Good News•Holy Land

Restoration of Bethlehem Basilica announced: the birthplace of Christ

The restoration shall be executed by the Italian firm entrusted with the recent rehabilitation of the Basilica of the Nativity, ensuring continuity in method, craftsmanship, and artistic sensitivity toward a site of unparalleled sacred symbolism

Jan 24, 2026 11:09

ZENIT Staff

Holy Land•Justice and Peace

New report shows systematic abuse in Israeli prisons

The Israeli human rights organisation B’Tselem, released new figures and testimonies revealing the extent of violence employed against Palestinians in Israeli prisons, which function as a network of torture camps

Jan 23, 2026 18:36

ZENIT Staff

Dicasteries•Local Church

The Catholic Church’s Mission Territories Continue to Grow: Here Is the Data

Currently, there are 1,132 mission territories, which depend on the Dicastery for Evangelization of the Holy See, formerly the Propaganda Fide or Congregation for the Evangelization of Peoples.

Jan 23, 2026 18:13

ZENIT Staff

Local Church•Pope Leo XIV•Pro Life

Leo XIV, a pro-life Pope, sends a message to participants in the March for Life in the USA

Pope Leo XIV wanted to be present at the March for Life with a message.

Jan 22, 2026 20:02

ZENIT Staff

Rome

John L. Allen Jr. and the task of explaining the Vatican to the world: one of the most important Vaticanists passes away

He was remembered not as an activist or a polemicist, but as a craftsman of information: a journalist who believed that clarity is a form of service, and that understanding the Church requires patience, historical memory, and intellectual honesty

Jan 22, 2026 19:56

ZENIT Staff

Local Church

China in the Heart of Notre Dame Cathedral in Paris

The relics of a young Chinese seminarian were brought by Bishop Louis Faurie, Apostolic Vicar of Kweichow, current Chinese Archdiocese of Guiyang, who had met him at the Paris Foreign Missions Seminary, where this Bishop was formed as a seminarian.

Jan 22, 2026 19:28

ZENIT Staff

Local Church•Protection of vulnerable people

Breaking the silence: the nun who shows her face and accuses an Indian bishop of ongoing sexual abuse

Pallassery, a former superior general of the Missionaries of Jesus, a diocesan congregation based in northern India’s Jalandhar diocese, has accused Bishop Franco Mulakkal of raping her repeatedly during his visits to her convent in Kuravilangad, Kerala, between 2014 and 2016

Jan 22, 2026 18:38

ZENIT Staff

Young People

In an Era of Doom Scrolling, Young Listeners Are Choosing Hope — and Finding It Through Christian Hip-Hop

Holy Culture Radio’s programming blends energizing beats with meaningful conversation, featuring both legendary and next-generation Christian hip-hop artists alongside talk shows that address purpose, culture, faith and community impact

Jan 21, 2026 17:51

ZENIT Staff

Liturgy and Divine Worship•Pope Leo XIV

Leo XIV receives leaders of the most important traditional Catholic community (in communion with Rome) in audience

This audience also provided an opportunity to evoke any misunderstandings and obstacles that the Fraternity encounters in certain places and to answer questions from the Supreme Pontiff

Jan 21, 2026 17:47

ZENIT Staff

Persecuted Christians

New Mass Kidnapping of Christians in Nigeria

The region, considered strategic because it is located in a transition zone between the predominantly Muslim north and the predominantly Christian south, has frequently been targeted by criminal group and armed militias, which operate by taking advantage of the weak State presence in rural areas.

Jan 21, 2026 17:38

ZENIT Staff

Rome

Everything you need to know about the 2026 General Chapter of the Legionaries of Christ, which began in Rome

As the General Chapter continues, attention will increasingly turn to the election of the new General Government and the priorities it will articulate

Jan 20, 2026 18:31

ZENIT Staff

Cardinals and Bishops•Holy Land•Local Church

Catholic, Orthodox, and Protestant leaders in the Holy Land unite against “Christian Zionism”

The renewed warning in January 2026 comes amid heightened international attention to Christian Zionist activism. Although not named explicitly, church officials appear to be alluding to a high-profile event organized by Israel’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs in December

Jan 20, 2026 17:46

ZENIT Staff