Sacred Spaces Under Strain: A Wave of Attacks Jolts Catholic Parishes on NY

Jan 15, 2026 17:09

The most disturbing episode occurred on Christmas Day 2025 at St. Sylvester Church Photo: YouTube Eyewitness News ABC7NY

Persecuted Christians

Freedom Before Christmas: Nigeria’s St. Mary’s Abductions End, but the Questions Remain

For the Catholic Church in Nigeria, the episode reopens painful questions about the safety of faith-based institutions and the pastoral care of traumatized communities. Bishops and clergy have repeatedly warned that schools and parishes are increasingly vulnerable, even as they continue to serve populations with few alternatives

Dec 23, 2025 15:30

Elizabeth Owens

Analysis Opinion•Local Church•Persecuted Christians

Syria: in 14 years, the Christian presence has fallen by 84%: these are the numbers

Overall, an estimated 300,000 to 400,000 Christians are still in Syria. Of those who remain, more than half are over the age of 50. The community’s age structure is inverted, with far fewer young people able or willing to stay

Dec 13, 2025 19:15

ZENIT Staff

Persecuted Christians•Religious Freedom

100 children kidnapped from Catholic school in Nigeria are freed… hostages remain

For the families of Papiri, the road to recovery is only beginning. Children who escaped or were freed have returned home carrying deep emotional scars, and educators warn that repeated attacks are discouraging school attendance across entire regions

Dec 10, 2025 18:04

ZENIT Staff

Persecuted Christians•Religious Freedom•Vatican Diplomacy

A Tested Church in a Tense Land: Beijing’s Recognition of a Detained Bishop Rekindles Debate Over the Vatican–China Deal

Whether the events of December ultimately strengthen trust or deepen mistrust within China’s Catholic circles will depend on what follows: the transparency of authorities regarding Bishop Zhang’s status

Dec 08, 2025 17:54

ZENIT Staff

Islam•Persecuted Christians

French government security office confirms that Christians in the country are being targeted by Islamism

The DGSI’s assessment is supported by a long record of public directives from jihadist leaders

Nov 29, 2025 22:39

ZENIT Staff

Photo Gallery: Leo XIV Now Has An Official Mosaic to Enrich St. Paul’s Basilica, and This Is How He Reacted When It Was Shown to Him

Just over eight months after the election of Pope Leo XIV, the Vatican Mosaic Workshop has completed the mosaic portrait for the Basilica of St. Paul Outside-the-Walls, at the request of the Archpriest of the Basilica, Cardinal James Michael Harvey.

How Jesus Christ transforms man’s relationship with God, according to Pope Leo XIV

Pope’s general audience, January 14, 2026, on the Dogmatic Constitution Dei Verbum on Divine Revelation

Sacred Spaces Under Strain: A Wave of Attacks Jolts Catholic Parishes on NY

Calculating the cost: 2026 begins with massacres of Christians in Nigeria. The figures behind a growing global crisis of persecution

53 Humanitarian Organizations Denounce «False Narratives» to Sabotage Those Saving Lives in Palestine

How many Catholic missionaries and pastoral workers were killed in 2025? Report reveals the figures

American missiles, persecuted Christians, and a country that cannot protect them: why did Trump bomb part of Nigeria?

Muslims set fire to Catholic Christmas tree in the West Bank

Nigeria: A decade of terror for Catholic priests

Freedom Before Christmas: Nigeria’s St. Mary’s Abductions End, but the Questions Remain

Syria: in 14 years, the Christian presence has fallen by 84%: these are the numbers

100 children kidnapped from Catholic school in Nigeria are freed… hostages remain

A Tested Church in a Tense Land: Beijing’s Recognition of a Detained Bishop Rekindles Debate Over the Vatican–China Deal

French government security office confirms that Christians in the country are being targeted by Islamism