Ireland: Bishops issue statement on family-busting amendments to Constitution

Feb 29, 2024 00:16

ZENIT Staff

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Pope Francis

After two days of cancelled audiences, Pope Francis is taken to hospital

It was ANSA that first reported the Pope’s transfer to the hospital. Later, the Holy See Press Office would communicate very briefly: «After the general audience, Pope Francis went to Gemelli Hospital on Tiber Island for some diagnostic tests. Then he returned to the Vatican.»

Feb 28, 2024 00:19

Valentina di Giorgio

Local Church

The Congregation of the Mission of St. Vincent de Paul marks 400th Anniversary with major renovation of its Motherhouse in Paris

As the Congregation of the Mission (CM) approaches its 400th anniversary in 2025, the religious community founded by St. Vincent de Paul is renovating its Motherhouse, located in the heart of Paris, where St. Vincent’s relics are enshrined, his presence deeply felt, and his legacy advanced.

Feb 28, 2024 00:15

ZENIT Staff

Local Church

Alabama, USA, Recognizes Personhood Status for Embryos

Biden, Trump and Haley have taken positions on the matter.

Feb 28, 2024 00:08

Tim Daniels

Justice and Peace

US Churches urge government to hold Israel accountable to US laws

Nor has the US fully held Israel accountable for the deaths of American citizens. In the first two months of 2024, two Palestinian-American teenagers were killed – Muhammad Ahmad Khoddour (Feb. 17) and Tawfic Abdel Jabber (Jan. 19), both 17 years old. While the US has called for investigations, including requesting a probe, such calls have not historically resulted in measures to hold Israel accountable.

Feb 28, 2024 00:04

ZENIT Staff

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Before a Next Conclave, Historian Suggests a Reform That Makes It Slower and Says Why

A simple but effective solution is proposed: to space out the votes to enable a greater internal debate and to avoid precipitate decisions.

Feb 27, 2024 23:59

Valentina di Giorgio

A letter from Pope Leo XIV has come to light in which he expressed his desire to remain in Peru for the rest of his life

The documents, recently uncovered by TV Perú Noticias and preserved by Peru’s National Migration Archive, offer a rare glimpse into the personal convictions of a man who, a decade later, would become Bishop of Rome

What is the liturgical year? Leo XIV explains it and warns against the “virtualization” of Sunday, the Lord’s Day

Pope’s General Audience, August 12, 2026, on the Liturgical Year

Ireland: Bishops issue statement on family-busting amendments to Constitution

USA: 22 states, dozens of groups support Idaho’s pro-life law

After 25 years, Catholic Archbishop of Westminster decides there will be no Old Rite liturgy during Holy Week

Beijing going after Chinese users who follow dissidents abroad on social media

US politicians wary of endorsing IVF decision by Alabama court

Pope Francis explains the «pastoral adultery» of bishops

Envy and vainglory explained by Pope Francis

After two days of cancelled audiences, Pope Francis is taken to hospital

The Congregation of the Mission of St. Vincent de Paul marks 400th Anniversary with major renovation of its Motherhouse in Paris

Alabama, USA, Recognizes Personhood Status for Embryos

US Churches urge government to hold Israel accountable to US laws

Before a Next Conclave, Historian Suggests a Reform That Makes It Slower and Says Why