- For other uses, see Zenit (disambiguation).
ZENIT is a non-profit news agency that reports on the Catholic Church and issues important to it from the perspective of Church doctrine. A non-profit organization ( abbreviated "NPO" also "not-for-profit" is a legally constituted Organization whose objective is to support or engage Their motto is, "The world seen from Rome. "
The ZENIT website describes their perspective as, "convinced of the extraordinary richness of the Catholic Church's message, particularly its social doctrine . . . [and] sees this message as a light for understanding today's world. " ZENIT's "compass is the social doctrine of the Church, summarized in the Compendium published by the Pontifical Council for Justice and Peace. The Pontifical Council for Justice and Peace ( Justitia et Pax) is a part of the Roman Curia dedicated to "action-oriented studies" for the international "[1]
ZENIT says they began publication in 1997, and they now publish in seven languages, are reprinted in 20,000 "media sources", and have 450,000 e-mail subscribers. [2]
The name "ZENIT" means "zenith" in many languages, and refers to highest point in the sky reached the sun, a symbol associated with Jesus Christ by early Christians. In broad terms the zenith is the direction pointing directly above a particular location ( Perpendicular, Orthogonal) Jesus of Nazareth (7–2 BC / BCE —26–36 AD / CE) Early Christianity is commonly defined as the Christianity of the three centuries between the Crucifixion of Jesus ( c [3]
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Publisher
According to the ZENIT website, they are published and edited by Innovative Media Inc. , and work "directly or in collaboration with" the following non-profits internationally: Fundación ZENIT España in Spain, Association ZENIT in France, ZENIT eV in Germany, and Asociacao ZENIT in Brazil. [4]
Innovative Media is a non-profit based in New York, according to ZENIT, and is registered as a non-profit organization in Atlanta, Georgia. [5][6][7] Its president is Antonio Maza. [8]
According to ZENIT's website, during their first three years they were funded in large part by Aid to the Church in Need, the Italian Bishops' Conference and the Legion of Christ. Aid to the Church in Need ( Kirche in Not in German Aiuto alla Chiesa che Soffre in Italian describes itself as "an international pastoral aid organization of The Italian Episcopal Conference is the Episcopal conference of the Italian Bishops of the Catholic Church and as such is the is the official The Legion of Christ is a Catholic religious congregation established in 1941 in Mexico by Fr [9]. ZENIT says they are now funded 75% by reader donations and 13% by "institutions and benefactors". [10]
One report claims that Innovative Media is a "front" for the Legion of Christ and is biased in their favor. [11]
References
- ^ ZENIT faq
- ^ ZENIT website | All about ZENIT. Retrieved July 2007
- ^ ZENIT website | All about ZENIT. Retrieved July 2007
- ^ ZENIT website | All about ZENIT. Retrieved July 2007
- ^ ZENIT FAQ - Identity and Organization. Retrieved July 2007
- ^ TaxExemptWorld.com | Innovative Media Inc Report. Retrieved July 2007
- ^ Internal Revenue Service | Search for Charities, Online Version of Publication 78. Searched for Innovative Media (all words), nationwide. Retrieved July 2007
- ^ ZENIT website | The ZENIT team. Retrieved July 2007
- ^ All About ZENIT | Growth and financing. Retrieved July 2007
- ^ ZENIT.org | Annual Budget. Retrieved July 2007
- ^ Schilling, Timothy (Sept 8, 2006). Events 70 - Roman forces under Titus sack Jerusalem. 1264 - The Statute of Kalisz Year 2006 ( MMVI) was a Common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. Spreading the News: A Report on Europe’s New Evangelization. Commonweal. Commonweal is a New York City -based American journal of opinion edited and managed by lay Catholics. Section on ZENIT is also available here
See also
External links
- zenit.org Official site
- ZENIT's official FAQ
- The ZENIT Team
- ZENIT website reviews at Amazon.com
- Article from Commonweal. Delia Buckley Gallagher (born 11 March 1970) is an American journalist formerly serving as CNN ’s Faith and Values The National Catholic Register is the oldest national Catholic Newspaper in the United States. Commonweal is a New York City -based American journal of opinion edited and managed by lay Catholics. Amazoncom Inc ( is an American electronic commerce ( E-commerce) company in Seattle Washington. Section on ZENIT also available here.
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