Attacks by Jewish settlers against our peaceful community must stop in Taybeh: note from Christian leaders in Holy Land

Jul 15, 2025 17:42

ZENIT Staff

note issued by the patriarchs of the Christian churches, including the Catholic Church Photo: Katolisch.de

Analysis Opinion•Persecuted Christians

Poland: half of the Catholic clergy have been attacked and/or assaulted in the last year

The findings are based on a CAWI (Computer-Assisted Web Interviewing) survey completed by 996 Catholic priests. Conducted by ISKK, the study offers one of the most detailed quantitative snapshots to date of aggression directed at clergy in Poland

Jul 14, 2025 12:05

ZENIT Staff

Analysis Opinion•Gender Ideology

International Trans Lobby gives up on SCOTUS cases

If in good faith they believed rights based on “gender identity” or “sexual orientation” exist, they nevertheless chose not to claim so before the U.S. Supreme Court, arguably the most powerful court in the world. The absence of such arguments suggests that global homosexual/transgender lobby groups and their backers in government and academia have opted for a strategic withdrawal from the U.S. Supreme Court as a venue to advance their agenda

Jul 14, 2025 12:03

ZENIT Staff

Liturgy and Divine Worship

Questions about liturgy: Kneeling at the Consecration

Answered by Legionary of Christ Father Edward McNamara, professor of liturgy and sacramental theology and director of the Sacerdos Institute at the Pontifical Regina Apostolorum university.

Jul 14, 2025 11:41

ZENIT Staff

Local Church

Philippine Bishops Sound Alarm on Online Gambling Crisis: “A New Virus Destroying Our People”

The moral gravity of the bishops’ appeal is unmistakable. It denounces the illusion of online betting as mere entertainment or a harmless pastime, insisting instead that it is «a sophisticated trap» engineered to ensnare vulnerable populations—especially the young and the poor

Jul 13, 2025 19:17

ZENIT Staff

Good News•Local Church

Paris’ Notre Dame Cathedral breaks visitation record and aims to become France’s most visited monument

If this rhythm continues, the cathedral could reach an astonishing 12 million visits by the end of the year, eclipsing not only its pre-2019 attendance figures, but also surpassing the Eiffel Tower to become the most visited monument in France

Jul 13, 2025 19:15

Covadonga Asturias

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

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

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Attacks by Jewish settlers against our peaceful community must stop in Taybeh: note from Christian leaders in Holy Land

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Poland: half of the Catholic clergy have been attacked and/or assaulted in the last year

International Trans Lobby gives up on SCOTUS cases

Questions about liturgy: Kneeling at the Consecration

Philippine Bishops Sound Alarm on Online Gambling Crisis: “A New Virus Destroying Our People”

Paris’ Notre Dame Cathedral breaks visitation record and aims to become France’s most visited monument