Church bombed in Ukraine, everything destroyed, but image of Virgin Mary remains intact

Feb 27, 2024 01:45

Joachin Meisner Hertz

Since the beginning of Ash Wednesday, the city has been targeted by intense bombings Photo: rkc.org.ua

Local Church•Persecuted Christians

Burkina Faso: Islamist attack on Catholic church leaves 15 dead

Twelve of the victims were shot dead instantly, while three others died from their injuries in hospital

Feb 26, 2024 01:33

Amy Balog

Local Church•Persecuted Christians

Haiti: the wave of attacks against Catholics continues. 6 religious kidnapped

The members of the Congregation of the Brothers of the Sacred Heart and a teacher were kidnapped outside John XXIII School in Port-au-Prince city centre around 7am.

Feb 26, 2024 01:29

Amy Balog

Persecuted Christians

Call in India to Remove Christian Symbols from Faith-Run Catholic Schools

Moreover, Hindu groups promote the image of Christianity as a diabolical force that intends to destroy the native Hindu culture with the conversion of Hindus to Christianity.

Feb 26, 2024 01:13

Rafael Llanes

Church and World•Pope Francis

Pope Francis and Ukraine: from St. Peter’s Square he raises his voice to remind that the war has been raging for 2 years now

Since the start of the war in Ukraine, 315,000 Russian soldiers have been wounded or killed according to U.S. intelligence. In August 2023, The New York Times revealed that 70,000 Ukrainian soldiers have died and between 100,000 and 120,000 have been wounded

Feb 25, 2024 01:27

ZENIT Staff

Dicasteries•Pope Francis•Young People

5 years after Pope’s letter to young people, Vatican’s online campaign arrives

From February 25 to April 25, a 12-week social campaign to rediscover the importance of the Pope’s letter to young people and keep the World Youth Day experience alive.

Feb 24, 2024 00:45

ZENIT Staff

From Africa to Spain via Monaco: this is Leo XIV’s global travel schedule for 2026

The schedule outlines three distinct journeys: a ten-day pilgrimage across four African nations, a one-day visit to Monaco, and a six-day trip to Spain that will culminate in the Canary Islands. Together, they form a carefully calibrated map of priorities that blends history, diplomacy, evangelization and social concern.

Did Pope Leo XIV speak out against the Spanish party Vox, which is aligned with the Trump administration?

The episode underscores how quickly nuanced papal language can be refracted through national political debates—and how carefully episcopal conferences now feel compelled to guard the boundary between pastoral guidance and partisan interpretation

Church bombed in Ukraine, everything destroyed, but image of Virgin Mary remains intact

Fiducia Supplicans and the distinctions of Joseph Ratzinger

Mozambique: Famine, disease and thirst predicted due to Islamist terrorism

Russian Orthodox Church formally qualifies Fiducia Supplicans: departs from Christian moral teaching

After Pope’s letter that prevented schism in Germany, date announced for meeting between Rome and German bishops

Australian bishops’ president speaks out on abuse allegation against bishop emeritus of Broome

«Gender Apartheid»: the new concept promoted at the UN by radical feminism and LGBT+

Burkina Faso: Islamist attack on Catholic church leaves 15 dead

Haiti: the wave of attacks against Catholics continues. 6 religious kidnapped

Call in India to Remove Christian Symbols from Faith-Run Catholic Schools

Pope Francis and Ukraine: from St. Peter’s Square he raises his voice to remind that the war has been raging for 2 years now

5 years after Pope’s letter to young people, Vatican’s online campaign arrives