John the Baptist: witness of light and joy

Syria and Lebanon: where nuns become Santa Claus for children at Christmas time

Amy Balog

Those receiving gifts this Christmas include the children of two widows, Farha and Nidaa, from the Lebanese village of Qaa on the Syrian border, whose husbands – the families’ sole breadwinners – were killed in a Daesh (ISIS) suicide attack in 2016.

Russia bans Knights of Columbus, Caritas and Greek Catholic Church in occupied Ukraine

ZENIT Staff

The Russian occupation authorities ordered to transfer the movable and immovable property and church lands to the management of the military-civilian occupation administration of the Zaporižja region. The Knights of Columbus are labeled as agents of the United States.

John the Baptist: witness of light and joy

ZENIT Staff

Commentary on the Gospel of Sunday, December 18, 2023. Third Sunday of Advent. “Gaudete Sunday”