Police catch “king of fraud” around Vatican: he pretended to be Pope’s Nuncio

Nov 21, 2024 20:17

ZENIT Staff

Ramunni targeted a post office near the Vatican in an attempt to secure a personal loan Photo: Primocanale.it

Since 1970, Ireland has seen a 70% drop in the number of priests and religious

this revised edition embodies significant updates designed to reflect contemporary theological and pastoral sensibilities

Pope Francis made a significant announcement during his weekly audience in St. Peter’s Square: the Vatican will host the “World Meeting on Children’s Rights”, titled “Love Them and Protect Them,”

The Pope expressed deep compassion for the victims and reaffirmed the Holy See’s commitment to advocating for the release of those still held captive in Gaza.

Causes of Saints•Jubilee 2025•Pope Francis•Young People

Pope Francis announces when Carlo Acutis and Pier Giorgio Frassati will be canonized

The announcement was met with thunderous applause from thousands gathered in a rainy St. Peter’s Square, underscoring the profound global resonance of their stories.

Nov 20, 2024 17:53

Valentina di Giorgio

Islam•Pope Francis

Church is not against Iran’s government, Pope tells Muslims at Vatican

Remarks by the Pope to the participants in the Colloquium sponsored by the Dicastery for Interreligious Dialogue

Nov 20, 2024 17:46

ZENIT Staff

General Audience•Pope Francis

What are the charisms of the Holy Spirit? This is the Pope’s answer

Pope’s General Audience, November 20, 2024 on the personal gifts that the Holy Spirit gives to each person

Nov 20, 2024 17:41

ZENIT Staff

Local Church

USA: bishops’ assembly: synodality, new Bible and beatification causes

Exemplifying synodality, the bishops engaged in a table discussion during the public session on the pastoral implementation of integral ecology and Laudato si’.

Nov 19, 2024 17:48

ZENIT Staff

Local Church

Swiss Catholic Church faces a record exodus of desertions

Nearly 67,500 individuals formally renounced their membership in 2023

Nov 19, 2024 17:46

Joachin Meisner Hertz

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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Police catch “king of fraud” around Vatican: he pretended to be Pope’s Nuncio

Ireland: in two decades the country’s capital will be without 70% of the clergy

Pope Francis’ funerals will be like this: reformed funeral ritual for Pope Francis

The transforming power of the homily and a critique of long homilies

Hate crimes against Christians in Europe are on the rise: these are the facts

Vatican to Host Global Summit on Children’s Rights: A Bold Call to Action

Israeli victims of Hamas attacks meet the Pope

Pope Francis announces when Carlo Acutis and Pier Giorgio Frassati will be canonized

Church is not against Iran’s government, Pope tells Muslims at Vatican

What are the charisms of the Holy Spirit? This is the Pope’s answer

USA: bishops’ assembly: synodality, new Bible and beatification causes

Swiss Catholic Church faces a record exodus of desertions