UN Weighs In on Case of Catholic Bishop Who Disappeared Under the Nicaraguan Dictatorship

Jul 24, 2026 20:07

ZENIT Staff

Bishop Abelardo Mata Guevara Photo: Religion Digital

Persecuted Christians•Religious Freedom

The United Kingdom bars a Finnish lawmaker from entering the country after she posted a biblical quote opposing gender ideology

Her electronic travel authorisation, initially approved, was revoked shortly after Finland’s Supreme Court confirmed a conviction against her for “insulting a group” in a decades‑old pamphlet on marriage and sexuality

Jul 18, 2026 08:46

Elizabeth Owens

Persecuted Christians

Pakistan: 12 years on and still no justice for young couple burnt alive in a brick kiln

Reacting to the court’s ruling, Bishop Shukardin, President of the Catholic Bishops’ Conference of Pakistan, said: «Shahzad and his wife, Shama, who was pregnant, were thrown into the fire alive. In the end, what is the result of all these efforts towards justice?

Jul 16, 2026 06:59

John Pontifex

Analysis Opinion•Persecuted Christians

Report Confirms That Fulani Militias Are Responsible for Most of the Deaths in Nigeria: 36 Per Day

The report shows that terror-related violence killed 79,323 people from 2019 to September 2025. This equates to 36 people a day. More than 42,000 of those killed were civilians. Islamic Fulani accounted for 44% of the deaths — far more than the 12% that Boko Haram and ISWAP killed together

Jul 13, 2026 17:30

ZENIT Staff

Holy Land•Persecuted Christians

Jews Denounce the Persecution of Christians by Radical Jews in the Holy Land: Facts, Figures, and Other Concerns

According to the Rossing Center for Education and Dialogue, 155 incidents targeting Christians and Christian institutions were documented in Israel and East Jerusalem during 2025, up significantly from 111 cases the previous year. These included physical assaults, vandalism, desecration of churches, verbal abuse and the increasingly reported phenomenon of clergy being spat upon in public

Jul 07, 2026 16:25

ZENIT Staff

Local Church•Persecuted Christians•Religious Freedom

The United States Intervenes Following the Arrest of a Catholic Bishop by the Nicaraguan Dictatorship

Initial reports indicated that Mata was transferred to the Evaristo Vásquez Sánchez Police Complex in Managua, commonly known as “El Nuevo Chipote,” a detention center that has become synonymous with the imprisonment of political opponents. Although some sources later stated that he had been returned to his residence in Tisma, uncertainty soon emerged regarding his true situation

Jul 06, 2026 16:53

ZENIT Staff

Under the agreement with China, Leo XIV appoints a new bishop

Chang Yanfeng, 42, was ordained bishop today under the Sino-Holy See agreement to a diocese that has been without its own pastor for 20 years. Just three weeks ago, the new prelate had to publicly commit the local Church to a controversial law designed to eliminate minorities.

Leo XIV encourages religious to view community life as a source of inspiration and sanctification

Message from Leo XIV to the Conference of Major Superiors of Men’s Religious Orders in the United States

UN Weighs In on Case of Catholic Bishop Who Disappeared Under the Nicaraguan Dictatorship

Franciscans Ask Marco Rubio for Help in the Face of Persecution by Jewish Settlers Affecting Christians (and Others) in the Holy Land

The Christian Presence in the Holy Land Is Being Squeezed from Every Direction

Fulani Extremists Kill 25 Christians After Nigerian Army Ignores Early Warnings

Nicaragua: A Missing Bishop, a Report on Persecution of the Church, and a Dictator Who Announces There Will Be No More Elections

Indian Government Orders an Audit of Christian Properties

Gay man arrested for threatening to kill nuns and children at a Catholic school “just for fun”

The United Kingdom bars a Finnish lawmaker from entering the country after she posted a biblical quote opposing gender ideology

Pakistan: 12 years on and still no justice for young couple burnt alive in a brick kiln

Report Confirms That Fulani Militias Are Responsible for Most of the Deaths in Nigeria: 36 Per Day

Jews Denounce the Persecution of Christians by Radical Jews in the Holy Land: Facts, Figures, and Other Concerns

The United States Intervenes Following the Arrest of a Catholic Bishop by the Nicaraguan Dictatorship