What is known about the Colombian priest who was stabbed to death in Italy at the end of 2025?

Jan 03, 2026 19:39

Valentina di Giorgio

Rodrigo Grajales Gaviria, a 45-year-old Colombian priest serving the local Church

Pope Francis•Pope Leo XIV

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.

Dec 30, 2025 09:29

Jorge Enrique Mújica

Local Church

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

The exemption extends even to people with legal documentation who, nevertheless, feel vulnerable due to their ethnic origin or the general climate of intimidation.

Dec 29, 2025 17:22

Tim Daniels

Pope Leo XIV

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

Dec 29, 2025 16:03

Jorge Enrique Mújica

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

Pope Leo XIV Speaks Again About Trump and the War (and It Is Announced That the Pope Will Carry the Cross Throughout the Stations of the Cross on Good Friday)

Referring indirectly to geopolitical developments, including statements by Donald Trump about ending ongoing conflicts, Leo expressed cautious hope that political leaders might be seeking “a way out” of violence

Pope Leo XIV Reverses Another Decision of Pope Francis: World Children’s Day Cancelled in Rome

All initiatives aimed at children’s ministry may be celebrated, at the discretion of the Bishops, at the diocesan or parish level.

What is known about the Colombian priest who was stabbed to death in Italy at the end of 2025?

The Jewish state of Israel bans Caritas, the charitable arm of the Church (and more than 20 humanitarian organizations), from Gaza

Questions about liturgy: Bows and Genuflections

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