Names denied and properties demolished for Turkey’s Christians

Oct 15, 2026 17:24

ZENIT Staff

their buildings were demolished before the court could rule on the objections raised Photo: Asia News

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Pakistan: New Report Highlights Discrimination Against Religious Minorities

Christians and other minorities continue to face persecution in the country, including false accusations of blasphemy and violence against women.

Oct 02, 2026 12:32

ZENIT Staff

Persecuted Christians•Religious Freedom

Christian Educational Institutions in India Face Mounting Pressure

With the tacit backing of the Hindu-nationalist government of the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) in West Bengal, the focus of intimidation has expanded from rural prayer meetings to prestigious urban landmarks.

Sep 28, 2026 17:56

ZENIT Staff

Persecuted Christians

Nigeria: Gunmen Kill 11 Christians in Benue State

The attack began at about 6:12 p.m., according to police. Police Mobile Force personnel, tactical teams, and conventional officers engaged the attackers in a gun battle that lasted about seven hours before the assailants withdrew into surrounding forests, police said.

Sep 22, 2026 09:56

ZENIT Staff

Persecuted Christians

A Muslim father tries to burn his daughters alive for becoming Christians

Their father, Muhamud, had doused the house with petrol, then set it alight while the girls slept inside. He had told them he would act to fulfill Islamic law since they had rejected Islam when they converted to Christianity on Aug. 26.

Sep 21, 2026 20:00

ZENIT Staff

Persecuted Christians

Christian Teen Beaten for Protecting Women in Pakistan

Masih was rushed to the hospital and later referred to the District Headquarters (DHQ) Hospital due to the severity of his condition. An official medical certificate was issued confirming severe injuries across multiple parts of his body.

Sep 16, 2026 18:52

ZENIT Staff

3 days after his surgery, photos of the Pope were published, and that day saw the highest number of visitors and phone calls

Leo spoke with his older brother, Louis Prevost, 74, who is receiving treatment for multiple myeloma in Tampa, Florida. Louis later recounted that the Pope had asked whether he was afraid. He jokingly suggested that Leo should transfer to his hospital because of the quality of its care; the pontiff replied that he, too, was receiving excellent treatment in Rome.

Will the Pope Go to South America? Leo XIV Calls the Vatican’s No. 3 Official for an In-Person Meeting at the Hospital. Here’s the Latest on the Pope’s Health

Leo received respiratory physiotherapy and completed mobility exercises, beginning to walk around his hospital room and carrying out daily activities independently. He has also returned to his usual diet, eating both breakfast and lunch. According to his doctors, his recovery is following the expected course.

Names denied and properties demolished for Turkey’s Christians

Pakistani court orders reopening of case involving young Christian woman abducted, forced to convert, and married to a 30-year-old man

Pakistan: Bill to Reform the Christian Marriage Law Passes

Death Threat Against Mexican Bishop Exposes the Risks Facing Church Leaders Who Speak Out on Violence

Holy Land: In Taybeh, Christian olive farmers are being driven away from their trees while Jewish settlers steal their olive trees

Jewish settlers attack the olive trees belonging to Christians in the only entirely Christian village in the Holy Land. Leo XIV writes to the parish priest of Gaza

Two Christian women killed in yet another Israeli military airstrike on Gaza

Pakistan: New Report Highlights Discrimination Against Religious Minorities

Christian Educational Institutions in India Face Mounting Pressure

Nigeria: Gunmen Kill 11 Christians in Benue State

A Muslim father tries to burn his daughters alive for becoming Christians

Christian Teen Beaten for Protecting Women in Pakistan