Chaldean Catholic Patriarch of Iraq: “Let us save the historic Christian cemeteries of Najaf”

Jul 19, 2025 22:12

ZENIT Staff

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Church and World•Local Church

Papua New Guinea’s Christian Nation Declaration Sparks Concern Among Catholic Leaders

The Church leader also voiced concern about a growing political tendency to appropriate theological language and symbolism without sufficient spiritual discernment. “Politicians are not theologians,” he said bluntly, “and they are stepping into sacred territory without the tools to handle it responsibly.”

Jul 16, 2025 16:05

Elizabeth Owens

Local Church•Vatican Diplomacy

Vatican Embassy in Kyiv Damaged Amid Escalating Russian Strikes

The Nunciature’s location—within a sector known for housing embassies—raises troubling questions about the evolving scope of the conflict and the vulnerability of international missions. While no official confirmation links the Vatican embassy as a direct target, its proximity to detonations suggests that even traditionally protected zones are no longer spared.

Jul 15, 2025 17:59

Joachin Meisner Hertz

Local Church

Hate crimes against Christians increase by 22% in Germany

In addition to the 337 anti-Christian hate crimes, the German government report classifies 111 politically motivated attacks on churches in 2024, which is an increase of 20.65 per cent compared to 2023.

Jul 15, 2025 17:35

ZENIT Staff

Local Church

South Korea: Suwon priests study artificial intelligence for parish life

In first ever, a training course organised in collaboration with a company in the sector explored not so much the ethical implications but the opportunities for the practical use of these tools in pastoral care. Participants said: ‘It can become an essential aid in improving preaching and pastoral care.’

Jul 15, 2025 17:30

ZENIT Staff

Local Church

Philippine Bishops Sound Alarm on Online Gambling Crisis: “A New Virus Destroying Our People”

The moral gravity of the bishops’ appeal is unmistakable. It denounces the illusion of online betting as mere entertainment or a harmless pastime, insisting instead that it is «a sophisticated trap» engineered to ensnare vulnerable populations—especially the young and the poor

Jul 13, 2025 19:17

ZENIT Staff

Under the agreement with China, Leo XIV appoints a new bishop

Chang Yanfeng, 42, was ordained bishop today under the Sino-Holy See agreement to a diocese that has been without its own pastor for 20 years. Just three weeks ago, the new prelate had to publicly commit the local Church to a controversial law designed to eliminate minorities.

Leo XIV encourages religious to view community life as a source of inspiration and sanctification

Message from Leo XIV to the Conference of Major Superiors of Men’s Religious Orders in the United States

Chaldean Catholic Patriarch of Iraq: “Let us save the historic Christian cemeteries of Najaf”

Fifth Deep fake to a bishop: they clone his voice and ask for money in his name

Kenya’s President Sparks Debate with Plans for Grand Church at State House

Ireland: Excavations Continue in Tuam, Searching for Church Culprits

The Jewish State of Israel Bombs Catholic Church in Gaza: Parish Priest Wounded, Pope Leo XIV Speaks Out

Government projects allusions to abortion in Mexico City cathedral

U.S. Catholic priests write to Pope asking for just canonical process when they receive accusations

Papua New Guinea’s Christian Nation Declaration Sparks Concern Among Catholic Leaders

Vatican Embassy in Kyiv Damaged Amid Escalating Russian Strikes

Hate crimes against Christians increase by 22% in Germany

South Korea: Suwon priests study artificial intelligence for parish life

Philippine Bishops Sound Alarm on Online Gambling Crisis: “A New Virus Destroying Our People”