Dutch Parliament says no to abortion as a human right

This is why Pope Leo XIV invites all Catholics to pray in October

ZENIT Staff

As the 60th anniversary of the conciliar document Nostra Aetate occurs during the month of October, the Pope dedicates his prayer intention to collaboration between different religious traditions. “May religions,” Pope Leo XIV says, “not be used as weapons or walls, but rather lived as bridges and prophecy.” At a time marked by conflicts, the Pope invites all believers to seek what unites, “to defend and promote peace, justice and human fraternity.”

The genocide against Christians in Congo and Nigeria: the evidence that no one talks about

Elizabeth Owens

Wave of Anti-Christian Violence Sweeps Central Africa and Nigeria Amid Fears of Systematic Persecution

Vatican Envoy at UN Warns Against Unilateral Moves on Jerusalem, Calls for Renewal of Global Institutions

Tim Daniels

“For the Holy See, the question of Jerusalem is fundamental,” Gallagher told the assembly. “A just solution, based on international resolutions, is essential for peace. Any unilateral decision that changes the special status of the city is morally and legally unacceptable.”

Dutch Parliament says no to abortion as a human right

Joachin Meisner Hertz

Opposition parties with Christian roots played a decisive role

Grandmother arrested for praying outside a clinic where babies are killed and carrying a sign

ZENIT Staff

Christian grandmother arrested a second time; criminally charged for holding a sign reading “Coercion is a crime, here to talk, only if you want” within 200m of a hospital. Rose Docherty, aged 75, left without chair for two hours in a police cell – despite having two hip replacements

Slovakia legally protects its Constitution against gender ideology: there are only two genders

Joachin Meisner Hertz

The reform goes beyond gender definitions. It bars the use of surrogates to carry children, codifies wage equality between men and women, and requires parental consent for any sexual education in schools

Christian leaders in the Holy Land condemn Israeli local government threat to confiscate Armenian church property

ZENIT Staff

We further join the Armenian Patriarchate in calling upon the offices of the Prime Minister and the Foreign Minister to intervene by urging the competent authorities to suspend the current legal proceedings and to ensure that any further deliberations on this matter are referred to the appropriate venues

Statement by Archbishop Gallagher at UN Security Council Debate on AI and International Peace and Security

ZENIT Staff

The Head of Delegation highlighted both the promise and the risks of AI, noting its potential to advance peace, development, and human rights, while warning of its misuse in military applications, particularly lethal autonomous weapon systems (LAWS).

Cardinal Cupich Divides the U.S. Episcopate by Persisting in Awarding a Pro-Abortionist Democratic Senator

Rafael Manuel Tovar

The Archdiocese will organize the tribute presided over by Cardinal Blase Cupich, Archbishop of Chicago and member of the Dicastery for Bishops in Rome. The ceremony recognizing Senator Durbin will take place at Saint Ignatius College Prep.

The Towers of Notre Dame Cathedral in Paris Reopen to the Public

Rafael Llanes

The exemplary cooperation between institutions, architects, and artisans gives the restoration all the majesty of the Cathedral’s western massif and recalls the historical page of art and faith that bears witness to the French devotion to the Virgin, Mother of Jesus Christ.

World’s Largest Statue Dedicated to the Virgin Mary Is Inaugurated in Brazil

Rafael Manuel Tovar

The first pieces crafted by sculptor Ranilson Viana arrived in Crato from the city of Petrolina, Pernambuco. The monument to Our Lady of Fatima, made up of several levels that will be assembled, rises 51 meters. The first pieces will be installed in October.