ZENIT- The World seen from Perspective of Rome

This outlet provides information on the activities of the Pope, interviews with men and women from the Catholic Church, international news and current social, political and religious topics that are under debate. Many professionals and volunteers that work for ZENIT also work for the church or their work is closely related to the church.
The article that I read today was essentially a summary of the U.S. State Department 2008 Country Reports on Human Rights Practice published on February 25th. It highlighted different countries and areas of concern that were mentioned in the report. The article opened with the news that the International Criminal Court issued an arrest warrant for Sudanese President Omar Hassan al-Bashir. The leader of Sudan is accused of being responsible for the murder of tens of thousands of people in the Dafur region during the recent conflicts.
This article contained a separate section at the end that discussed religious rights in the world, or lack there of. This section, along with the fact that the writer of this article is Father John Flynn, could be considered the distinguishing characteristics of news distributed from ZENIT. Choosing to include religious discrimination, and the persecution of Christians may not have been the same choice made by other news outlets.
ZENIT has a defined intended audience and while the news seems varied, current, and valuable, it certainly has a focus- the social and political issues in relation to the Catholic Church.