Syria: in 14 years, the Christian presence has fallen by 84%: these are the numbers

Dec 13, 2025 19:15

the war has killed more than 520,000 people, displaced millions internally, and forced around seven million into exile. Photo: CIRL

Pope Leo XIV

Why is Christian archaeology important? Pope Leo XIV provides these answers

Address of the Pope to the professors and students of the Pontifical Institute of Christian Archaeology

Dec 11, 2025 17:49

ZENIT Staff

Pope Leo XIV

What you should know about Pope Leo XIV’s letter on Christian archaeology

The letter repeatedly emphasizes archaeology’s capacity to inspire hope. Modern technologies capable of recovering microscopic details or reconstructing damaged inscriptions remind scholars that even the most neglected materials can reveal unexpected depths

Dec 11, 2025 17:47

Jorge Enrique Mújica

Analysis Opinion•Local Church•Rome

Rome and the Church in the United States

The canard about the bishops’ alleged disunity and fractiousness is typically accompanied by other fairy tales

Dec 11, 2025 17:45

ZENIT Staff

Local Church

Notre Dame Cathedral in Paris surpasses the Louvre Museum in visitor numbers: here are the figures

Notre Dame is once again the beating heart of the city.

Dec 11, 2025 16:09

ZENIT Staff

Cardinals and Bishops•Local Church•Religious Freedom

This is how the Venezuelan dictatorship revoked the cardinal’s passport and prevented him from leaving the country

For now, Cardinal Porras remains in Caracas, deprived of his documents and unable to fulfill obligations abroad

Dec 11, 2025 16:04

Enrique Villegas

A simple, concrete, and timely meditation on work based on the nativity scene created by Leo XIV

Congratulations to the employees of the Roman Curia, the Governorate of Vatican City State, and the Vicariate of Rome, together with their families.

2 two fundamental aspects of the life of the Church: mission and communion explained by Leo XIV to the curia in a great speech

Address of the Pope to the Roman Curia on two fundamental aspects of the life of the Church: mission and communion, on the occasion of the annual Christmas greetings

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Syria: in 14 years, the Christian presence has fallen by 84%: these are the numbers

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American Catholics are in favor of the death penalty. This is according to a recently published survey

What about feminism? Mexico declares the use of Islamic veils in official document photos legal

Attendance record broken at Basilica of Guadalupe on December 12, 2025. President of Mexico speaks with the Pope

One year after his election, this is what polls say about Catholic support for Trump in the US and his immigration policy

Why is Christian archaeology important? Pope Leo XIV provides these answers

What you should know about Pope Leo XIV’s letter on Christian archaeology

Rome and the Church in the United States

Notre Dame Cathedral in Paris surpasses the Louvre Museum in visitor numbers: here are the figures

This is how the Venezuelan dictatorship revoked the cardinal’s passport and prevented him from leaving the country