USA: Catholic Schools Outscore Public Schools in National Report

Questions about liturgy: Anointings for the Mentally

ZENIT Staff

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

Chinese Bishop Is Arrested for Celebrating Mass, Marking the Beginning of the Jubilee Year, Without the Permission of the Communist Government

Rafael Llanes

The Authorities fined Monsignor Shao because the Mass he celebrated was illegal, according to article 71 of the Regulations on Religious Affairs, which represented “a serious crime.”

USA: Catholic Schools Outscore Public Schools in National Report

Rafael Manuel Tovar

State school choice programs in 2023 show that 1 in 10 students enrolled in Catholic schools used school choice programs to attend a Catholic school in the 2023-2024 school year.

Pope’s Letter From The Hospital: Disarm Words, Disarm Minds and Disarm The Earth

ZENIT Staff

The Pope’s answer to the Director of an Italian newspaper about war

The Pope’s Health on Tuesday, March 18: He Ceases to Use Mechanical Ventilation for the First Time

Jorge Enrique Mújica

Observed also is a “slight improvement in his motor and respiratory situation.” The “non-invasive mechanical ventilation continues to diminish at night as does the high flow oxygenation during the day.”

Salesian General Chapter approves that lay people be community superiors

ZENIT Staff

This position of the GC29 has its roots in the Rescript signed by Pope Francis in 2022, which authorized non-priest religious to hold positions of governance within communities.

The Pope’s Health on Monday, March 17: Slight Improvement in Respiratory and Motor Therapy

Jorge Enrique Mújica

In regard to the photo shared the day before, observed by many was the “swelling of the hand seen in the photo taken and published yesterday, which is due to reduced mobility, but which has already improved today.”