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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

Local Church•Protection of vulnerable people

After seven years, Rhode Island report finds a past it cannot prosecute and a present it cannot condemn

The Rhode Island investigation thus occupies an uneasy space between revelation and closure. It contributes to the historical record of abuse within the Catholic Church in the United States, reaffirming patterns already documented elsewhere: a concentration of cases in the mid-20th century, followed by a sharp decline as awareness, reporting mechanisms and safeguarding protocols evolved

Mar 24, 2026 17:35

Tim Daniels

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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

After seven years, Rhode Island report finds a past it cannot prosecute and a present it cannot condemn