Blessing of the Christ Child returns to St. Peter’s Square with the Pope

Dec 06, 2023 23:46

ZENIT Staff

St. Peter's Square will welcome groups of children, teenagers, and catechists from Roman parishes Photo: Vatican News

Justice and Peace

European Court of Justice bans religious symbols in the workplace

A EU Court of Justice ruled that the rule «may be considered objectively justified by a legitimate purpose,» although it acknowledges that the public administration may authorize the use of visible signs by employees regarding their philosophical or religious convictions

Dec 05, 2023 23:02

Rafael Llanes

Testimonies

He Adored Satan While in the Prison, Until a New Adoration Chapel Changed Everything

Being innocent, a young Mexican was unjustly arrested and accused of kidnapping. He was sentenced to 70 years in prison. In jail, he embraced Satanism.

Dec 05, 2023 22:57

ZENIT Staff

Local Church•Testimonies

The German Robert Barron: Monsignor Stefan Oster Says that Divisions in the German Church Are a “Disaster for the Faithful”

In an interview broadcast by the Polish Catholic Digital Gosc Niedzielny, Monsignor Oster, a firm opponent of the controversial Synodal Way, launched his harshest criticism to date on the state of the Catholic Church in his own country.

Dec 05, 2023 22:53

ZENIT Staff

Local Church

Poverty and mass exodus threatens future of Christianity in Syria

Syria’s Christian population declined from about 1.5 million to between 300,000-500,000 during the 12 years following the outbreak of the civil war in 2011, according to ACN’s Religious Freedom in the World Report 2023.

Dec 05, 2023 22:42

Amy Balog

Persecuted Christians

Christian mother accused of blasphemy by Muslims in Nigeria is sentenced to trial

Jatau, a Christian and mother of 5, remains imprisoned for allegedly sharing a blasphemous video that condemned the lynching of Christian college student Deborah Emmanuel Yakubu.

Dec 05, 2023 22:37

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Blessing of the Christ Child returns to St. Peter’s Square with the Pope

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European Court of Justice bans religious symbols in the workplace

He Adored Satan While in the Prison, Until a New Adoration Chapel Changed Everything

The German Robert Barron: Monsignor Stefan Oster Says that Divisions in the German Church Are a “Disaster for the Faithful”

Poverty and mass exodus threatens future of Christianity in Syria

Christian mother accused of blasphemy by Muslims in Nigeria is sentenced to trial