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Holy See confirms participation in Osaka EXPO 2025

The Holy See, through collaboration with the Pavilion of Italy, will be present at the event with a recognizable space to organize cultural events and important art exhibitions.

Dec 21, 2023 01:45

ZENIT Staff

General Audience•Pope Francis

4 teachings of the nativity scene at Christmas explained by Pope Francis

Pope’s General Audience December 20, 2023 on the teachings of the manger, crib or nativity scene

Dec 21, 2023 01:41

ZENIT Staff

Local Church

USA: Bishop Barron Says New Vatican Document Affirms Church’s Timeless Teaching on Marriage

The document released this week by the Vatican on the pastoral meaning of blessings insists that marriage is a union of one man and one woman in lifelong fidelity and openness to children, said Bishop Robert Barron of Winona-Rochester.

Dec 21, 2023 01:40

ZENIT Staff

Good News

Order of Malta’s flag flies into space with “Axiom 3” mission

At the end of the space mission – which will have a scheduled duration of 14 days – the flag will be returned to the Order of Malta as part of a special ceremony at the Magistral Palace, the seat of the Order of Malta’s government in Rome.

Dec 21, 2023 00:11

ZENIT Staff

Persecuted Christians

After 19 months in prison, Christian mother released on bail in Nigeria

Rhoda Jatau now safe in undisclosed location while she awaits trial, still facing up to 5 years imprisonment. Jatau, a Christian and mother of 5, was imprisoned for allegedly sharing a blasphemous video that condemned the lynching of Christian college student Deborah Emmanuel Yakubu.

Dec 21, 2023 00:09

ZENIT Staff

Analysis Opinion

United States ,Germany and Scale of the Schism

Of course, they are not the logic of the Church and, especially, of Pope Francis’ pontificate, but on the plate — the scale? — of two crises , opposed and hence twins, there is also the economic factor. Unchristian suggestions about events in the United States and Germany.

Dec 19, 2023 02:45

ZENIT Staff

Holy Land•Persecuted Christians

Israel Denies Killing Catholics, Catholic Patriarchate of Jerusalem Shows Photos

The denial was made by the Israel Defense Forces in a note sent to EWTN News and in another one taken up by the SIR agency. However, the Latin Patriarchate reaffirmed what was denounced and evidenced the facts by publishing photos and a statement: «There are two dead, who killed them? There are the tanks that fired. Those are the facts. We have the images, we can show them».

Dec 19, 2023 01:06

ZENIT Staff

Gender Ideology•Justice and Peace

Biden Administration Spends $4.1 Billion on LGBT Programs

The Biden administration is trying to subsidize cultural change through the tax dollars of working Americans who would not normally support LGBT activist groups.

Dec 19, 2023 00:58

ZENIT Staff

Analysis Opinion•Pro Life

USA: Record Financing for Planned Parenthood. None for Protection of Churches

Biden returns the favour to the abortion multinational. However, for the protection of churches, requested by the Bishops, there is still no financing.

Dec 18, 2023 23:49

ZENIT Staff

Good News

Pope’s brainchild Scholas Occurrentes receives Human Rights Award

The educational movement, created by Pope Francis, receives the University of Seville Award for the Protection of Human Rights: «Juan Antonio Carrillo Salcedo».

Dec 18, 2023 23:43

ZENIT Staff

Analysis Opinion•Woman

Surrogacy business moves from Ukraine to Georgia

With the war in Ukraine the business moved to Georgia, Chinese couples among the «clients.» The women who lend themselves are mostly from Central Asia, in need of money. Now Tbilisi assumes a restrictive law, but many agencies already plan to move to Belarus or Azerbaijan.

Dec 18, 2023 23:41

ZENIT Staff

Dicasteries•Documents