Nigerian Priest Freed After Offering Himself as Captive, While Abductions of Clergy Surge in the Region

Nov 08, 2024 14:27

Elizabeth Owens

Father Thomas Oyode, rector of the Immaculate Conception Minor Seminary in Agenegabode Photo: The Guardian

Pope Francis welcomed a group of 86 seminarians and their instructors from the ecclesiastical province of Toledo

Demonstrators joined in prayer for three hours

Anti-abortion measures gained ground in Florida, Nebraska, and South Dakota

The backdrop of these votes highlights changing national views

Donald Trump has surged in popularity among Catholic voters

Cardinals and Bishops•Local Church

National controversy in Brazil over an archbishop’s disparaging remarks about receiving communion in the mouth

These comments ignited strong reactions from Catholic faithful across Brazil, who took to social media to share the video of the Archbishop’s remarks, decrying them as misleading and even «scandalous.»

Nov 07, 2024 22:17

Enrique Villegas

Church and World•Vatican Diplomacy

What do they think in Vatican about Trump’s victory? First official statements

Parolin expressed the Vatican’s desire that Trump «acts as a unifier» for an increasingly polarized America, aligning with the biblical principle that wisdom is the essential virtue for rulers. «He has a critical responsibility,» Parolin stated, «to be president of all Americans and to heal the divisions that are painfully clear.»

Nov 07, 2024 22:14

Valentina di Giorgio

Local Church

Canadian Christian Leaders Rally Against Rising Antisemitism in Landmark Declaration

Launched on September 23, the declaration has quickly gained traction, amassing signatures from 720 Christian leaders across Canada, tripling Bennett’s initial goal of 250. Bennett celebrated the unexpected response, writing, «I had hoped for 250 signatures… In the end, 720 of you signed and sent a powerful message of solidarity to our Jewish neighbors.»

Nov 07, 2024 22:11

ZENIT Staff

Holy Land•Justice and Peace

Caritas-Jerusalem Has 17 Medical Teams in Gaza: Calls for a Truce to Vaccinate Children

During an August truce, it was able to vaccinate the children of the Gaza Strip, but a second dose is necessary now, some weeks later, for it to have maximum effectiveness, and Israel is not waging for any truce, but for a hardening of blockades and combats.

Nov 06, 2024 21:57

ZENIT Staff

Causes of Saints•Interview•Virgin Mary

Ten Questions About Sister Lucia and the Controversial Third Secret of Fatima. The Postulator for Her Cause of Canonization Responds

(ZENIT News – Porta Luz / Fatima, 06.11.2024).- Sister Angela Coelho, born in Portugal, grew up linked to the devotion and spirituality that flows from the events that occurred in Fatima more than 100 years ago, with the apparitions of an Angel, […]

Nov 06, 2024 21:43

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?”

Nigerian Priest Freed After Offering Himself as Captive, While Abductions of Clergy Surge in the Region

Dire Warnings from Holy Land Leaders as Humanitarian Crisis Deepens in Gaza, Lebanon, and West Bank

Pope to seminarians in Toledo: the 3 vicinities, how they genuflect and the fundamental elements of the priesthood

South Korea: more than one million people in the streets against homosexual “marriage”

Elections USA 2024: 3 states voted against and 7 in favor of abortion

US Elections 2024: gay “marriage” passes the California and Colorado Constitutions

U.S. elections and the Catholic vote: Washington Post post-election poll shows decisive support for Trump

National controversy in Brazil over an archbishop’s disparaging remarks about receiving communion in the mouth

What do they think in Vatican about Trump’s victory? First official statements

Canadian Christian Leaders Rally Against Rising Antisemitism in Landmark Declaration

Caritas-Jerusalem Has 17 Medical Teams in Gaza: Calls for a Truce to Vaccinate Children

Ten Questions About Sister Lucia and the Controversial Third Secret of Fatima. The Postulator for Her Cause of Canonization Responds