Questions about liturgy: Handling the Lectionary and Missal

Questions about liturgy: Kneeling at the Consecration and for Communion

ZENIT Staff

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

Mexico: MORENA party pushes for law to restrict freedom of expression of Catholic clergy

Jorge Enrique Mújica

The new paragraph would require all ministers or religious organizations operating digital platforms — from TikTok accounts to livestreamed homilies — to follow rules set by the government’s new Agency for Digital Transformation and Telecommunications, in coordination with the Ministry of the Interior

This is what Pope Leo XIV thinks about digital addictions

ZENIT Staff

Video message to the VII National Conference on Addiction

Pope Leo XIV’s call for unity and communion with the Church of Rome

ZENIT Staff

Address on the occasion of the Angelus prayer on Sunday, November 9, 2025

For the first time in a decade, support for gay marriage falls significantly

Tim Daniels

According to a recent YouGov/The Economist survey, public support for same-sex marriage has dropped to 54 percent, while opposition has climbed to 33 percent, with 13 percent undecided

Triumph Over Evil: a revealing look at exorcism with Church approval

ZENIT Staff

Ziberna’s own conversion story serves as a quiet thread running through the film. He recalls that his first exposure to an exorcism came not as a believer but as a technical assistant. Expecting something eerie, he instead encountered what he calls “a great light.”

In the Name of Secularism, France Bans Film About the Sacred Heart of Jesus

Rafael Llanes

The Marseille City Council issued a statement on October 23, justifying the ban based on a 1905 law that prohibits the exhibition of religious content in public places.

Between Sin and Choice: How America’s Moral Compass Is Being Rewritten

Tim Daniels

When researchers asked adults to evaluate twelve behaviors traditionally viewed as sinful, only six were still condemned by a majority: lying or manipulation, taking God’s name in vain, idol worship, sex outside marriage, pornography, and the use of illegal drugs. On the rest, the moral consensus has fractured.

UN Expert Wants Boys to Shower With Girls?

Iulia Cazan

Forty-one UN member states, including the UK, Israel, France, Canada, Germany, Denmark, Finland, Norway, Sweden, and Switzerland, voiced “strong support” for the work of the Independent Expert.

Questions about liturgy: Handling the Lectionary and Missal

ZENIT Staff

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

An Upright Gaze: Key to Leo XIV’s Homily for the Pontifical Universities

ZENIT Staff

The Holy Father began with the Gospel image of the bent-over woman (Luke 13:10-17), a symbol of one who has lost the ability to see beyond him/herself. By straightening her, Jesus restores not only her health, but also her vision: the possibility of opening herself to a broader horizon.

Build the Church on the solid foundations of Christ, not on worldly criteria

Meet the college student sharing bumper stickers to save unborn lives

Gabriel Dionisi is a 22-year-old student at Bridgewater State University in Bridgewater, Massachusetts, who is helping protect women and unborn children through pro-life bumper stickers.

Pope warns against stereotypes and prejudices that obscure the mystery of the Church

Pope Leo XIV invited the faithful to contemplate “the mystery of unity and communion with the Church of Rome” during his Sunday Angelus on Nov. 9.

Cardinal Czerny brings message of hope to Rohingya in Bangladesh

Cardinal Michael Czerny visited Bangladesh’s displaced Catholics and Rohingya, calling for greater global solidarity with vulnerable communities.

Pope Leo XIV: Build the Church on the solid foundations of Christ, not on worldly criteria

At the Basilica of St. John Lateran on Sunday, Pope Leo XIV urged Christians to build the Church on “solid foundations” rooted in Christ.

Supreme Court declines to revisit landmark same-sex marriage precedent

United Methodists ratify plan to unify denomination while decentering US church
Religion News Service: Under the new restructuring plan, called “regionalization,” the denomination’s nine regions will be equal partners with greater freedom to tailor church life to their own customs and traditions.

Inside a Texas church’s training academy for Christians running for office
ProPublica: The lessons train potential candidates to “stand for spiritual righteousness” and teach them how to build a platform and navigate the campaign trail while maintaining a strong family and church life.

On Dorothy Day’s birthday, the life and work of the last living Catholic Worker who knew her
Religion News Service: Jane Sammon is the only Catholic Worker still living in one of the original Houses of Hospitality who worked with Dorothy Day, now a candidate for sainthood.

Century-old time capsule found at a Utah church evokes memories of a now fleeting Japantown
The Associated Press: A historian’s hunch about what might lie hidden within the walls of a Japanese church in Salt Lake City led congregants to uncover a century-old snapshot of a once vibrant Japantown now fighting for survival.

Supreme Court declines to revisit landmark same-sex marriage precedent
CNN: The Supreme Court declined an opportunity to overturn its landmark precedent recognizing a constitutional right to same-sex marriage, tossing aside an appeal that had roiled LGBTQ advocates who feared the conservative court might be ready to revisit the decade-old decision.

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Covenant Presbyterian Church

What is the Evangelical Presbyterian Church?

