Israel Bombs Catholic Church in Lebanon and Attacks UN Blue Helmets

Oct 11, 2024 06:52

ZENIT Staff

The attack left at least eight dead Photo: Aid to the Church in Need

Ukraine’s President Volodymyr Zelensky had a private audience with Pope Francis in the Vatican

a letter that the Pope sent to the clerics who will be elevated to cardinals was made public on Saturday, October 12.

Pope Francis participated in the Ecumenical Prayer organized in the context of the Synod on Synodality

Archbishop Jaime Spengler, President of the Latin American Episcopal Council (CELAM)

Pope Francis’ popularity has also experienced some shifts in the United States.

It’s the tenth occasion on which the Holy Father has created Cardinals during his pontificate

Local Church•Persecuted Christians

Hindus Offend Catholics: They Put in Doubt Authenticity of Saint Francis Xavier’s Remains

Velingkar launched a campaign to replace Saint Francis as Protector of Goa, known affectionately as Goencho Saib, by Parshuram, a figure of Hindu mythology.

Oct 10, 2024 07:02

Elizabeth Owens

Cardinals and Bishops•Justice and Peace•Pope Francis

Ukrainian Greek Catholic Leader Briefs Pope Francis on War-Torn Nation’s Struggles Ahead of Winter

Shevchuk also shared updates on the life of the Ukrainian Church amidst these challenges. He presented the results of the Ukrainian Bishops’ Synod held in July, which focused on evangelization in a time of war.

Oct 10, 2024 07:00

ZENIT Staff

Jubilee 2025•Local Church•Rome

Jubilee 2025: Italian police seize more than 100,000 counterfeit items

The contraband haul, which included rosaries, medallions, bracelets, and pendants, was adorned with religious symbols, such as the image of Pope Francis and the emblem of the Papal Tiara, as well as the Jubilee slogan, «Pilgrims of Hope.»

Oct 10, 2024 06:33

Valentina di Giorgio

Pope Francis•Vatican Diplomacy

Pope Receives Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky in the Vatican for the Third Time

It will be the third time that the two leaders meet, after the previous meetings in May 2023 and during the past bilateral get together in the June G7 meeting. The meeting, planned for 9:30 am in the Apostolic Palace

Oct 09, 2024 06:52

Valentina di Giorgio

Local Church•Pope Francis

Pope Intervenes in Battle of Bishop of Barbastro Against the Opus Dei with the Appointment of a Pontifical Commissioner

The conflict between the bishopric of Barbastro-Monzón against Opus Dei dates back to 2013.

Oct 09, 2024 06:49

ZENIT Staff

Photo Gallery: Leo XIV Now Has An Official Mosaic to Enrich St. Paul’s Basilica, and This Is How He Reacted When It Was Shown to Him

Just over eight months after the election of Pope Leo XIV, the Vatican Mosaic Workshop has completed the mosaic portrait for the Basilica of St. Paul Outside-the-Walls, at the request of the Archpriest of the Basilica, Cardinal James Michael Harvey.

How Jesus Christ transforms man’s relationship with God, according to Pope Leo XIV

Pope’s general audience, January 14, 2026, on the Dogmatic Constitution Dei Verbum on Divine Revelation

Israel Bombs Catholic Church in Lebanon and Attacks UN Blue Helmets

Pope Receives President of Ukraine in Private Audience: This Is What Zelensky Requested the Pontiff

The 3 attitudes requested by the Pope in an unpublished letter to new cardinals

How does the synodal experience help to discover ecumenical unity? Pope Francis gives 4 answers

New Brazilian cardinal confirms: new Amazonian rite and viri probati are on the table

Pope Francis’ popularity plummets in Argentina

Ten Surprising Facts About New Cardinals Chosen by Pope Francis

Hindus Offend Catholics: They Put in Doubt Authenticity of Saint Francis Xavier’s Remains

Ukrainian Greek Catholic Leader Briefs Pope Francis on War-Torn Nation’s Struggles Ahead of Winter

Jubilee 2025: Italian police seize more than 100,000 counterfeit items

Pope Receives Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky in the Vatican for the Third Time

Pope Intervenes in Battle of Bishop of Barbastro Against the Opus Dei with the Appointment of a Pontifical Commissioner