb 08, 2025 22:06

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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In 2024 the Virgin of Fatima Was Visited by 6.2 Million People: These Are the Countries with the Largest Number of Pilgrims

Guard against the temptation to cultivate a spirit of war: Pope Francis to Armed Forces

Signs of Renewal: Catholic Mass Attendance Rises in England and Wales

Nicaraguan Reformed Constitution: An Assault Against Religious Liberty

Sister Nabila: Trump’s (and Netanyahu’s) plan for Gaza is ‘unimaginable’

What are the most searched saints on Google in the United States?

Europe’s Largest Statue of Virgin Mary Will Be in Poland, Financed by One of the Country’s Richest Men

British King and Queen to visit Pope Francis on the occasion of the Jubilee: will they cross the Holy Door?

1.3 million pilgrims have already passed through the Holy Door of St. Peter’s in the first weeks of the Jubilee