New Report Shows Increase in Persecution Against Christians in China

Nov 03, 2024 07:17

Rafael Llanes

The Chinese Government allows the Catholic Church a limited existence. Photo: Acontecer Cristiano

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Bishop Bosco Puthur, warns of impending “canonical actions” against priests and laity resisting recent mandates on worship practices

the Missionaries of Charity convent in Bas Delmas, Port-au-Prince, Haiti

Holy Land•Testimonies

[PHOTO GALLERY] this is how Our Lady of Palestine was celebrated in the Holy Land

In the face of adversity, over 2,000 Christians came together at the Shrine of Our Lady Queen of Palestine in a spirit of devotion and prayer. Among the assembly were clergy, religious men and women, Seimnarists, Knights and Dames of the Holy Sepulcher, the Knights of Malta, students from the Christian schools of Jerusalem, and faithful from various parishes of the diocese

Oct 30, 2024 18:51

ZENIT Staff

Persecuted Christians

Priest kidnapped in Nigeria after saving two seminarians

Kidnapping for ransom has become an industry in Nigeria, and priests are often targeted.

Oct 30, 2024 18:46

ZENIT Staff

Persecuted Christians

Mali: Jihadist group demands payments for freely practicing Christianity

Confidential sources contacted by ACN speak of a worsening of the discrimination against Christian communities in two villages in the Mopti region, Mali.

Oct 30, 2024 18:05

Maria Lozano

Local Church

USA: use of cell phones in confessional forbidden

Lincoln Diocese Bans Smartphones in Confessionals to Protect Privacy and Reverence

Oct 29, 2024 19:18

ZENIT Staff

Local Church•Testimonies

Lebanon: nuns who took in Muslims and Christians fleeing bombings

In northern Beqaa, the convent of the Sisters of Our Lady of Good Help has been transformed into a refuge for more than 800 people fleeing the bombing. The fifteen sisters from the Melkite Greek Catholic Church are welcoming hundreds of internally displaced people there, mostly Muslims, offering them not just shelter but also comfort and support.

Oct 29, 2024 15:42

ZENIT Staff

For the first time, a pope (Leo XIV) will receive the U.S. Medal of Freedom: here’s what you need to know

Organizers have been explicit about this broader interpretation. For them, honoring the pope is not only about recognizing an individual, but about narrating a longer story—one that includes multiple faith traditions and acknowledges the complex path through which religious liberty became a foundational principle in the United States

A Phone Call in Times of War: Pope Leo XIV Answers a Call from the President of Palestine

According to the Holy See Press Office, the exchange was explicitly diplomatic. The Pope reiterated the Holy See’s long-standing position: peace must be pursued through political negotiation and diplomacy, anchored in full respect for international law

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New Report Shows Increase in Persecution Against Christians in China

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[PHOTO GALLERY] this is how Our Lady of Palestine was celebrated in the Holy Land

Priest kidnapped in Nigeria after saving two seminarians

Mali: Jihadist group demands payments for freely practicing Christianity

USA: use of cell phones in confessional forbidden

Lebanon: nuns who took in Muslims and Christians fleeing bombings