Zenit: The world as seen from Rome

Why is there so much controversy regarding key aspects of the Church's internal life? Is the Church divided and in conflict, or is there more noise than peace? Does the Pope lean toward one tendency while alienating another? Answering these questions requires three clarifications to understand what is happening in the Church today. The post Against the Unity Pope Leo XIV Seeks: Gestures and Words from Bishops That Fuel Polarization and Cause Confusion appeared first on ZENIT - English.

Volker Türk, the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights, has demanded that the Nicaraguan authorities provide information about the bishop’s fate and ensure that he receives appropriate medical attention The post UN Weighs In on Case of Catholic Bishop Who Disappeared Under the Nicaraguan Dictatorship appeared first on ZENIT - English.

A defining characteristic of AMEN is its firm commitment to the human element. Unlike other current technological tools, AMEN always provides responses from people in consecrated life rather than from Artificial Intelligence. Although the organization is considering implementing AI in the future as an optional feature for users, they maintain that the lack of instant response is actually a virtue: it allows the consecrated person to pray for the specific situation and reflect on the answer before sending it. The post An App for Spiritual Direction with Real Priests and Other Inspiring Prayer Projects appeared first on ZENIT - English.

“The martyrs stood up for the sanctity of marriage,” Bishop Stephen D. Parkes of Savannah, Georgia, told OSV News of the five Franciscan friars from Spain who died in present-day Georgia in the 16th century. “It gives us an opportunity really to … reinforce the Church’s teaching on marriage.” The post Interest surges in U.S. beatification of Georgia Martyrs who died defending marriage appeared first on ZENIT - English.

The Franciscan concern is not isolated. Church leaders in Jerusalem have repeatedly denounced vandalism, desecration, spitting at clergy and verbal and physical attacks attributed to extremist ultra-Orthodox Jewish elements The post Franciscans Ask Marco Rubio for Help in the Face of Persecution by Jewish Settlers Affecting Christians (and Others) in the Holy Land appeared first on ZENIT - English.