Religious Freedom

Zhu Bin: Christian School Founder Detained in Beijing

After years of harassment, the fiercely independent educator, dissident, and poet was arrested on September 29.

Oct 08, 2024 23:46

ZENIT Staff

Jubilee 2025•Vatican City

From October 27 the Baldachin of Saint Peter’s Basilica Will Be Able to Be Seen Again

The Renaissance of St. Peter’s Baldachin: Beauty Restored for the Jubilee of Hope

Oct 08, 2024 06:53

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Holy Land•Local Church

Crisis in Lebanon: Christians open their doors to thousands fleeing bombardments

The Israeli bombardments are targeting strategic zones in the south of his archdiocese, notably the region around Baalbek, which is considered to contain Hezbollah bases, but at the same time, the strikes are hitting villages where Christians and Muslims co-exist.

Oct 08, 2024 06:49

ZENIT Staff

Holy Land•Justice and Peace

Churches welcomes UN resolution calling for end to Israel’s occupation of Palestine

The UNGA resolution represents the will of the international community to confront core issues, including the rights and sovereignty of the Palestinian people and the need to end the cycles of violence that continue to devastate Palestinians and Israelis alike.

Oct 07, 2024 06:37

ZENIT Staff

Holy Land•Pope Francis

One year after Israel’s war against Hamas: the Pope’s letter to Catholics living in the Middle East

Letter of the Holy Father to the Catholics of the Middle East

Oct 07, 2024 06:23

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Dicasteries•Young People

International Youth Advisory Board (IYAB): appointments for the next three years

The group will play an important advisory and proactive role, collaborating in synodal style with the Dicastery, to further explore issues related to the pastoral care for youth and other topics of more general interest

Oct 07, 2024 06:21

ZENIT Staff

Liturgy and Divine Worship

Questions about liturgy: Which Direction the Choir Faces

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.

Oct 07, 2024 06:19

ZENIT Staff

Analysis Opinion•Holy Land

Lebanon after Nasrallah, crushed by a war it did not want

Hezbollah’s number two announces the fight will continue. The price is already high: over a thousand dead, incalculable devastation, and a humanitarian emergency; but in reception centres and in the streets, words of resentment against the slain secretary general are rare. France and the United States (which approved Israel’s ground operation) continue to talk about a diplomatic solution that seems still far away.

Oct 07, 2024 06:17

ZENIT Staff

Gender Ideology•Local Church

EU Court Ruling Mandates Recognition of Gender Changes Across Member States

The ECJ emphasized that any regulation preventing the recognition of legally acquired gender identity in another member state infringes on the person’s fundamental rights under EU legislation.

Oct 07, 2024 06:15

ZENIT Staff

Local Church•Marriage and Family

African Bishops to Address Pastoral Response to Polygamy in Upcoming Document

While the Church in Africa has long upheld monogamy, the discussions around polygamy have gained momentum, reflecting shifts in societal norms.

Oct 07, 2024 06:13

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Pope Francis•Virgin Mary

This is the prayer that the Pope said to Mary to pray for peace in the Holy Land and the world

On the eve of the Day of Fasting and Prayer for Peace, the Pope prayed before the image of Our Lady in the Basilica of St. Mary Major.

Oct 06, 2024 06:47

ZENIT Staff

Angelus•Marriage and Family•Pope Francis

The value of love between man and woman briefly explained by the Pope

Allocution on the occasion of the recitation of the Angelus on Sunday, October 6, 2024

Oct 06, 2024 06:40

ZENIT Staff