Reading the Bible After the Destruction of Gaza

Aug 12, 2025 07:39

In Palestine today, the Bible is used to legitimize and justify wars, Occupation, and discrimination Photo: Nueva Sociedad

Local Church•Testimonies

Brazilian Catholic priest takes Volkswagen to court for modern slavery

Volkswagen Brazil, in a statement to The Washington Post, has denied all allegations and vowed to “pursue justice” in court. The company declined to grant interviews.

Aug 08, 2025 23:00

Enrique Villegas

Local Church

Church and scientists respond to superficial “study” claiming that the Shroud of Turin is not authentic

The International Center for Studies on the Shroud (CISS) has issued a technical rebuttal, stating that Moraes’s digital models “do not reflect real conditions” and “do not add anything new” to the body of knowledge

Aug 08, 2025 08:20

Valentina di Giorgio

Local Church•Testimonies

Finland: Priests travel long distances to accompany the growing Catholic community

Finland is one of the richest countries in the world, ranked 13th on the Human Development Index, but the Catholic Church there is among the poorest in Europe.

Aug 07, 2025 08:24

ZENIT Staff

Persecuted Christians

Catholic nuns imprisoned by Hindu nationalists in India are released

The Conference of Catholic Bishops of India (CBCI) issued a statement on August 2 expressing gratitude for the court’s decision and emphasizing the broader implications of the case

Aug 07, 2025 08:20

Elizabeth Owens

Gender Ideology

Biological men in women’s sports have taken nearly 2,000 gold medals from women, according to a study

A recent report from Concerned Women for America (CWA), a public policy organization focused on protecting women’s rights, has quantified the toll: nearly 2,000 medals originally designated for female competitors have instead been awarded to male athletes identifying as transgender women

Aug 07, 2025 08:16

ZENIT Staff

Pope Leo XIV assumes his role as Bishop of Rome for the second time and will ordain new priests for his diocese

The authorization, granted on March 7, clears the way for the ordination of eight future priests and seven permanent deacons who have completed the required stages of formation and examination under the diocesan commissions responsible for evaluating candidates for sacred orders

Cardinal of Iran arrives at the Vatican and meets with Pope Leo XIV after the bombing of the country and days without news of him

The Vatican has also recalled the Holy See’s diplomatic representative in Iran, the Indian priest Sebastian Febin, who had been serving as chargé d’affaires of the Apostolic Nunciature in the absence of a nuncio

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Brazilian Catholic priest takes Volkswagen to court for modern slavery

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Finland: Priests travel long distances to accompany the growing Catholic community

Catholic nuns imprisoned by Hindu nationalists in India are released

Biological men in women’s sports have taken nearly 2,000 gold medals from women, according to a study