Amid global tension, Israel appoints new ambassador to the Vatican

Aug 11, 2024 19:38

Yaron Sideman has been appointed as the new Ambassador to the Holy See, replacing Raphael Schutz. Photo: Holy Land Foundation

Founded around 340 CE by Saint Hilarion, the monastery is part of Tell Umm Amer

SUNY Cortland students Megan Rothmund (L) and Gabriella Delorenzo (R).

Around 12,000 pilgrims joined and listened to the Pope

The Government of East Timor allocated US$12 million to prepare for the Pontiff’s visit from September 9-11

The Cardinal also criticized the lack of proofs and clear testimonies in The Pillar’s report

Indonesia, the nation with the world’s largest Muslim population

Islam•Pope Francis

Pope to Afghan Muslims: «one cannot, in the name of God, encourage contempt for others, hatred and violence»

Speech of the Pope to representatives of the Association of the Afghan Community in Italy.

Aug 08, 2024 18:22

ZENIT Staff

General Audience•Pope Francis

How to conceive and give birth to Jesus? Pope Francis explains in catechesis

Pope’s General Audience, August 7, 2024 on «the Holy Spirit in the Incarnation of the Word».

Aug 08, 2024 18:19

ZENIT Staff

Good News•Justice and Peace•Pro Life

USA: Shareholders, members call on Costco, fellow retailers to resist politicized calls to sell dangerous chemical abortion drugs

Over $100 billion in assets under management represented in letters warning Costco, Walmart, Kroger, Albertsons, McKesson to avoid unnecessary politicization, legal and brand risk by offering mifepristone

Aug 08, 2024 18:15

ZENIT Staff

Good News•Local Church•Persecuted Christians•Religious Freedom

Preserving Christianity in Iraq 10 years after Daesh invasion

More than 120,000 Christians sought refuge in Iraq’s autonomous Kurdistan region after Daesh conquered Qaraqosh and other ancient Christian settlements in the Nineveh Plains on 6th August 2014.

Aug 08, 2024 18:13

Amy Balog

Persecuted Christians

Pakistan: young Christian widow beaten in the countryside by Muslims after accusing her of blasphemy

Saima Farhad Gill, a widow, living in a village, near Gojra, in the Punjab, was saved by police and placed in custody after being charged under Pakistan’s notorious blasphemy laws.

Aug 08, 2024 18:10

John Pontifex

Amid global tension, Israel appoints new ambassador to the Vatican

UNESCO puts Gaza’s ancient Christian monastery on ‘danger list’

USA: After ADF lawsuit, NY college student government revises unconstitutional policy, recognizes conservative student group

Pope explains the harm of preconceived ideas and presumption

Controversy in East Timor Over the Cost of the Papal Visit for Which the Pope Is Not to Blame

Cardinal Gerhard Mũller Rejects and Contests Accusations of Poor Financial Management and Denounces Defamatory Attacks

In Face of Pope Francis’ Forthcoming Visit to Indonesia, Islamic Extremists Target Churches for Attacks

Pope to Afghan Muslims: «one cannot, in the name of God, encourage contempt for others, hatred and violence»

How to conceive and give birth to Jesus? Pope Francis explains in catechesis

USA: Shareholders, members call on Costco, fellow retailers to resist politicized calls to sell dangerous chemical abortion drugs

Preserving Christianity in Iraq 10 years after Daesh invasion

Pakistan: young Christian widow beaten in the countryside by Muslims after accusing her of blasphemy