Israeli government minister calls for construction of synagogue on Temple Mount (where Muslim mosque now stands)

Aug 29, 2024 20:05

The Palestinian Ministry of Foreign Affairs condemned Ben-Gvir's comments as an "explicit call to demolish the Al-Aqsa Mosque." Photo: Religion News Service

Encircled by the imposing Leonine Walls, the Vatican City’s borders stretch approximately 3.2 kilometers, marking the boundary between the state and Italy.

Accessing the silver urn that holds Santa Teresa’s body is a complex endeavor.

The microscopic examination identified three types of blood, which reflect different states of the body

Pope Francis received in audience, in the Salita of the Paul VI Hall, the bishops who are members of the Latin Episcopal Conference of the Arab Regions

Msgr Melchior Shi Honghzen as bishop of the Tianjin diocese - a metropolis in northern China.

Analysis Opinion•Religious Freedom

Why Are Several African Countries Attacking Freedom of Religion?

The deaths in Kenya of members of a congregations practicing extreme fasting are used as a pretext to severely limit freedom of religion in various countries.

Aug 28, 2024 18:19

ZENIT Staff

Liturgy and Divine Worship

Questions about liturgy: Vestments for Altar Servers

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.

Aug 27, 2024 18:30

ZENIT Staff

Local Church

Monumental statue dedicated to the Eucharist inaugurated in Rio de Janeiro

The design of the monument, dedicated to the Blessed Sacrament and Jesus Christ, is both majestic and deeply devotional

Aug 27, 2024 18:25

ZENIT Staff

Analysis Opinion•Gender Ideology•Pro Life

New S*exual Colonialism in UN Treaty on Development

The confusion surrounding the treaty arises from the fact that these terms have been part of non-binding international agreements for many years.

Aug 27, 2024 18:18

ZENIT Staff

Persecuted Christians

150 killed (22 of them Christians) in “unprecedented” Islamist attack in Burkina Faso

A group of more than 100 jihadists opened fire on both soldiers and civilians digging defensive trenches to protect themselves in Barsalogho, central Burkina Faso

Aug 27, 2024 17:51

Amy Balog

Pope Leo XIV will visit Algeria, the land of Saint Augustine, according to local media: these are the dates given by the press

There is also a practical indication reinforcing the plausibility of the trip. The official calendar of Wednesday general audiences published by the Prefecture of the Papal Household does not list an audience for April 15

Pope Leo XIV to priests: no to homilies with Artificial Intelligence and the search for “likes” and “followers” on social media

The Pope also warned against a subtler distortion of priestly identity: the search for validation on social media platforms such as TikTok. The illusion, he suggested, is to believe that accumulating followers or “likes” means one is effectively evangelizing

Israeli government minister calls for construction of synagogue on Temple Mount (where Muslim mosque now stands)

Vatican City’s immigration law, one of the strictest in Europe

[PHOTOS] St. Teresa of Jesus’ tomb is opened and her body is still incorrupt

What Do People Expect From Their Politicians in Regard to Religion? A Study Gives the Answer

Holy Shroud: New Study Gives Proof of Shroud’s Authenticity from the Blood

“Be a sign of hope with words and gestures,” Pope asks Arab Catholic bishops

Communist China recognizes 94-year-old Catholic bishop Melchiorre Shi Honghzen

Why Are Several African Countries Attacking Freedom of Religion?

Questions about liturgy: Vestments for Altar Servers

Monumental statue dedicated to the Eucharist inaugurated in Rio de Janeiro

New S*exual Colonialism in UN Treaty on Development

150 killed (22 of them Christians) in “unprecedented” Islamist attack in Burkina Faso