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New study shows high risk of mental health problems for women who have abortions

Tim Daniels

The study, based on over 1.2 million pregnancy outcomes in Quebec, found that women with no prior history of mental illness were 50 percent more likely to require psychiatric hospitalization after abortion than after giving birth

Despite the Israeli army’s full incursion into Gaza, priests and nuns will remain in the city as witnesses of charity

ZENIT Staff

Cardinal Pizzaballa and Greek Orthodox Theophilus III reject the prospect of «evacuation» in the face of the Israeli military operation already underway. “There can be no future based on imprisonment, the displacement of Palestinians, or revenge,” they say. The Sisters of Mother Teresa, who arrived in 1973 after the killing of the local parish priest, serve a community devastated by hunger and war. In Tel Aviv, the Hostages and Missing Families Forum is marking a “National Day of Struggle”.

Questions about liturgy: Incensing During the Liturgy of the Hours

ZENIT Staff

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.

The ministry of tourism launches an international campaign to promote the series Land of the Bible

ZENIT Staff

The Land of the Bible series, initiated by the Ministry of Tourism with an additional budget of NIS 3 million and broadcast slots on the evangelical Christian channel Daystar valued at USD 1.8 million, is already airing in more than 191 countries worldwide

England’s Cathedrals See Post-Pandemic Revival in Visitors, but Worship Attendance Tells a More Complex Story

Elizabeth Owens

According to the Church of England’s (anglicans) data team, more than 9.87 million people visited the country’s 42 cathedrals last year

The ministry of tourism launches an international campaign to promote the series Land of the Bible

ZENIT Staff

Turkish man arrested in the Netherlands as suspect in possible attack on Pope Francis

Valentina di Giorgio

Within hours, surveillance footage identified a man later confirmed as 46-year-old Turkish national Hasan Uzun. Cameras showed him lingering in the station, abandoning the suitcase, purchasing a new prepaid Italian SIM card with cash, and destroying his old one before boarding a train bound for Milan

Christianophobia, a Political and Media Taboo That Fuels Crimes Against Children in the United States

ZENIT Staff

On Wednesday, August 27, Christianophobia once again was the driving force behind a new terrorist attack targeting children in the United States.

Pope Leo XIV on the Mission of Evangelizers in the Church and the World Today

ZENIT Staff

Pope’s Address to the Members of the Saint Andrew Schools of Evangelization

Pope Leo XIV’s Advice for Political Life: The Speech Every Catholic Politician Should Read

ZENIT Staff

Pope’s address to a delegation of political personalities of France

Caritas Internationalis, the charitable arm of the Church, recalls that famine in Gaza violates the Genocide Convention

ZENIT Staff

Caritas Internationalis Statement on the Man-Made Famine and Assault on Gaza City

Vatican Secretary of State reiterates Holy See’s position on total invasion of Gaza

ZENIT Staff

Concerns for Christians on the ground remain acute. Parolin acknowledged that after Israeli authorities ordered evacuations, local Church leaders—including Orthodox Patriarch Theophilos III of Jerusalem—urged their communities to leave.

Guatemalan Parliament creates Bible Day… Local church considers it unnecessary!

Enrique Villegas

The law, passed on August 12 with 110 votes out of 160, was introduced through an “urgency” procedure normally reserved for crises of national relevance. Its stated purpose is to highlight the Bible’s role in fostering human dignity and promoting the spiritual, ethical, and cultural development of Guatemalan society. Educational, civic, and cultural activities are envisioned as part of the annual observance.

Patriarch of Constantinople makes setting a common date for Easter between Orthodox and Catholics conditional on a Council

Jorge Enrique Mújica

The Patriarch insisted that such dissonance cannot be resolved by committees or courtesy alone. “For the Orthodox, what was fixed by a council can only be altered by another council,” he said. Yet he also stressed that division must not deepen: “Our credibility as Christians depends on giving testimony to the Resurrection on the same day.”