Russian Attack Sets Fire to Historic Catholic Monastery in Lviv, Ukraine

Mar 25, 2026 17:58

ZENIT Staff

The Ukrainian Air Force shot down most of the drones, but 15 impacts were recorded nonetheless.

Religious Freedom

French Court Upholds Ban on Religious Symbols in Local Council, Reigniting National Debate

On March 18, the Administrative Court of Dijon validated a decree issued by Gilles Platret, mayor of the city of Chalon-sur-Saône, which prohibits elected officials from wearing “ostentatious” religious symbols during municipal council sessions

Mar 24, 2026 18:13

Covadonga Asturias

Holy Land•Persecuted Christians

Church authorities in the Holy Land denounce the seizure and encroachment on Christian properties by Jewish settlers

Speaking from Jerusalem, William Shomali has described a marked escalation in attacks against Christian communities in the West Bank, particularly in areas historically associated with a continuous Christian population

Mar 24, 2026 18:07

ZENIT Staff

Justice and Peace

Jehovah’s Witnesses are open to the limited possibility of blood transfusions

The clarification was delivered by Gerrit Lösch, who emphasized that “each Christian must decide for himself” how his own blood may be used in medical treatment. This includes the possibility of preoperative blood collection in cases such as scheduled surgeries where significant blood loss is anticipated

Mar 24, 2026 18:00

ZENIT Staff

Cardinals and Bishops•Local Church

The unusual, candid, and widely praised letter from a European bishop urging confession

The proposal is as simple as it is revealing. In a Church often concerned about declining sacramental practice, particularly in Northern Europe, Hansen identifies a concrete obstacle: many Catholics no longer approach the confessional, not necessarily out of rejection, but out of hesitation, ignorance or fear

Mar 24, 2026 17:51

ZENIT Staff

Good News•Local Church

The largest statue of Jesus in the entire Middle East is being built in Lebanon, and here’s how it’s coming along

What distinguishes this project, however, is the immediacy of its context. Unlike monuments erected in times of relative stability, this one rises amid ongoing uncertainty—economic crisis, regional tensions, and the lingering aftershocks of violence. Its construction is therefore not merely commemorative but contemporaneous, unfolding in parallel with the very trials it seeks to transcend

Mar 24, 2026 17:46

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

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Russian Attack Sets Fire to Historic Catholic Monastery in Lviv, Ukraine

Faith, Politics and Identity: New Survey Maps a Fragmented America on LGBTQ Issues

Cardinal Pham Minh Mǎn, the Face of Catholic Resistance in Vietnam, Dies

The Catholic Cemetery in Peru’s Capital Where Aborted Babies Found a Dignified Rest

Belgium Sees Increase in Adult Baptisms

Lefebvrians will proceed with episcopal ordinations without papal authorization and have released further details

U.S. Court Orders Access for Clergy Amid Immigration Crackdown

French Court Upholds Ban on Religious Symbols in Local Council, Reigniting National Debate

Church authorities in the Holy Land denounce the seizure and encroachment on Christian properties by Jewish settlers

Jehovah’s Witnesses are open to the limited possibility of blood transfusions

The unusual, candid, and widely praised letter from a European bishop urging confession

The largest statue of Jesus in the entire Middle East is being built in Lebanon, and here’s how it’s coming along