USA: Court awards $12 million to Catholic woman fired for not vaccinating in COVID pandemic

Nov 14, 2024 18:19

Tim Daniels

argued that her refusal to be vaccinated was rooted in her Catholic beliefs Photo: The New York Times

sermons play a central role in retaining parishioners.

The Pope appeared in a white coat, reflecting the change in weather in Rome

Good News•Vocations

Knights of Columbus Surpass $100 Million in Support for Religious Vocations

This funding, provided through the organization’s Refund Support Vocations Program (RSVP), supports seminarians, postulants, and novices globally as they prepare to dedicate their lives to the Church.

Nov 13, 2024 09:20

ZENIT Staff

Testimonies

A Colombian priest’s fight against violence: “Our neighbourhood has two or three murders every week”

Fr Gersaín Paz, the parish priest of one of the most dangerous neighbourhoods in all of Colombia, tells Aid to the Church in Need how faith and music have changed the life of many children in Cali, the capital of the drug trade, keeping them away from drugs and the temptation of suicide.

Nov 13, 2024 09:17

ZENIT Staff

Cardinals and Bishops•Local Church

U.S. Bishops Vote for USCCB Treasurer-elect and Committee Chairmen-elect at Fall Plenary Assembly

All six bishops will serve for one year as chairmen-elect before beginning a three-year term at the conclusion of the bishops’ 2025 Fall General Assembly.

Nov 13, 2024 09:06

ZENIT Staff

Liturgy and Divine Worship

Questions about liturgy: Deciding on Which Songs Are OK for Mass

Answered by Legionary of Christ Father Edward McNamara, professor of liturgy and sacramental theology and director of the Sacerdos Institute at the Pontifical Regina Apostolorum university.

Nov 12, 2024 16:35

ZENIT Staff

Local Church

India’s Supreme Court Ends Tax Exemptions for Catholic Clergy in Government-Funded Schools

This ruling, delivered on November 7, mandates that clergy working in schools and colleges funded by the government must now pay taxes on their earnings, a decision that closes a legal chapter stretching back almost 80 years.

Nov 12, 2024 16:33

ZENIT Staff

Neither spiritualizing pain nor downplaying suffering: Pope Leo XIV’s powerful response on depression and mental health to a woman who attempted suicide

Pope Leo XIV’s response to a young Catalan woman who attempted suicide due to depression and asked the Holy Father two questions: Where can we see God when the darkness is absolute and we cannot take it anymore? How can we trust in God when it seems that nothing — not even our own life — is worth it?

Do you need to forgive? Leo XIV’s response to a heartbreaking story of crime, drugs, and neglect that moved Spain

Pope Leo XIV’s reply to Desiré, a young woman from Barcelona, who asked the Holy Father: “how can I forgive my father for almost leaving me without a mother?” and “How can I truly be reconciled with God?”

USA: Court awards $12 million to Catholic woman fired for not vaccinating in COVID pandemic

Landmark ruling in Australia: Catholic church not indirectly guilty in case of priest involved in abuse

3 things a Catholic looks for in a parish (and that the pastor and the community should know)

U.S. Bishops Affirm Advancement of the Cause of Beatification and Canonization of the Servant of God Dr. Gertrude Barber

Muslim Kingdom of Bahrain to sponsor digitization of Arabic documents from Vatican Library

Marian piety explained briefly, simply and beautifully by the Pope

USA: Federal Judge Strikes Down Louisiana’s Ten Commandments School Display Law

Knights of Columbus Surpass $100 Million in Support for Religious Vocations

A Colombian priest’s fight against violence: “Our neighbourhood has two or three murders every week”

U.S. Bishops Vote for USCCB Treasurer-elect and Committee Chairmen-elect at Fall Plenary Assembly

Questions about liturgy: Deciding on Which Songs Are OK for Mass

India’s Supreme Court Ends Tax Exemptions for Catholic Clergy in Government-Funded Schools