The 50 Countries Where Christians Are Most Persecuted at Present: Communism and Islamism Head the Persecutions

Jan 17, 2024 23:34

Puertas Abiertas points out that in these 50 countries alone, some 317 million Christians suffer very high or extreme levels of persecution Photo: Outono.net

Local Church•Religious Freedom

USA: bishops release first report on religious freedom in the country

The report identifies a wide range of concerns, such as federal agencies misusing laws meant to aid pregnant women in order to promote abortion, threats to the safety of our Jewish and Muslim neighbors, and hostility toward ministries serving migrants and refugees, and suggests how individuals and communities can respond.

Jan 16, 2024 21:03

ZENIT Staff

Holy Land•Testimonies

Craftswoman in Jesus’ City: A Syndrome Deforms Basma’s Face, But She Creates Beauty with Her Hands

She is a young Christian Palestinian woman from Bethlehem. She suffers from a syndrome, a little known disease, which has deformed her face and body. But she creates beautiful object with her hands, which speak to us of Christmas, of Bethlehem, of the Holy Family, of the Child-God.

Jan 16, 2024 21:00

ZENIT Staff

Holy Land•Local Church

Lebanon: Maronite Catholic patriarch says Lebanese oppose war against Israel

For Card Beshara al-Rahi, the Lebanese do not want an escalation on the southern border, in the wake of the ongoing conflict in Gaza. Meanwhile, the United States and Europe are intensifying diplomatic efforts to prevent further violence. Blinken and Borrell warn about worse to come. Hackers attack Beirut airport with messages about Hezbollah and Iran.

Jan 16, 2024 17:56

ZENIT Staff

Pope Francis

Pope Francis Closes January 2024 Conferring Ministries to Laymen and Launching Year of Prayer

Two people will receive the ministry of Lectorate and nine the ministry of Catechist. They are lay faithful that intend to represent the People of God and they come from Brazil, Bolivia, Korea, Chad, Germany and the Antilles

Jan 15, 2024 18:21

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Holy Land•Local Church

China: Guidelines Instruct Religions How to Implement the New Patriotic Education Law

The key statute on domestic indoctrination is in force since January 1. Now religions are told how they should enforce it. We offer a full English translation of the Guidelines.

Jan 15, 2024 18:17

ZENIT Staff

Pope Francis reveals two attacks against him that ended with the death of perpetrators

Francis recounts the chilling intelligence received by the Vatican Gendarmerie upon his arrival in Baghdad. British intelligence had flagged two potential attacks: a young woman carrying explosives was reportedly heading to Mosul as a suicide bomber, while a van laden with explosives sped toward an undisclosed target.

Pope Francis welcomed a delegation of Methodist leaders to the Vatican

Pope Francis Emphasizes Unity and Shared Mission During Meeting with Methodists

Pope to World Methodist Council delegation

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The 50 Countries Where Christians Are Most Persecuted at Present: Communism and Islamism Head the Persecutions

Pope Francis Explains Lust and Two Contaminatiions It Produces

Pope Francis receives former president of Argentina at Vatican

[PHOTO GALLERY] Guatemala: the Te Deum of the new president in the metropolitan cathedral

Vatican nun among the 50 most influential women according to Forbes

This is what the first report on religious freedom in the U.S. prepared by the country’s Catholic bishops says

Australia: Legalising ‘Assisted Dying’ fails to reduce suicide rate

USA: bishops release first report on religious freedom in the country

Craftswoman in Jesus’ City: A Syndrome Deforms Basma’s Face, But She Creates Beauty with Her Hands

Lebanon: Maronite Catholic patriarch says Lebanese oppose war against Israel

Pope Francis Closes January 2024 Conferring Ministries to Laymen and Launching Year of Prayer

China: Guidelines Instruct Religions How to Implement the New Patriotic Education Law