Covenant Church at 30th & Howard  is a Christian church in the tradition of the Protestant Reformation and allied with the EPC [The Evangelical Presbyterian Church] We believe the Scriptures to be the infallible Word of God and our final authority in faith and practice, and we find the historic creeds of the early church (the Apostles’ Creed and Nicene Creed) to be vital expressions of the most important tenets of the global church universal. When the EPC started in 1981, we determined that we would not disagree on the basic essentials of the Christian faith, but on anything that was not essential—such as the issue of ordaining women as officers or practicing charismatic gifts—we would give each other liberty. Above all, we committed ourselves to loving each other and not engaging in quarrels and strife. The result is that when we get together in our regional and national meetings, we spend most of our time in worship and fellowship and almost none in arguing with each other.

Pope Leo XIV meets with 15 abuse survivors at the Vatican

Pope Leo XIV meets with 15 abuse survivors at the Vatican The encounter, described as one of “closeness with the victims, of deep and painful listening and dialogue,” lasted nearly three hours.

Amid clown protesters, Boston men’s march for life remains ‘prayerful’ Here is a roundup of recent pro-life and abortion-related news.

Florida announces $350 million false advertising lawsuit against Planned Parenthood

Florida is suing Planned Parenthood for up to $350 million for allegedly falsely advertising abortion pills as “safer than Tylenol,” a claim debunked in a study this year.

The Gospel of Qaraqosh: 13th-century Syriac manuscript preserved in Vatican Library

A richly illuminated Syriac manuscript dating back to the 13th century known as the Gospel of Qaraqosh was penned in A.D. 1220 by monk Mubarak ibn Dawud al-Bartelli.

Rock Church Swahili 11.09.2025

 

 

JUMAPILI YA IBADA LIVE | LIVE SUNDAY WORSHIP Karibu sana kwenye ibada ya live ya Rock Church Swahili! Tunaombi, nyimbo za sifa, na Hotuba yenye nguvu kutoka kwa City Heights, San Diego. Jiunge nasi kwa fellowshipo ya kiKristo inayojenga na kuhubiri Injili. Welcome to the live worship service from Rock Church Swahili! Join us for powerful prayer, uplifting Swahili and English worship music, and an impactful message from the Word of God. We are so glad you are here with us today, Sunday, Novembre 09, 2025.

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Christ United Presbyterian Church of San Diego

What Is The Presbyterian Church (USA)

Christ United Presbyterian Church is a congregation of the Presbyterian Church (USA). Rev. Dr. Kerry Allison is the pastor of this parish church in South Park. We were established in 1981 when an invitation was extended to two churches—Brooklyn Heights Presbyterian, established in 1921 and the Golden Hill Presbyterian, established in 1956—to merge and each church accepted. The late Reverend Doctor George Walker Smith founded Golden Hill Presbyterian Church in 1956 with support from the Presbyterian Women organization. The church, located at 22nd and Market in South Park, became a human rights leader in San Diego as the congregation grew. Reverend Smith was the first black school board member in San Diego. May he rest in peace and rise in glory. Christ United continues its ministry in power and presence to the present day. All are welcome to join us in worship and togetherness. 

San Diego Japanese Christian Church 11.09.2025

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San Diego Japanese Christian Church

OMS Holiness Church of North America

San Diego Japanese Christian Church (SDJCC) is here to share the good news that a dynamic relationship with Jesus Christ as Savior and Lord is the key to abundant living in today’s world. Our church was founded as an outreach to Japanese speaking farmers in San Diego County over 80 years ago. SDJCC now has English and Japanese speaking ministries. It’s easy to miss, tucked away at the elbow of 19th and E streets just above Interstate 5: the Japanese American Christian Church in Golden Hill. You’d most likely drive past this humble place of worship on the way up Broadway without noticing it, but if you happened to be on a stroll down E Street looking at the nice old houses, you’d stumble upon it after the bigger homes give way to a series of California bungalows. It’s there before E turns right into 19th. Across the street from the church, a chain-link fence lines the sidewalk above the 5 where the homeless set up camp on a regular basis before they are swept out and relocated only to return again when the police shift their attention elsewhere. Historically, the church itself is a product of a relocation of a different sort. As my City College colleague, historian Susan Hasegawa informed me, it was originally founded as the Japanese Holiness Church by Christian Nikkei (immigrants and their descendents) in 1930 and located on Newton Avenue. Sponsored by the Oriental Mission Society, the church focused its efforts on outreach to Issei (first generation immigrant) farmers.

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Makers Church

Southern Baptists Explained in 2 Minutes

Makers church was founded in 2010 as MOSAIC San Diego. In 2017 we became Makers Church. Two years later, in another act of faith, Makers Church and North Park Baptist, a dynamic community with almost 100 years of legacy and ministry, chose to merge into something beautiful and new.

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Renew San Diego

What is the Reformed Church in America?

Since Easter of 2018 we’ve met weekly on Sundays and developed our capacity to serve our neighbors, especially those in great need spiritually, physically or emotionally. At Renew, you’ll find a community that reflects the diversity of center-city San Diego. We welcome and include people of every ethnicity and culture, believing and unbelieving (most of us a mixture of these), wealthy and poor, inclusive of sexual orientation and marital status.