Testimonies

He Was Addicted to Lust . . . The Virgin Helped Him to Overcome the Addiction, This What He Says

I grabbed a brochure about how to pray the Rosary, which I got from the campus’ pastoral [office]. I had never prayed the Rosary on my own. I opened the brochure and began to pray, saying “I believe” in a loud voice. The moment I said “I believe,” I felt a physical force that seemed to asphyxiate me or grab me by the throat . . . “

Oct 16, 2023 17:47

ZENIT Staff

Church and World•Testimonies

Cardinal Offers Himself in Exchange for Jewish Children Kidnapped by Hamas

“Am I ready for an exchange [and[ anything if that also can lead to the release of the children and bring them home, there’s no problem. For my part, absolute availability,” said recently created Cardinal Pierbattista Pizzaballa

Oct 16, 2023 17:44

ZENIT Staff

Analysis Opinion

Russia: between Israel e Palestine

The «piecemeal world war» evoked for years by Pope Francis is indeed turning into an increasingly global confrontation. Russia sees in this, the realisation of its «mission» to challenge the domination of the «collective» West. Solzhenitsyn’s words about the troubled relationship between Russians and Jews come to mind.

Oct 16, 2023 00:51

ZENIT Staff

Local Church

Auxiliary Bishop for Israel: «Israel has right to live in peace, and Palestinians have a right to justice»

The patriarchal vicar for Israel expressed his shock at the attack in the heart of the country. The massacre struck the innocents, women and children, young people who wanted to have fun. Such violence is rooted in the denial of the rights of the Palestinians people. Only «their respective extremisms» have won. The Church in the Holy Land is not a «political power» but a «voice of peace», which remains «the necessary goal».

Oct 16, 2023 00:47

ZENIT Staff

Angelus•Pope Francis

Pope Francis Explains The Type of Relationship God Offers Us

Address on the occasion of the recitation of the Angelus prayer on Sunday, October 23, 2023

Oct 15, 2023 20:16

ZENIT Staff

Church and World•Pope Francis

From the Vatican, Pope Appeals for Respect of Humanitarian Law in Gaza

Pope asked 22,000 people, who gathered in Saint Peter’s Square at midday this Sunday, to pray a special Holy Mary for peace. He interceded for Gaza without minimizing what Israelis have suffered.

Oct 15, 2023 20:12

ZENIT Staff

Church and World•Interview

Israel-Palestine conflict: Vatican offers to mediate as needed

Cardinal Secretary of State of the Pope calls for proportionality in the legitimate defense of Israel, expresses his concern for the civilian victims of the bombing of Gaza and reiterates that, despite what is happening, for a truly just peace it is necessary to reach a two-state solution

Oct 14, 2023 22:53

ZENIT Staff

Interview•Local Church•Persecuted Christians

Cardinal of Jerusalem: it is an increasingly religious conflict, not just a political one. Christian homes destroyed in Gaza

“Here, the question is not so much “where is God”, but let’s go back to what was said even 70 years ago in Europe during the Holocaust: where is man? What have we done with our humanity?”, Cardinal Pizzaballa, Latin Patriarch of Jerusalem, says

Oct 14, 2023 22:48

ZENIT Staff

Church and World

Without Ceasing to Condemn Terrorism, Vatican Media Makes Visible the Israeli Invasion

The editorial line of the Holy See media, specifically “Vatican News, has been making visible the injustice that the 2 million or so Palestinians living in Gaza are suffering, some of whom are Christians and not terrorists.

Oct 12, 2023 13:47

ZENIT Staff

Analysis Opinion•Justice and Peace

Biden Administration Calls Upon UN to Stop Pro-Life Conservatives

In a discussion on procedural matters of the Commission, several groups supported by the EU Mission to the UN suggested that pro-life organizations be removed from the UN altogether. In response, pro-life groups released a petition of over 10,000 signatures demanding that all voices be heard at the UN.

Oct 12, 2023 13:42

ZENIT Staff

Local Church

Pro-Life Groups Ask General Assembly to Block Pro-Abortion Nominee to International Court

The pro-life groups also accuse Cleveland of using her positions to “directly pressure” governments to repeal protections for the unborn in their national laws and of attacking countries with pro-family laws and policies “in statements to the press.”

Oct 12, 2023 13:39

ZENIT Staff

Local Church

Faced with crisis in Israel, Catholic Patriarchate of Jerusalem calls for preservation of Status Quo of Holy Places

“Unilateral declarations surrounding the status of religious sites and places of worship rattle religious sentiment and fuel even more hatred and extremism. It is therefore important to preserve the Status Quo in all the Holy Places in the Holy Land and in Jerusalem in particular”, says the press release

Oct 12, 2023 13:36

ZENIT Staff