This is the state of religious life in the United States: vocations, age, data, etc.

Feb 02, 2023 01:55

ZENIT Staff

Religious Carmelites. Photo: Vatican Media

Pope Francis

Pope on the Liturgy: Calls for Formation in Seminaries, Silence before Mass and Laments Disastrous Homilies

Address to the participants in the course “Living Liturgical Action Fully”.

Jan 28, 2023 19:53

ZENIT Staff

Pope Francis

Pope’s Inspired Reflections on Marriage at the Start of 2023

Address to the Tribunal of the Roman Rota on the occasion of the Opening of the Judicial Year.

Jan 28, 2023 19:48

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Local Church•Pope Francis

Pope’s Harsh and Scathing Words: “The German Experience Doesn’t Help. It’s Not a Synod or a Serious Synodal Path

“The danger is that something very, very ideological is filtered. And when ideology gets into ecclesial processes, the Holy Spirit goes home because ideology [suffocates] the Holy Spirit,” said the Pontiff.

Jan 28, 2023 19:41

ZENIT Staff

Justice and Peace•Persecuted Christians

USA: student may wear previously banned masks with «Jesus Loves Me» sign

Mississippi school district discards illegal policy, allows 3rd-grader to wear ‘Jesus Loves Me’ face mask. ADF lawsuit prompts enactment of new policy that means students can’t be singled out, censored.

Jan 26, 2023 15:22

ZENIT Staff

Persecuted Christians•Testimonies

New Iraq convent is a milestone in Christians’ return

The Dominican Sisters returned in 2017 and began ministering to the families which had come back to Batnaya. Initially they lived in a house in nearby Telskuf provided to the order by a resident.

Jan 26, 2023 14:39

John Newton

Pope Leo XIV won’t be visiting the U.S. in 2026, but his popemobile will: here’s what we know

The papal vehicle, now rebranded as the “Hopemobile,” will not simply travel as a static exhibit. Organizers intend it to become a focal point for public encounters, prayer gatherings, and moments of reflection along the route. The objective is twofold: to raise funds for humanitarian programs and to bring the reality of war’s victims

“On the Universality of the Church and the Importance of Dialogue”: A Reflection by Leo XIV

Address by Pope Leo XIV to the Delegation of “Weltkirche & Dialog” from the Archdiocese of Cologne

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This is the state of religious life in the United States: vocations, age, data, etc.

360 Million Christians Suffer High Levels of Persecution, According to the World Watch List 2023

The Letter Circulated from the Vatican to Calm Down Bishops and Prohibit Agendas in the Synod

Pope Receives Order of Malta in Audience: Ahead in Closing the Renewal Process

The new Pope Video calls parishes to truly be communities: places of listening and welcome whose doors are always open

Pope Francis Clarifies Comments on Homosexuality to Jesuit LGBT+ Activist Father James Martin

German Bishops’ Leader Answers Pope: It’s Questionable to Lead the Church Through Interviews

Pope on the Liturgy: Calls for Formation in Seminaries, Silence before Mass and Laments Disastrous Homilies

Pope’s Inspired Reflections on Marriage at the Start of 2023

Pope’s Harsh and Scathing Words: “The German Experience Doesn’t Help. It’s Not a Synod or a Serious Synodal Path

USA: student may wear previously banned masks with «Jesus Loves Me» sign

New Iraq convent is a milestone in Christians’ return