Zenit: The world as seen from Rome

According to the Rossing Center for Education and Dialogue, 155 incidents targeting Christians and Christian institutions were documented in Israel and East Jerusalem during 2025, up significantly from 111 cases the previous year. These included physical assaults, vandalism, desecration of churches, verbal abuse and the increasingly reported phenomenon of clergy being spat upon in public The post Jews Denounce the Persecution of Christians by Radical Jews in the Holy Land: Facts, Figures, and Other Concerns appeared first on ZENIT - English.

Rather than a single narrative of inevitable decline or universal revival, today's Catholic Church presents a far more complex landscape—one in which signs of renewal and symptoms of crisis coexist, often separated by little more than a national border The post Decline, Resurgence, and Breaking Stereotypes: The State of Vocations and Priestly Ordinations in France, Germany, and Italy appeared first on ZENIT - English.

The publication's treatment has drawn particular attention because Donne Chiesa Mondo appears under the banner of L’Osservatore Romano, the Holy See's newspaper The post Does the Devil Exist? The Vatican newspaper unnecessarily suggests that he does not. A controversy in the middle of summer appeared first on ZENIT - English.

Technology can strengthen human relationships when it bridges distance or facilitates communication. But when it becomes a substitute for genuine human connection, something essential is lost The post Scottish bishops sell the Pontifical Scottish College in Rome appeared first on ZENIT - English.

Technology can strengthen human relationships when it bridges distance or facilitates communication. But when it becomes a substitute for genuine human connection, something essential is lost The post What happens when technology no longer assists religious life but begins to replace it? appeared first on ZENIT - English.