Fires set by Jewish settlers threaten the town of Taybeh, the only completely Christian town in the world

Jul 11, 2025 17:58

ZENIT Staff

Taybeh, a Palestinian village in the West Bank, a few kilometers northeast of Jerusalem. Photo: Abouna.org

Holy Land•Justice and Peace

Caritas-Jerusalem Denounces Failure to Distribute Humanitarian Aid in Gaza

Anton Aafar explains the core of the problem: «We don’t just need a ceasefire, we need the opening of the corridors. They are all blocked now, so significant amounts of aid are not reaching Gaza.

Jun 13, 2025 14:06

Rafael Llanes

Holy Land•Justice and Peace

Jewish State of Israel Violates International Law: Begins Archaeological Excavations in Sovereign Palestinian Territory

In 2023, the Government announced an allocation of 8 million euros to restore the site, near Nablus in the occupied West Bank, and prepare it to receive Israeli visitors. By beginning excavations and construction on May 12, 2025, Israel is violating international law.

May 26, 2025 11:06

ZENIT Staff

Holy Land•Justice and Peace•Testimonies

The situation in Gaza as told by the parish priest of the only Catholic community in that martyrized land

For three months Gaza received no aid convoys, which meant that the parish had to ration the resources it has to feed the Christians within and some of the families that live nearby.

May 26, 2025 10:52

ZENIT Staff

Holy Land•Pope Francis

To whom did the Pope make the last phone call? It was on Saturday 19 and now we know to whom

“He loved us,” said Romanelli, “and the world must not forget the message he left: stop the war, open the roads to peace.”

Apr 23, 2025 07:50

Valentina di Giorgio

Holy Land•Persecuted Christians•Religious Freedom

Jewish persecution of Christians in the Holy Land on the rise, research reveals

In 2024, a total of 111 incidents targeting Christians were recorded, ranging from verbal harassment to physical assaults on clergy and vandalism of churches and holy sites. Thirty-five of these attacks were directed specifically at religious properties—sacred spaces turned into symbols of vulnerability

Apr 08, 2025 15:18

ZENIT Staff

Pope Leo XIV calls the liturgy the “driving force of evangelization” and urges priests to respect liturgical texts and norms

The Pope’s General Audience, May 27, 2026, on Tradition and Reform in the Liturgy

Pope Leo XIV receives Spain’s atheist president amid a political crisis in the country he is about to visit

The approximately 45-minute private audience between Sánchez and the Pope unfolded against a turbulent domestic backdrop. On the same day, Spanish political debate was dominated by developments involving investigations linked to the Socialist Party and the legal scrutiny surrounding former Prime Minister José Luis Rodríguez Zapatero

Fires set by Jewish settlers threaten the town of Taybeh, the only completely Christian town in the world

Taybeh, the last fully Christian city in the West Bank, is facing increasing pressure from encroaching Jewish settlers

Gaza parish priest: Gaza is a ‘cage’ where bombs kill (also) hope. The need for a truce

Food as a weapon of war: Caritas Denounces Weaponization of Food on Gaza

Pope Leo XIV publicly notes deterioration of international and humanitarian law

Pope confirms new Custos of the Catholic Church for the Holy Places in the Holy Land

This Is The New Pentecost Room at Notre Dame of Jerusalem Entrusted to the Legionaries of Christ

Caritas-Jerusalem Denounces Failure to Distribute Humanitarian Aid in Gaza

Jewish State of Israel Violates International Law: Begins Archaeological Excavations in Sovereign Palestinian Territory

The situation in Gaza as told by the parish priest of the only Catholic community in that martyrized land

To whom did the Pope make the last phone call? It was on Saturday 19 and now we know to whom

Jewish persecution of Christians in the Holy Land on the rise, research reveals