Joop Koopman, Author at ZENIT

Articles By Joop Koopman

Young People

Bishop of Hyderabad, Pakistan, Stresses Importance of Education

Bishop Samson Shukardin, OFM, Speaks with Aid to the Church in Need

Nov 01, 2019 04:24

Joop Koopman

Local Church

The Church in India—a Shining Light for All to See

India is a country of more than 1.2 billion people, with Christians accounting for only some 3 percent of the population, including close to 19 million Catholics. Despite its relatively small size, the Indian Church has a disproportionate impact on Indian society

Jan 13, 2017 11:10

Joop Koopman

Persecuted Christians

Jobs for Syrian Christians: ‘Jesus Was a Carpenter – You Can Be Too’

Archbishop runs program he thinks will enable his community to survive after the fighting stops

May 11, 2016 18:02

Joop Koopman

Cuban Church Enters New Era

Auxiliary Bishop Alfredo Petit-Vergel on What’s on the Horizon For the Island-Nation Following the Reestablishment of Diplomatic Relations with the US

Mar 26, 2015 00:00

Joop Koopman

What kind of Church do people encounter when they are at their most vulnerable? Leo XIV opens the conference on Amoris Laetitia by placing vulnerability at the center

Remarks by the Pope at the beginning of the meeting with the leaders of the Eastern Churches and the presidents of the episcopal conferences, on the occasion of the tenth anniversary of “Amoris laetitia”

What is the Church’s mission in the contemporary world? Pope Leo XIV answers

Pope’s General Audience, October 7, 2026, on the Church’s Mission in the Contemporary World