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The Journey Home of a Young Woman Open to the Lord: The Case of a Former Atheist Who Came to the Church Through the Eucharist
Posted on 12/4/2025 09:28 AM (ZENIT – English)
Seeing people's reverence for Christ, she was impressed. She was struck by how everyone knelt, and during Mass she noticed that all the worship was directed toward God, which contradicted her idea of idolatry. In the middle of the celebration, she heard the priest say, "Blessed are those who are part of this sacrifice," and she thought, "I want to be part of this sacrifice." "That day my heart broke," she says; "there is pride, and God does not work in a proud heart."
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Yes, Evil Can Be Defeated: Slovenes Say «No» to Euthanasia in Referendum
Posted on 12/4/2025 09:26 AM (ZENIT – English)
The director of the Coalition for the Prevention of Euthanasia (EPC) stated that the result demonstrates the effectiveness of an organized and balanced campaign to stop harmful legislation, even in the face of massive funding from pro-euthanasia groups.
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Vatican publishes conclusions of study on women and the diaconate: here’s what it says
Posted on 12/4/2025 09:23 AM (ZENIT – English)
What the report ultimately provides is not closure but a map: a chart of the questions that still divide scholars, bishops, and believers.
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Faced with rising suicide rates among nuns and priests, the Catholic Church in India launches a ministry of healing and mental health
Posted on 12/3/2025 23:58 PM (ZENIT – English)
Archbishop Thomas Tharayil, who heads the association, framed the matter with unusual candor. Parish life, he said, cannot be pastoral if it ignores mental well-being. His remarks resonated particularly in Kerala, where several priests in recent years have taken their own lives, leaving dioceses to reckon with a pattern they could no longer chalk up to isolated crises
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Excommunication for traditionalist clergyman “ordained bishop” in the US without the Pope’s authorization
Posted on 12/3/2025 23:56 PM (ZENIT – English)
The prelate who performed the rite was Archbishop Telesphore G. Mpundu, the retired head of the Archdiocese of Lusaka
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Nun reveals details of Pope Francis’ will: he left money to buy ambulances for Ukraine
Posted on 12/3/2025 23:54 PM (ZENIT – English)
For those familiar with Francis’ pastoral style, the gesture aligns with a pattern: compassion expressed not through grand statements but through precise, sometimes hidden acts of mercy. An ambulance—practical, urgent, unadorned—fits seamlessly within that legacy.
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Pope Francis’ popemobile converted into an ambulance receives permission to enter Gaza
Posted on 12/3/2025 23:52 PM (ZENIT – English)
A vehicle built for ceremonial journeys is now poised to navigate the fractured landscape of Gaza, carrying not dignitaries but doctors, not crowds but patients in need
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The gunman who attempted to assassinate John Paul II tried to meet with Leo XIV in Turquí: what happened?
Posted on 12/3/2025 23:47 PM (ZENIT – English)
Agca arrived with the unmistakable intention of inserting himself into the story. Speaking to Turkish media, he expressed hope for a brief conversation with the pontiff—a few minutes, nothing more—while insisting that the papal presence in Iznik was “extraordinary.”
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US Democrats and Republicans Approve Resolution Condemning Evils of Socialism
Posted on 12/3/2025 18:47 PM (ZENIT – English)
Donald Trump called New York Mayor-elect Zhofran Mamdani a Communist. The Resolution was passed on the same day Mamdani visited the White House.
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From the revocation of anathema in Nicaea, 17 centuries after the first Ecumenical Synod
Posted on 12/3/2025 18:44 PM (ZENIT – English)
‘The theological dialogue that the Orthodox Church conducts with the Roman Catholic Church, as well as with the rest of the Christian world, in no way seeks to reach a compromise or to betray Orthodoxy.’
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