Israeli Defense Forces close center for disabled children in Palestine

Mar 12, 2025 17:48

Founded in 1986, ABCD is dedicated to supporting the provision of holistic rehabilitation for children with disabilities across Palestine Photo: Yousef Mashharawi for Human Rights Watch

Holy Land•Interview

“Christians Are the Innocent Victims of the War Between Israel and Hezbollah”

Despite the extension until February 18 of the truce between Hezbollah and Israel, in Lebanon there is “indescribable devastation” and “the forecasts for the near future are not promising.” And Christians are the first victims of the conflict. The Everyday Compass has interviewed Father Abdo Raad, a Lebanese Melkite, to talk about all this.

Feb 10, 2025 15:32

ZENIT Staff

Holy Land•Justice and Peace

Sister Nabila: Trump’s (and Netanyahu’s) plan for Gaza is ‘unimaginable’

The Rosary Sisters nun who shared life with Gazans under Hamas rule as well as the suffering of war spoke to AsiaNews about the US president’s statement in favour of expelling Palestinians from Gaza to turn it into a “Riviera” of the Middle East. For her, Palestinians must be able to live on their own land; otherwise, it would be “like telling the American people to abandon their land”.

Feb 09, 2025 21:51

ZENIT Staff

Holy Land

Pilgrims in the Holy Land: a book to accompany the faith in the Jubilee Period

Details of the collaborating authors are below as well as a link to purchase the book on Amazon.

Feb 02, 2025 16:34

ZENIT Staff

Holy Land•Local Church

Syria: Muslim Jihadists Assure They Will Not Go Against Christians

Given the former relations with Al Qaeda and the Islamic State, there is mistrust of the leaders now governing Syria. After a meeting with some of them, Monsignor Audo concluded: “We were all present: Bishops, Priests and Religious. The meeting was very positive.”

Dec 17, 2024 07:43

Rafael Llanes

Holy Land•Justice and Peace•Religious Freedom

Israel frees two young Christian women arbitrarily detained by Jewish regime

Administrative detention, a practice widely criticized by human rights organizations, allows imprisonment without trial or charges, often for indefinite periods. Advocates argue it infringes on fundamental rights and disproportionately affects Palestinians.

Dec 13, 2024 13:50

ZENIT Staff

Leo XIV begins 2026 with a new papal staff: here is the meaning… and the photos

In a Church often scrutinized for its symbols, Leo XIV’s choice is neither ornamental nor nostalgic. It is a visual theology, compressed into metal and form, reminding both shepherd and faithful that the path forward passes through the wounds of history—but does not end there

Ordinary time, our baptism, and the memory of a gift received: a simple reflection by Leo XIV

Address on the occasion of the Angelus prayer on Sunday, January 11, 2026

Israeli Defense Forces close center for disabled children in Palestine

Syrian bishop on situation in the country: calls for presence of UN blue helmets against internal violence and Israeli attacks

Gaza’s population rejects Hamas’ continued rule of the strip, poll shows

New film documents 2000 year history of Christianity in Palestine

Israel: ‘Netanyahu against NGOs, deadly attack on Israeli society’

Christian Leaders Unite Against Jerusalem Municipality’s Move to Seize Armenian Patriarchate Properties

Israeli Jesuit David Neuhaus: the plan to remove Palestinians from Gaza feels like a kick in the stomach

“Christians Are the Innocent Victims of the War Between Israel and Hezbollah”

Sister Nabila: Trump’s (and Netanyahu’s) plan for Gaza is ‘unimaginable’

Pilgrims in the Holy Land: a book to accompany the faith in the Jubilee Period

Syria: Muslim Jihadists Assure They Will Not Go Against Christians

Israel frees two young Christian women arbitrarily detained by Jewish regime