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Vatican grants ‘Nihil obstat’ for Marian devotion on Mount Zvir in Slovakia
Posted on 07/9/2025 00:06 AM ()
The Dicastery for the Doctrine of the Faith has sent a letter to the Archbishop of Prešov for Byzantine Rite Catholics, confirming the many spiritual fruits connected to Mount Zvir, in Slovakia, where apparitions of Mary allegedly occurred between 1990 and 1995 near the small village of Litmanová.
TIME dedicates its cover and a major report to Pope Leo XIV: From US Midwest Roots to the Chair of Peter
Posted on 07/8/2025 15:31 PM (ZENIT – English)
In a cover story titled “The Making of the Pope”, Time Magazine’s Belinda Luscombe paints a portrait of a man formed less by Vatican intrigue than by pastoral grit, theological patience, and the steady pressure of humility
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Korean Church celebrates 100th anniversary of martyrs’ beatification
Posted on 07/8/2025 07:42 AM ()
The Archdiocese of Seoul celebrates the centenary of the beatification of the 79 Korean martyrs of the Gihae and Byeong-o persecutions in the 1800s with a Mass, the release of a new report and a history exhibition.
United Nations warns of dire humanitarian situation in Sudan
Posted on 07/8/2025 06:33 AM ()
The United Nations renews its warnings of a dire situation in Sudan’s North Darfur province, where conflict is causing extreme shortages in food and clean water.
Pope Leo XIV and a world in the measure of children
Posted on 07/8/2025 06:30 AM ()
Two months after the election of Pope Leo XIV, several symbolic images from his papacy have begun to circulate, among them an image of the Pope posing for a photo with a young girl offering him a handmade drawing.
Six million visitors to Notre Dame Cathedral in six months
Posted on 07/8/2025 03:22 AM ()
After a five-year renovation following a fire, the Cathedral in Paris is projected to welcome 12 million visitors by the end of 2025.
How to spend your holidays according to the Popes
Posted on 07/8/2025 03:01 AM ()
As Pope Leo XIV’s takes some time off at the Pontifical Villas of Castel Gandolfo from July 6 to 20, Vatican News looks at what past Popes have said about holidays.
Opus Dei Denies Accusation of «Trafficking» and Considers It Necessary to Grant the Accused Individuals the Right to Give Their Version of the Facts
Posted on 07/7/2025 15:35 PM (ZENIT – English)
"We reiterate that we categorically deny the accusation of human trafficking and labour exploitation made by her against Prelature," states the press release from Opus Dei in Argentina.
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Côte d’Ivoire: Sisters of Our Lady of Peace celebrate Diamond Jubilee
Posted on 07/7/2025 10:58 AM ()
The Congregation of religious sisters of Our Lady of Peace in Ivory Coast this week concluded celebrations marking its 60 years of foundation with Holy Mass presided over by Cardinal Ignace Bessi Dogbo, Archbishop of Abidjan.
Sr. Becquart: New Synod document to foster exchange of gifts among local Churches
Posted on 07/7/2025 10:25 AM ()
Sister Nathalie Becquart, Undersecretary of the General Secretariat of the Synod of Bishops, speaks to Vatican News about the new document "Pathways for the Implementation Phase of the Synod," highlighting the realization of synodality within the local Churches, as well as the exchange of gifts among them.