The ecclesiastical hitchhiking of Russian priests

 

León XIV praises Fulton J. Sheen in a speech on the spread of the faith

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Address by Pope Leo XIV to Participants in the General Assembly of the Pontifical Mission Societies

Trump Administration Sues Catholic Diocese Over Land Claim

Rafael Manuel Tovar

The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) states in the lawsuit that it attempted to purchase the property before going to court. The stated reason is the need to install barriers and other systems on the land, to «protect the border with Mexico.”

From 3,000 Faithful to 110,000: The Diocese of Solwezi in Zambia Celebrates 50 Years

ZENIT Staff

The Diocese currently has 55 diocesan priests ordained since its founding in 1976. Currently, 39 diocesan priests are actively serving.

Israel expropriates the tomb of the prophet Samuel, but for the Palestinians the target is al-Aqsa

ZENIT Staff

A new chapter in the silent war on heritage in the West Bank. The tomb of the prophet, north of Jerusalem, managed by the Islamic Waqf, has been seized in the latest act of the “Judaization” of Palestinian sites. Peace Now: the aim is to “expand and deepen the annexation”. Rumours of a plan by the Netanyahu government to strip Jordan of custody of Islam’s third holiest site.

Lebanon, Gaza and the Holy Land: Christians Caught Between War, Humanitarian Collapse and a Struggle for Religious Freedom

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One of the most alarming incidents occurred in the Christian village of Taybeh, the last entirely Christian Palestinian town in the West Bank. On May 29, preparations for the community’s annual Marian festival were temporarily halted when Israeli military vehicles entered the village and ordered organizers to stop their work, despite the event having received the required authorizations from local authorities

Egypt Grants Legal Status to 191 More Church Buildings

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In total, 3,804 churches and related buildings have been approved since the creation of a committee to review churches in 2016, according to media reports and watchdog group Christian Solidarity Worldwide

Pope Leo XIV and the Prime Minister of Canada Place Human Dignity at the Center of the AI Revolution During a Phone Call

Valentina di Giorgio

On May 29, the Pope and the Canadian leader spoke by telephone following the publication of Leo XIV’s new encyclical, Magnifica Humanitas

Trump takes another swipe at the Pope following the audience granted by Leo XIV to the mayor of Chicago

Jorge Enrique Mújica

The controversy erupted after Johnson visited the Vatican on May 28 and met with the Pope. Photographs released afterward showed the Chicago-born pontiff and the mayor exchanging gifts.

The ecclesiastical hitchhiking of Russian priests

ZENIT Staff

From Vladivostok to Vilnius, priests are being reduced to the lay state. In a book published in Paris, where he has been reinstated by the Ecumenical Patriarchate, Father Aleksej Uminskij recounts receiving confused letters every week from former colleagues across the country. Many Orthodox priests find it impossible to pray for the war, but fear denunciations and ecclesiastical judgement.

India: 180 Christian Families Denied Water, Economic Rights in Chhattisgarh

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Nearly 41 families have reportedly been denied employment opportunities under the Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Act (MGNREGA). More than 100 families have allegedly been excluded from Tendu leaf procurement activities.

Radio Maria England relaunches as Radio Maria United Kingdom

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Its mission is particularly focused on those who suffer in body or spirit – the lonely, the elderly, the poor and prisoners – as well as couples and families seeking nourishment for their lives together.

Attempt to undermine the sacrament of confession fails in the French Parliament

Covadonga Asturias

The proposal emerged in the aftermath of the Bétharram abuse scandal, which triggered hundreds of allegations linked to a Catholic school run by the Priests of the Sacred Heart of Bétharram.