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Benin: Union of Priests in West Africa denounce kidnappings and call for more security and peace
Posted on 06/20/2025 05:36 AM ()
The priests of West Africa recently concluded their 11th annual ordinary Congress with Holy Mass at Saint Michael Parish in Cotonou, Benin. In their final communiqué, the Union of Priests of West Africa notably called for peace and security in the sub-region while denouncing cases of kidnapping and assassination of pastoral agents in the exercise of their ministry.
Pope Leo: AI must help and not hinder children and young people's development
Posted on 06/20/2025 04:50 AM ()
When faced with the "exceptional product of human genius" which is artificial intelligence, Pope Leo XIV warns it raises pressing questions, must never forget human dignity, and cannot interfere with the proper human and neurological development of young people and children.
Pope Leo XIV: Always remember those persecuted for their faith
Posted on 06/20/2025 04:50 AM ()
Pope Leo calls on religious to never cease to bring consolation to those being persecuted for their faith, as he thanks the Order of Friars Minor Conventual and Trinitarians on the occasion of their General Chapters.
Hope amidst turmoil in the light of the Resurrection
Posted on 06/20/2025 03:35 AM ()
Amid the escalation of war in the Holy Land and the suffering and fear it is causing, Father John Luke Gregory, Franciscan Father of the Custody of the Holy Land, reflects on the many challenges posed by the current situation and on how faith gives us the power to look to the horizon with hope and even find joy amid despair.
Pope Leo: So many innocent lives are being lost to war
Posted on 06/20/2025 02:04 AM ()
At the end of his visit to the Santa Maria di Galeria Transmission Center, Pope Leo XIV emphasizes in an interview with Italy's Tg1 news the vital role Vatican Radio continues to play, especially in reaching remote areas.
Finalists announced for CATHOLIC MUSIC AWARDS 2025, the Grammys of Catholic music
Posted on 06/19/2025 21:26 PM (ZENIT – English)
The international award that celebrates artistic and spiritual excellence in four languages: Spanish, English, Italian and Portuguese.
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First Italian poll shows Pope Leo XIV surpasses Francis and Benedict in popularity
Posted on 06/19/2025 21:20 PM (ZENIT – English)
Unlike his recent predecessors, Pope Leo XIV’s appeal seems to transcend political divisions, a noteworthy development in Italy’s polarized landscape. Voters from nearly all major parties report high levels of approval
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Leo XIV surpasses Francis in popularity according to first published survey: these are the percentages
Posted on 06/19/2025 21:12 PM (ZENIT – English)
These figures place Pope Leo ahead of his predecessor, Pope Francis, in early approval ratings among U.S. Catholics. A comparable poll from 2015 showed Francis with a 59 percent favorability rating two years into his papacy
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Bishop of Kharkiv: We are a Church under bombs that loves and defies death
Posted on 06/19/2025 10:06 AM ()
In an interview with Vatican Media, Bishop Pavlo Honcharuk of Kharkiv-Zaporizhzhia, who met Pope Leo XIV at the General Audience, says he will bring the Pope’s blessing to his suffering country, and recounts "a devastated city, where bombings strike even playgrounds, deepening civilians’ fear and soldiers’ pain," but in which, "sisters and priests remain, despite everything."
Israel and Iran exchange missile fire as tensions escalate
Posted on 06/19/2025 09:22 AM ()
Iranian missiles have inflicted significant damage in Isreal after penetrating its air defences on the 7th day of the conflict.