Italian Priest Receives Bullet Wrapped in Handkerchief for Speaking Against the Mafia

Oct 02, 2025 06:37

Rafael Llanes

Father Maurizio Patriciello, a priest from Parco Verde di Caivano, Naples Photo: Il Sore 24 Ore

Vatican Diplomacy

Vatican Envoy at UN Warns Against Unilateral Moves on Jerusalem, Calls for Renewal of Global Institutions

“For the Holy See, the question of Jerusalem is fundamental,” Gallagher told the assembly. “A just solution, based on international resolutions, is essential for peace. Any unilateral decision that changes the special status of the city is morally and legally unacceptable.”

Sep 30, 2025 12:03

Tim Daniels

Pro Life

Dutch Parliament says no to abortion as a human right

Opposition parties with Christian roots played a decisive role

Sep 30, 2025 12:01

Joachin Meisner Hertz

Gender Ideology

Slovakia legally protects its Constitution against gender ideology: there are only two genders

The reform goes beyond gender definitions. It bars the use of surrogates to carry children, codifies wage equality between men and women, and requires parental consent for any sexual education in schools

Sep 30, 2025 11:58

Joachin Meisner Hertz

Local Church•Pro Life

Grandmother arrested for praying outside a clinic where babies are killed and carrying a sign

Christian grandmother arrested a second time; criminally charged for holding a sign reading “Coercion is a crime, here to talk, only if you want” within 200m of a hospital. Rose Docherty, aged 75, left without chair for two hours in a police cell – despite having two hip replacements

Sep 29, 2025 17:19

ZENIT Staff

Holy Land•Persecuted Christians

Christian leaders in the Holy Land condemn Israeli local government threat to confiscate Armenian church property

We further join the Armenian Patriarchate in calling upon the offices of the Prime Minister and the Foreign Minister to intervene by urging the competent authorities to suspend the current legal proceedings and to ensure that any further deliberations on this matter are referred to the appropriate venues

Sep 29, 2025 11:52

ZENIT Staff

Poll Finds Leo XIV the Most Favorable Public Figure Among U.S. Voters

The findings come from a March 2026 poll conducted by NBC News in partnership with Hart Research Associates and Public Opinion Strategies. The survey interviewed 1,000 registered voters across the United States, producing a margin of error of plus or minus 3.1 percentage points.

What Does the Pope Think About Violence Against Women? A Revealing Letter Signed by Leo XIV

Pope Leo XIV’s response is clear and profoundly pastoral. The Pontiff confesses that violence in relationships, and particularly violence against women, is a source of great suffering for him.

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Italian Priest Receives Bullet Wrapped in Handkerchief for Speaking Against the Mafia

Villanova Celebrates Launch of Mother Cabrini Institute to Foster Global Collaboration on Refugees and Migrants Solutions

Catholic Church in Italy announces funding for new hospital in Gaza

Church proposes to French government recognition of candlelight procession as intangible cultural heritage of the country

Pope Leo XIV comments on Trump’s peace plan for Gaza (and other current topics of general interest)

USA: Pro-abortion politician declines Cardinal Cupich award: Pope Leo intervenes and Archbishop of Chicago issues this statement

The genocide against Christians in Congo and Nigeria: the evidence that no one talks about

Vatican Envoy at UN Warns Against Unilateral Moves on Jerusalem, Calls for Renewal of Global Institutions

Dutch Parliament says no to abortion as a human right

Slovakia legally protects its Constitution against gender ideology: there are only two genders

Grandmother arrested for praying outside a clinic where babies are killed and carrying a sign

Christian leaders in the Holy Land condemn Israeli local government threat to confiscate Armenian church property