US Embassy in Israel Takes a Stand Against Israeli Measure Hindering Visas for Christian Groups

Aug 04, 2025 18:03

Rafael Llanes

US Ambassador in Israel Photo: Mostafa Alkharouf - Agencia Anadolu

Good News•Holy Land

American Jewish association to fund repairs to Gaza’s only Catholic church

The aid will be distributed through the Archdiocese of New York and the Catholic Near East Welfare Association—longstanding partners in humanitarian relief

Aug 03, 2025 00:07

ZENIT Staff

Analysis Opinion•Church and World

Four countries are no longer predominantly Christian, according to new research. Which ones are they? Here are the facts

Uruguay’s case is especially striking. Once shaped by a strong Catholic presence, it became in 2020 the only country in the Americas where a majority of the population—52 percent—claimed no religious affiliation at all

Aug 03, 2025 00:03

Jorge Enrique Mújica

Persecuted Christians

Bloodshed in a Sanctuary: Congo’s Christians Face Terror Again

This is not the first time the ADF has targeted Christians. The group, which originated in Uganda in the 1990s with the goal of imposing a radical Islamic state, has pledged allegiance to the so-called Islamic State (ISIS) since 2019

Aug 02, 2025 23:57

ZENIT Staff

Pro Life•Young People

New study published by AP shows that support for abortion has declined by 7 percentage points

The findings challenge prevailing narratives often echoed in mainstream media—that abortion restrictions are deeply unpopular and out of step with public sentiment. Instead, the data suggests a more complex, and now shifting, moral landscape.

Aug 02, 2025 23:54

ZENIT Staff

Local Church•Persecuted Christians

Record year for fires targeting Catholic churches: justice system investigates new fire at iconic Parisian parish

The church, a spiritual refuge for locals and tourists alike, will now remain closed for an indefinite period. The doors that welcomed generations of worshippers will stay shut—no Masses, no confessions. Silence of a different kind will reign.

Aug 02, 2025 23:52

Covadonga Asturias

Trump attacks the Pope again, and Leo XIV responds once more: “If anyone wishes to criticize me, let them do so with the truth”

The controversy erupted anew during a televised phone interview in which Trump, speaking to conservative host Hugh Hewitt, suggested that the Pope’s priorities were misplaced and even dangerous

What does it mean that Jesus is preparing a place for us in heaven? Pope Leo XIV explains it

Address on the occasion of the Regina Coeli prayer on Sunday, April 3, 2026

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US Embassy in Israel Takes a Stand Against Israeli Measure Hindering Visas for Christian Groups

US Senate approves appointment of Catholic from same city as Pope Leo as new ambassador

An incident at a train station, national reckoning: the case of two Catholic nuns and Hindu discrimination against Christians

Veterans Deserve Care and Support, not Abortion, say U.S. Bishops’ President and Pro-Life Chairman

Fourteen Extraordinary and Surprising Facts Revealed by the 2025 Youth Jubilee

The encounter with the risen Christ that changes existence and illuminates affections, desires, and thoughts: Leo XIV’s homily to young people

Friendship, the call to goodness, and the ability to decide: 3 questions from young people answered by Pope Leo XIV

American Jewish association to fund repairs to Gaza’s only Catholic church

Four countries are no longer predominantly Christian, according to new research. Which ones are they? Here are the facts

Bloodshed in a Sanctuary: Congo’s Christians Face Terror Again

New study published by AP shows that support for abortion has declined by 7 percentage points

Record year for fires targeting Catholic churches: justice system investigates new fire at iconic Parisian parish