The ministry of tourism launches an international campaign to promote the series Land of the Bible

Aug 30, 2025 21:35

ZENIT Staff

Land of the Bible, a 52-episode docu-travel series filmed in Israel

Holy Land•Justice and Peace•Local Church

President of U.S. Bishops Conference Calls for Special Collection for Humanitarian Relief and Pastoral Support in Gaza

The Holy Father continues to call for a cease fire and for aid to enter the territory, noting with great sorrow that ‘Gaza is starving,’” and encouraged the bishops to consider the special collection in their dioceses at their earliest opportunity.

Aug 20, 2025 22:19

ZENIT Staff

Holy Land•Justice and Peace•Persecuted Christians

Israeli government of Jerusalem municipality freezes bank accounts of Greek Orthodox Church

At the heart of the confrontation lies “Arnona,” Jerusalem’s property tax. For generations, churches had been shielded from such levies, a status quo respected by Ottoman, British, Jordanian, and Israeli authorities

Aug 20, 2025 21:57

ZENIT Staff

Holy Land•Local Church

The Association of Hebrew Catholics is born in the Holy Land: we tell you what it is and what it does

While the association will not establish parishes or administer sacraments — duties already handled by the Vicariate of St. James under the Latin Patriarchate — it intends to focus on cultural and spiritual formation

Aug 14, 2025 18:09

ZENIT Staff

Analysis Opinion•Holy Land

Reading the Bible After the Destruction of Gaza

The current Israeli Prime Minister, Benjamin Netanyahu, is heir to Ben-Gurion’s legacy in using the Bible to legitimize and further consolidate the Occupation.

Aug 12, 2025 07:39

ZENIT Staff

Cardinals and Bishops•Holy Land

Cardinal of Jerusalem Warns Against E-mail Fraud in His Name

In the past, the names of Bishops from Mexico, Argentina, Spain, and Italy have been used in such a fraud attempt. Added now with this case is one from the Middle East.

Aug 04, 2025 21:46

ZENIT Staff

Pope Leo XIV and his impressive and comprehensive reflection on our times, troubled by a growing number of tensions and conflicts

Address of the Pope to members of the Diplomatic Corps accredited to the Holy See for the presentation of New Year greetings

Cardinals will return to Rome for a new Consistory in June 2026 requested by Pope Leo XIV

The January gathering brought together 170 cardinals, both electors and non-electors, marking the first such assembly of Leo XIV’s pontificate. The June meeting, he explained, will not be an isolated event

The ministry of tourism launches an international campaign to promote the series Land of the Bible

Caritas Internationalis, the charitable arm of the Church, recalls that famine in Gaza violates the Genocide Convention

Vatican Secretary of State reiterates Holy See’s position on total invasion of Gaza

Despite the Israeli army’s full incursion into Gaza, priests and nuns will remain in the city as witnesses of charity

Joint Statement by the Greek Orthodox Patriarchate of Jerusalem and the Latin Patriarchate of Jerusalem in response to Israel’s full invasion of Gaza

Israeli government approves settlement of more Palestinian territory; bishops of the Holy Land oppose

Dozens of Orthodox rabbis speak out against settler violence and Gaza’s humanitarian crisis

President of U.S. Bishops Conference Calls for Special Collection for Humanitarian Relief and Pastoral Support in Gaza

Israeli government of Jerusalem municipality freezes bank accounts of Greek Orthodox Church

The Association of Hebrew Catholics is born in the Holy Land: we tell you what it is and what it does

Reading the Bible After the Destruction of Gaza

Cardinal of Jerusalem Warns Against E-mail Fraud in His Name