First Words of Benedict XVI’s Former Secretary After Appointment by Pope Francis

Jun 27, 2024 16:50

ZENIT Staff

Monsignor Gänswein’s Photo: FSSPX

Pope Francis welcomed the Prior General of the Institute of Christ the King Sovereign Priest, Monsignor Gilles Wach

This initiative, along with the donation of the ambulance and medical supplies, exemplifies Pope Francis's teaching that faith must manifest in tangible acts of mercy

Holy Land•Persecuted Christians

Israel also against Christians: pressure to take away temples under the pretext of taxes?

«These efforts represent a coordinated attack on the Christian presence in the Holy Land,» wrote the religious leaders, emphasizing that the global Christian community is closely monitoring developments in Israel.

Jun 25, 2024 17:24

Elizabeth Owens

Cardinals and Bishops•Local Church

«A Shepherd Leads from Within»: Cardinal Fernández on Bishop Waller’s Ordination

The presence of Cardinal Fernández as the principal consecrating bishop underscores the special relationship between the Ordinariates created under Anglicanorum Coetibus and the Dicastery for the Doctrine of the Faith

Jun 25, 2024 17:18

ZENIT Staff

Local Church•Persecuted Christians

Congo: Bishop calls on authorities to stop killings of Christians by Muslims

The terrorist group known as Allied Democratic Forces (ADF) – which is affiliated with Daesh (ISIS) – carried out the killings in villages in North Kivu Province in the eastern part of the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) between 4th and 8th June.

Jun 25, 2024 16:51

ZENIT Staff

Dicasteries•Vatican City

Progress on Instrumentum Laboris for Synod on Synodality in October 2024 reported

The text is expected to be published within the first ten days of July.

Jun 25, 2024 16:45

ZENIT Staff

Persecuted Christians•Religious Freedom

Pakistan: Muslims lynch and burn holidaymaker, wife dies in shock

The man was holidaying in the Swat Valley. Police arrested him on charges of burning pages of the Qur’ān, but a mob stormed the station and killed him. Activist accuses Pakistan of being «a barbarian state» while the authorities remain silent. For Naveed Walter, “No one is safe now.” In another case, the wife of Nazir Masih, another lynch mob victim, died from the traumatic experience. In Sialkot, a Christian man is on the run.

Jun 24, 2024 17:34

ZENIT Staff

Pope Leo XIV approves a jubilee year to mark 800 years since the death of St. Francis: here’s what you need to know

As part of the centenary observances, the Holy See has also announced an exceptional opportunity for veneration: from 22 February to 22 March 2026, the body of Saint Francis will be brought out of its crypt

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.

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First Words of Benedict XVI’s Former Secretary After Appointment by Pope Francis

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Israel also against Christians: pressure to take away temples under the pretext of taxes?

«A Shepherd Leads from Within»: Cardinal Fernández on Bishop Waller’s Ordination

Congo: Bishop calls on authorities to stop killings of Christians by Muslims

Progress on Instrumentum Laboris for Synod on Synodality in October 2024 reported

Pakistan: Muslims lynch and burn holidaymaker, wife dies in shock