Puerto Rico Redraws the Legal Map of Prenatal Life: every human being is considered a natural person

Dec 30, 2025 17:21

Enrique Villegas

a definition that now includes the human being conceived in the mother’s womb at any stage of pregnancy.

Jubilee 2025•Rome

The New (and free) John Paul II House Museum Opens in Rome

The museum preserves the tangible traces of John Paul II’s daily life and spiritual practices during his Roman sojourns. Visitors encounter his private study, filled with the tools of his work, and his bedroom, carefully maintained with original furnishings

Dec 29, 2025 16:02

ZENIT Staff

Holy Land

The Number of Israeli Citizens Identifying as Christian Is Growing. According to Government Data for 2025

Statistical experts estimate that by December 2025, there will be approximately 184,200 Christian citizens, representing 1.9% of the population, an 0.7% increase over the previous year.

Dec 29, 2025 15:59

ZENIT Staff

Justice and Peace•Pope Leo XIV

Putin bombs Ukraine on Christmas Day and Pope Leo XIV responds with humanitarian aid: photos of what he sent

Even before Christmas Eve, Pope Leo XIV had authorized financial assistance to several countries through the Apostolic Almonry and the Vatican’s diplomatic network, the nunciatures

Dec 29, 2025 15:57

Valentina di Giorgio

Analysis Opinion•Local Church•Persecuted Christians

American missiles, persecuted Christians, and a country that cannot protect them: why did Trump bomb part of Nigeria?

The airstrikes, carried out in coordination with Abuja, targeted militant camps hidden in dense forest areas of Sokoto State, near the border with Niger

Dec 29, 2025 15:55

Elizabeth Owens

Holy Land•Persecuted Christians

Muslims set fire to Catholic Christmas tree in the West Bank

The message from the Christian community was unequivocal. Even if the tree were burned a hundred times, they said, it would be rebuilt a thousand times more

Dec 24, 2025 19:49

ZENIT Staff

A «Box Office» Pope: Vatican Reveals Number of People That Attended Events with Leo XIV in 2025

Between Pope Francis and Pope Leo, the total number of people received was 3,176,620.

Pope Leo XIV Named Treccani’s Person of the Year: A Pontificate of Subtle Strength and Measured Influence

By exercising quiet leadership, prioritizing pastoral care, and resisting the pressures to adopt extremes, he has positioned the Catholic Church as a thoughtful actor in global discussions on justice, peace, and human dignity

Puerto Rico Redraws the Legal Map of Prenatal Life: every human being is considered a natural person

Parish closures: new data shows the decline of the Catholic Church in Germany, the most progressive… and “synodal”

Church containing relic of the crown of thorns desecrated and Eucharist stolen. What will the Church do?

How many Catholic missionaries and pastoral workers were killed in 2025? Report reveals the figures

A «Box Office» Pope: Vatican Reveals Number of People That Attended Events with Leo XIV in 2025

US Bishops Exempt from Sunday Mass Immigrants Fearing Arrest: Which Dioceses Are Included and Until What Date?

Pope Leo XIV Named Treccani’s Person of the Year: A Pontificate of Subtle Strength and Measured Influence

The New (and free) John Paul II House Museum Opens in Rome

The Number of Israeli Citizens Identifying as Christian Is Growing. According to Government Data for 2025

Putin bombs Ukraine on Christmas Day and Pope Leo XIV responds with humanitarian aid: photos of what he sent

American missiles, persecuted Christians, and a country that cannot protect them: why did Trump bomb part of Nigeria?

Muslims set fire to Catholic Christmas tree in the West Bank