John Pontifex, Author at ZENIT

Articles By John Pontifex

The testimony of an Ethiopian bishop in a country divided by war

Bishop Thottamkara described priests and Sisters being abducted for ransom and having to abandon parishes including Shambu, Anger Guten and Kamashi.

May 25, 2023 14:20

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Local Church•Persecuted Christians

35 Christians were killed on Good Friday in Nigeria

Of those killed, local reports claimed the vast majority were women.

Apr 11, 2023 02:35

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Persecuted Christians

Priest: The world has abandoned our terrorised people

The priest’s comments come after attackers armed with improvised explosives struck on 15th January at a Protestant church in Kasindi, near the border with Uganda.

Jan 26, 2023 14:35

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Pope Francis

Chaldean Catholic Archbishop Welcomes Pope’s Planned Iraq Visit

‘Pope’s Visit Offers Us a Lifeline’

Dec 08, 2020 16:39

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Persecuted Christians

Pakistani Kidnapping Victim to Release Video

‘We are constantly receiving death threats – we are extremely scared’

Nov 24, 2020 01:18

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Charities and Volunteering

ACN Funds COVID-19 Oxygen Machine

Being Sent to Northern Iraq

Nov 13, 2020 17:26

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Religious Freedom

Charity Teams with Parents in Fight to Release Kidnapped Pakistani Girl

Victim of Forced Conversion to Islam

Oct 28, 2020 00:29

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Charities and Volunteering

ACN Pledges More Aid for Beirut

City Still city Reeling from Explosion

Sep 29, 2020 15:50

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Justice and Peace

Struggle for Justice Takes a Fresh Turn in Case of Kidnapped Pakistani Girl

Defendent Fails to Appear in court

Sep 28, 2020 16:28

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Justice and Peace

Christians in Beirut Defy Landgrabbers

Groups Try to Profit in Wake of Explosion

Aug 20, 2020 00:44

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Charities and Volunteering

Young Ministers of Mercy at Work in Beirut

Food, Clothes, and Medicine in Urgent Demand

Aug 11, 2020 00:19

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Charities and Volunteering

Beirut: Charity Offers Emergency Food Package

Witnesses Compare Explosion to an ‘Atomic Bomb’

Aug 06, 2020 00:35

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Pope Francis Clarifies in An Interview That He Spoke with Ukrainian President Zelensky and Describes the Tone of the Conversation

Pope reveals the central issue discussed between him and the President of Ukraine at the meeting in mid-May. He also says what he believes about the territories annexed by Russia.

Once Again the Pope’s Health: What Happened to Him as He Cancelled His Agenda?

On the morning of Friday, May 26, the Press Office of the Holy See reported that “Due to a feverish state, Pope Francis has not received an audience.”