USA: Representatives from Catholic and Pentecostal Churches Meet for Ecumenical Dialogue

Oct 24, 2023 21:44

ZENIT Staff

University of Notre Dame in South Bend, Indiana

Analysis Opinion•Holy Land

Israel Versus Hamas: Polarization of Public Opinion and Veto Demonstrated in the Streets

In an effective summary on the subject, The Financial Times reports on the wave of Islamophobia throughout the European Continent. In London, anti-terrorists agents searched the home of an Anglo-Palestinian surgeon — who travelled to Gaza to care for civilians wounded in the bombings –, apparently for no justifiable reason.

Oct 23, 2023 16:59

ZENIT Staff

Church and World•Pope Francis

Biden and Pope Francis speak by phone about Israel and Gaza in 20-minute call

Valentina di Giorgio (ZENIT News / Vatican City, 10.22.2023).- On the evening of Sunday, October 22, Pope Francis and the President of the United States, Joe Biden, held a telephone conversation. According to a communication from the Holy See Press Office, the […]

Oct 22, 2023 02:25

ZENIT Staff

Analysis Opinion•Church and World

How many Catholics are there in the world? Catholic Church Statistics 2023

The world percentage of Catholics decreased slightly (-0,06) compared to the previous year reaching 17,67%. The continents register slight variations.

Oct 20, 2023 19:40

ZENIT Staff

Local Church•Persecuted Christians•Rome•Testimonies

Father Sirico continues his battle in Rome for media mogul Jimmy Lai’s liberation

Speaking at the Rome premiere of The Hong Konger, a documentary about the high-profile struggle of pro-democracy advocate and now-jailed Catholic billionaire, Jimmy Lai, executive producer Rev. Robert Sirico, says he’s disappointed in the Vatican’s diplomacy with Beijing.

Oct 20, 2023 19:28

ZENIT Staff

Spirituality

God’s currency

Commentary on the Gospel of Sunday, October 22, 2023

Oct 19, 2023 23:36

ZENIT Staff

Trump responds to Pope Leo XIV: I don’t want a ceasefire

Donald Trump has publicly dismissed the very idea of a ceasefire in the ongoing conflict involving Iran. Questioned about the Pope’s earlier call—issued on 15 March—for an immediate cessation of hostilities and a reopening of dialogue, the U.S. president was blunt: “We can talk, but I don’t want a ceasefire.”

The account of the resurrection of Lazarus and the symptom of a longing for the infinite, as reflected upon by Leo XIV

Address on the occasion of the Angelus prayer on Sunday, March 22, 2026

USA: Representatives from Catholic and Pentecostal Churches Meet for Ecumenical Dialogue

Bishop tells UK parliament prayer will conquer jihadism

Catholic Patriarch of Jerusalem’s moving letter on the situation in the Holy Land

What the US can learn from secularism in Europe, priest explains

USA: Two Bishops Publish Letter on Gender Ideology (Full Text)

USA: Percentage Increases of Catholics That Believe in The Real Presence of Christ in The Eucharist

The solitude of the patriarch: Kirill of Russia stands alone in the Orthodox world

Israel Versus Hamas: Polarization of Public Opinion and Veto Demonstrated in the Streets

Biden and Pope Francis speak by phone about Israel and Gaza in 20-minute call

How many Catholics are there in the world? Catholic Church Statistics 2023

Father Sirico continues his battle in Rome for media mogul Jimmy Lai’s liberation

God’s currency