Gaza: two dead, seven injured in latest attack on Church complex

Dec 18, 2023 23:46

John Newton

Samar Anton and her mother Nahida

Holy Land•Persecuted Christians

Gaza: more than 50 Christian homes bombed and 1 nuns’ school bombed

One of the buildings destroyed was the Rosary Sisters’ School. The school had 1,250 students, both Christian and Muslim, and was one of the largest institutions in Gaza educating poor communities.

Nov 18, 2023 22:19

ZENIT Staff

Holy Land•Local Church

Is the Holy Sepulcher Stone Exuding Blood and Oil? Franciscans of Jerusalem Respond

“There is no supernatural phenomenon that can attest to what is affirmed in the text attached to the video, and no Franciscan of the Custody of the Holy Land is implicated in this revelation.”

Nov 10, 2023 17:41

ZENIT Staff

Holy Land•Local Church

On Israel-Gaza conflict, Lebanese bishop reminds: the solution is two states

Maronite Archbishop Youssef Soueif of Tripoli Diocese in Lebanon, urged a just and lasting solution to bring peace to Israel and Palestine

Nov 07, 2023 23:43

ZENIT Staff

Holy Land•Local Church•Persecuted Christians

Situation in Israel and Gaza raises fears of migration wave also in Iraq

The settling of old scores would jeopardize social cohesion throughout the region. The situation in Syria is not resolved, nor is it in Iraq. Prior to 2002, Iraq was home to more than 1.2 million Christians, but persecution, violence and poverty led to a mass emigration of Christians and Archbishop Warda said about 150,000 now remained.

Nov 03, 2023 00:08

John Pontifex

Holy Land•Local Church•Testimonies

Bethlehem: how war, disease and economic crisis threaten Jesus’ homeland

Mr. Tabash, owner of a religious goods store in Bethlehem’s Manger Square, had hoped to finally pay off his debts and recover financially after the COVID-19 pandemic, but now faces a grim reality.

Oct 31, 2023 23:20

Maria Lozano

One in three Mexican bishops will be replaced by Pope Leo XIV between 2026 and 2027

The generational shift is also visible in the provenance of current appointments. As of the beginning of 2026, 52.5 percent of Mexico’s bishops and archbishops were appointed by Pope Francis, 27.6 percent by Benedict XVI, 17.2 percent by John Paul II, and just 2.6 percent by Leo XIV himself. That last figure is set to rise sharply

For the first time, a Pope will address the Spanish Parliament: it will be Leo XIV during his visit to Madrid in June 2026

According to converging confirmations from parliamentary and ecclesial sources, the Vatican and the Spanish Congress have agreed to convene a joint session of both chambers of the Cortes Generales so that the Pope may address deputies and senators gathered in the hemicycle

Gaza: two dead, seven injured in latest attack on Church complex

Gaza: how Israel killed Catholic mother and daughter and fired rocket at missionaries of charity. Pope raises his voice

Israeli army attacks Catholic parish of the Holy Family in Gaza

22 Christians killed in Gaza. Unexploded rocket found in parish church

Israel damages Gaza Catholic parish with airstrike

Jerusalem’s Armenian Neighbourhood Under Risk of Loss Due to Jews’ Harassment

Palestinians and Israelis tell Pope of their plight: «I have heard how they suffer from each other,» says Francis

Gaza: more than 50 Christian homes bombed and 1 nuns’ school bombed

Is the Holy Sepulcher Stone Exuding Blood and Oil? Franciscans of Jerusalem Respond

On Israel-Gaza conflict, Lebanese bishop reminds: the solution is two states

Situation in Israel and Gaza raises fears of migration wave also in Iraq

Bethlehem: how war, disease and economic crisis threaten Jesus’ homeland