Pope’s brief, beautiful and profound catechesis on the sacrament of Confirmation to hundreds of Italian children

Jan 27, 2024 01:27

ZENIT Staff

Local Church•Vocations•Young People

Ireland: after vocational winter, 15 new seminarians in the country by 2024

The fifteen new students are currently undertaking their Propaedeutic Programme in the Redemptoris Mater Seminary, Dundalk, Archdiocese of Armagh; Royal English College, Valladolid, Spain; and, Royal Scots College, Salamanca, Spain. These fifteen bring the total number of seminarians studying for the priesthood for Irish dioceses to 64.

Jan 25, 2024 23:55

ZENIT Staff

Persecuted Christians

Nigeria: more than 400 people died in one state alone in 2023 due to anti-Christian persecution

Extremists murdered 414 people and injured, raped or kidnapped almost 100 more in Benue State last year, according to a report sent to Aid to the Church in Need (ACN) by Makurdi Diocese’s Foundation for Justice, Development and Peace.

Jan 25, 2024 23:40

Amy Balog

Local Church•Persecuted Christians

6 kidnapped nuns freed in Haiti

The Sisters of Saint Anne and their two companions were held captive for five days after being kidnapped by unidentified gunmen on Friday, 19th January while travelling in Port-au-Prince, Haiti’s capital.

Jan 25, 2024 23:32

Amy Balog

Spirituality

A word that frees from evil and creates the new man.

Commentary on the Gospel of Sunday, January 28, 2024.

Jan 25, 2024 01:44

ZENIT Staff

Pope Francis

Verona and Trieste: the Pope’s 2024 trips within Italy

Trieste and Verona are the cities confirmed by the Pope to be visited by the Pope in July and May of 2024

Jan 25, 2024 00:50

ZENIT Staff

Here is what the Pope said in an interview upon his return to Rome regarding Iran, migration, the blessing of homosexuals, and war

Remarks by Pope Leo XIV at a press conference during the flight from Equatorial Guinea to Rome, following his apostolic journey to four African countries

The Vatican Outlines the Next Steps in Implementing the Synodal Path for the Entire Church

Central to the meeting was the preparation for a gathering scheduled from June 23 to 25, 2026. This event will serve as a preparatory stage for the Continental Evaluation Assemblies planned for early 2028

Pope’s brief, beautiful and profound catechesis on the sacrament of Confirmation to hundreds of Italian children

Pope deepens «humanitarian diplomacy» before a hundred ambassadors of the Order of Malta

Participants in Muslims’ Pilgrimage to Mecca Increased by 58% in 2023

Government of Papua New Guinea Announces Pope’s Visit to the Country

USA: This is how religious individuals who professed perpetual vows in 2023 are

«Theology of dialogue in charity»: Pope Francis’ proposal to Orthodox at Vatican

Pope Francis to Doctrine of the Faith: sacraments, dignity and faith in understanding the faith in the face of changes that characterize our time

Ireland: after vocational winter, 15 new seminarians in the country by 2024

Nigeria: more than 400 people died in one state alone in 2023 due to anti-Christian persecution

6 kidnapped nuns freed in Haiti

A word that frees from evil and creates the new man.

Verona and Trieste: the Pope’s 2024 trips within Italy