Pope Francis explains that Jesus did not come to condemn, but to save at Sunday Angelus

Mar 10, 2024 00:23

ZENIT Staff

Before praying, the Pope gave the traditional address based on the Gospel of John 3:14-21 Photo: Vatican Media

Local Church

Holy Land: the suffering of Catholics in Gaza

Last month ACN reported that, out of about 1,000 Christians remaining in Gaza, 30 have lost their lives because of the conflict – 19 have been killed by military action and 11 have died due to a lack of medical care.

Mar 08, 2024 03:45

Amy Balog

Justice and Peace

China: new law on state secrets but without saying what is a state secret

The new Law on Guarding State Secrets comes into effect on May 1. It expands the field of secrets to everything the CCP decides is a secret.

Mar 08, 2024 03:39

ZENIT Staff

Analysis Opinion•Justice and Peace

World Health Organization Reaches Agreements on Pandemics . . . Which Threaten Freedom of Expression

The debate has focused on preventing future pandemic threats. Has the draft overlooked other points? What impact will the agreement have on essential liberties, especially freedom of expression?

Mar 07, 2024 19:42

Rafael Manuel Tovar

Causes of Saints•Good News•Testimonies

Argentina: Carmelite Nun of the Beautiful Smile Who Died of Cancer, Begins Her Path to the Altars

The second of ten siblings, a nurse and violin virtuosa, she entered the Convent of Saint Teresa and Saint Joseph in 1996. She made her first vows in 1997 and her perpetual profession in 2003. She was 43 when she died and had an evangelizing smile.

Mar 07, 2024 19:37

Rafael Manuel Tovar

Good News

Andrea Boccelli, a great «feminist» film (on International Women’s Day) and a fascinating trailer not to be missed

Cabrini embarks on a bold mission to persuade the hostile mayor to secure housing and medical care for the most vulnerable in society. The film tells the inspiring true story of this woman who, moreover, is real: indeed, the Catholic Church canonized her.

Mar 07, 2024 01:31

ZENIT Staff

Pope Leo XIV Receives Nobel Prize Laureate Maria Corina Machado: This Is What the Venezuelan Leader Asked Him

Maria Corina Machado also expressed to the Pope the importance of the civic demonstration carried out by Venezuelans on July 28, 2024, which reaffirmed the legitimacy of President Edmundo González Urrutia.

Leo XIV begins 2026 with a new papal staff: here is the meaning… and the photos

In a Church often scrutinized for its symbols, Leo XIV’s choice is neither ornamental nor nostalgic. It is a visual theology, compressed into metal and form, reminding both shepherd and faithful that the path forward passes through the wounds of history—but does not end there

Pope Francis explains that Jesus did not come to condemn, but to save at Sunday Angelus

U.S. bishops speak out on in vitro fertilization in wake of Alabama case

Belgium: euthanasia cases increased by 15% in 2023

Transsexual murders male and it’s counted as murder of a woman: Harry Potter author outraged

Update on Christian community and institutions in Gaza

New Book Reveals Sordid History of UN Population Control

The Pope’s Meditation on the “Act of Sorrow” of Confession in Three Good Points

Holy Land: the suffering of Catholics in Gaza

China: new law on state secrets but without saying what is a state secret

World Health Organization Reaches Agreements on Pandemics . . . Which Threaten Freedom of Expression

Argentina: Carmelite Nun of the Beautiful Smile Who Died of Cancer, Begins Her Path to the Altars

Andrea Boccelli, a great «feminist» film (on International Women’s Day) and a fascinating trailer not to be missed