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The Israeli human rights organisation B'Tselem, released new figures and testimonies revealing the extent of violence employed against Palestinians in Israeli prisons, which function as a network of torture camps The post New report shows systematic abuse in Israeli prisons appeared first on ZENIT - English.

The ban affected pastoral outreach scheduled for January 24 as part of the so-called Ecclesiological Year proclaimed by Bishop Sócrates René Sándigo, who governs both the dioceses of León and neighboring Chinandega The post Nicaraguan regime bans urban and rural “door-to-door” missions in the country’s dioceses appeared first on ZENIT - English.

Claire Brennan was convicted for staging an illegal protest and appealed the conviction, while David Hall admitted his guilt. Lawyer Christian Concern described the conviction as "an unprecedented development." The woman filed a motion to recuse the presiding judge of the County Court, Ciaran Moynagh, due to his extensive history of pro-abortion activism. The post Woman Accused of Harassment Simply for Praying Outside An Abortion Clinic appeared first on ZENIT - English.

Currently, there are 1,132 mission territories, which depend on the Dicastery for Evangelization of the Holy See, formerly the Propaganda Fide or Congregation for the Evangelization of Peoples. The post The Catholic Church’s Mission Territories Continue to Grow: Here Is the Data appeared first on ZENIT - English.

Cathedrals, in Catholic theology, are not museums with altars but living churches whose primary purpose is sacramental and pastoral. The current surge in attendance suggests that beauty and transcendence still exert a powerful pull in an increasingly secular society The post French government reports increase in visits to Catholic cathedrals: these are the most visited appeared first on ZENIT - English.