Leo XIV, China and attention to communities suffering for their faith

Sep 22, 2025 17:57

ZENIT Staff

Chinese flag in St. Peter's Square Photo: CNS photo/Paul Haring

Justice and Peace•Local Church

FBI admits staff dismissals due to investigations against Catholics in the Biden administration

Appearing before the Senate on September 16, Patel faced pointed questions from Missouri Senator Josh Hawley about how the bureau has handled the scandal and what it is doing to address the growing number of attacks on Catholic and Christian communities nationwide.

Sep 19, 2025 18:44

Tim Daniels

Persecuted Christians

Nigerian Priest Abducted Amid Rising Wave of Clergy Kidnappings

The abduction adds to a disturbing pattern that has placed religious leaders on the front lines of Nigeria’s worsening security crisis

Sep 19, 2025 18:41

ZENIT Staff

Holy Land•Justice and Peace•Pope Leo XIV

From Castel Gandolfo, Pope Leo XIV Calls for Peace Amid Gaza’s Agony and UN Genocide Allegations

Pope Leo XIV also addressed another crisis weighing on Europe: rising tensions between NATO and Russia

Sep 18, 2025 18:33

Jorge Enrique Mújica

Local Church•Persecuted Christians

Nigeria: Report shows that 100 churches are attacked every month and 32 Christians are killed every day in the country

The destruction is not the only marker of persecution. According to Intersociety’s August report, more than 7,000 Christians were killed across Nigeria in the first 220 days of 2025 alone — an average of thirty-two a day. Since the violence erupted in 2009, the death toll has climbed to 185,000, including some 125,000 Christians and 60,000 Muslims accused of being “liberal” or insufficiently radical

Sep 18, 2025 18:30

ZENIT Staff

Local Church

Germany: Dancing on Good Friday will remain illegal, according to the Constitutional Court

Germany’s Top Court Upholds Ban on Good Friday Dancing, Reaffirming Sacred Quiet in a Secular Age

Sep 18, 2025 08:36

Joachin Meisner Hertz

Pope Leo XIV to Equatorial Guinea: video captures the Holy Father’s travel coordinator visiting the country ahead of a papal trip

If Malabo’s walk-through on 9 February is any indication, the new pontificate intends to move early and visibly. For the Vatican, apostolic travel has never been mere movement; it is a pastoral act staged in public space

Health for all: a speech by Leo XIV on health and human life

Address of the Pope to participants in the Plenary Assembly of the Pontifical Academy for Life

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Leo XIV, China and attention to communities suffering for their faith

One cardinal, 11 bishops, and over a thousand priests launch initiative against genocide in Gaza

This Is What Leo XIV Has Said About Female Diaconate, the LGBT Community in the Church, and Sexual Abuse

Justice and its function: a reflection by Pope Leo XIV before judges from around the world on the occasion of the Jubilee

Jubilee, Hope, and Family: Three Reflections by the Pope on the Future of the Family

Bomb Threat at Córdoba’s Cathedral Sparks Debate Over Sacred Heritage and Security

This is what the Pope’s trip to Turkey, Lebanon, and Latin America would look like: more details and even dates are emerging

FBI admits staff dismissals due to investigations against Catholics in the Biden administration

Nigerian Priest Abducted Amid Rising Wave of Clergy Kidnappings

From Castel Gandolfo, Pope Leo XIV Calls for Peace Amid Gaza’s Agony and UN Genocide Allegations

Nigeria: Report shows that 100 churches are attacked every month and 32 Christians are killed every day in the country

Germany: Dancing on Good Friday will remain illegal, according to the Constitutional Court