According to The New York Times Pope Leo XIV Is Among The Most Stylish People So Far in 2025

Jul 24, 2025 21:24

Leo XIV wore not only the traditional white cassock but also the even "more traditional" red mozzetta. Photo: Guglielmo Mangiapane/REUTERS

Persecuted Christians

New Wave of Violence Against Christian Communities in Syria: Greek-Catholic Church Attacked and Bomb Plot Foiled at Maronite Church

These incidents come less than a month after the suicide bombing of the Orthodox Church of St. Elias in the Christian neighborhood of Dweil’a, Damascus

Jul 23, 2025 22:56

Maria Lozano

Holy Land•Justice and Peace

How many Christians remain in Gaza after nearly two years of war? These are the data

The numbers paint a picture both stark and sacred. Before the conflict escalated, over a thousand Christians — mostly Orthodox and Catholic — called Gaza home

Jul 23, 2025 22:53

ZENIT Staff

Religious Freedom

New York photographer wins freedom to express messages consistent with her beliefs on marriage

New York state law forces photographer and blogger Emilee Carpenter to create photographs and blogs celebrating same-sex weddings if she does so for weddings between one man and one woman. Penalties for violating the law include fines of up to $100,000, a revoked business license, and up to a year in jail.

Jul 23, 2025 22:51

ZENIT Staff

Local Church

Timothy Schmalz’s “Homeless Jesus” installed and blessed in Santiago de Compostela

The work, inspired by the Gospel of Saint Matthew, invites us to see Christ in the marginalized of our society.

Jul 23, 2025 22:48

ZENIT Staff

Holy Land•Justice and Peace

Ten Years After the Vatican’s Recognition of Palestine as a State, the UN Visits Catholic Parish in Gaza

On July 1, a United Nations delegation (specifically the United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs) visited the Holy Family parish, a Latin Rite Catholic church in Gaza, where hundreds of Catholic, Orthodox, and Muslim people are sheltered, displaced by the war.

Jul 23, 2025 20:19

Rafael Llanes

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According to The New York Times Pope Leo XIV Is Among The Most Stylish People So Far in 2025

Community Life: A Possible Solution to the Priestly Crisis

How clergy and religious grapple with chastity in the tech age

The world’s largest mural dedicated to a pope: Argentina unveils mural dedicated to Pope Francis

US Olympic Committee bans biological men who identify as women from competing against women in women’s sports

Ukraine’s ultimatum to Russian Orthodox Christians

After 51 days in captivity, 11 hostages, including a priest, are freed in Nigeria

New Wave of Violence Against Christian Communities in Syria: Greek-Catholic Church Attacked and Bomb Plot Foiled at Maronite Church

How many Christians remain in Gaza after nearly two years of war? These are the data

New York photographer wins freedom to express messages consistent with her beliefs on marriage

Timothy Schmalz’s “Homeless Jesus” installed and blessed in Santiago de Compostela

Ten Years After the Vatican’s Recognition of Palestine as a State, the UN Visits Catholic Parish in Gaza