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Pope Leo XIV Named Treccani’s Person of the Year: A Pontificate of Subtle Strength and Measured Influence
Posted on 12/29/2025 17:03 PM (ZENIT – English)
By exercising quiet leadership, prioritizing pastoral care, and resisting the pressures to adopt extremes, he has positioned the Catholic Church as a thoughtful actor in global discussions on justice, peace, and human dignity
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The New (and free) John Paul II House Museum Opens in Rome
Posted on 12/29/2025 17:02 PM (ZENIT – English)
The museum preserves the tangible traces of John Paul II’s daily life and spiritual practices during his Roman sojourns. Visitors encounter his private study, filled with the tools of his work, and his bedroom, carefully maintained with original furnishings
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The Number of Israeli Citizens Identifying as Christian Is Growing. According to Government Data for 2025
Posted on 12/29/2025 16:59 PM (ZENIT – English)
Statistical experts estimate that by December 2025, there will be approximately 184,200 Christian citizens, representing 1.9% of the population, an 0.7% increase over the previous year.
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Putin bombs Ukraine on Christmas Day and Pope Leo XIV responds with humanitarian aid: photos of what he sent
Posted on 12/29/2025 16:57 PM (ZENIT – English)
Even before Christmas Eve, Pope Leo XIV had authorized financial assistance to several countries through the Apostolic Almonry and the Vatican’s diplomatic network, the nunciatures
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American missiles, persecuted Christians, and a country that cannot protect them: why did Trump bomb part of Nigeria?
Posted on 12/29/2025 16:55 PM (ZENIT – English)
The airstrikes, carried out in coordination with Abuja, targeted militant camps hidden in dense forest areas of Sokoto State, near the border with Niger
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Muslims set fire to Catholic Christmas tree in the West Bank
Posted on 12/24/2025 20:49 PM (ZENIT – English)
The message from the Christian community was unequivocal. Even if the tree were burned a hundred times, they said, it would be rebuilt a thousand times more
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Leo XIV, Putin’s rejection of the Christmas truce, and disappointment with the Democratic governor of Illinois
Posted on 12/24/2025 20:47 PM (ZENIT – English)
Speaking on the evening of December 23, Leo XIV returned repeatedly to a single theme that framed his reflections: the meaning of life, human dignity, and the possibility of peace—even if only for a day.
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Germans trust Leo XIV more than Islam: new survey results released
Posted on 12/24/2025 20:44 PM (ZENIT – English)
Data released from a representative Forsa poll indicate that 28 percent of Germans now say they place high or very high trust in the Pope
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Priestly vocations in England and Wales: data pointing to either stabilization or decline
Posted on 12/24/2025 20:40 PM (ZENIT – English)
In 2024, the Catholic dioceses of England and Wales, together with the Personal Ordinariate of Our Lady of Walsingham, recorded 22 priestly ordinations, two more than the previous year
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Trump administration bans “gender reassignment” surgeries on minors
Posted on 12/24/2025 20:37 PM (ZENIT – English)
At the center of the initiative is a shift in how federal health programs will define acceptable standards of care. HHS intends to make participation in Medicare and Medicaid contingent on hospitals refraining from providing sex-change-related treatments to minors. In practical terms, this condition would affect the vast majority of U.S. hospitals, given their dependence on public funding streams
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