Two out of three people suffer violations of their religious freedom, according to a new report by Aid to the Church in Need

Oct 21, 2025 15:45

ZENIT Staff

Wars and religious-based violence have triggered a silent displacement crisis. Photo: Ismael Martínez Sánchez / ACN

Persecuted Christians

The genocide against Christians in Congo and Nigeria: the evidence that no one talks about

Wave of Anti-Christian Violence Sweeps Central Africa and Nigeria Amid Fears of Systematic Persecution

Sep 30, 2025 17:38

Elizabeth Owens

Holy Land•Persecuted Christians

Christian leaders in the Holy Land condemn Israeli local government threat to confiscate Armenian church property

We further join the Armenian Patriarchate in calling upon the offices of the Prime Minister and the Foreign Minister to intervene by urging the competent authorities to suspend the current legal proceedings and to ensure that any further deliberations on this matter are referred to the appropriate venues

Sep 29, 2025 11:52

ZENIT Staff

Local Church•Persecuted Christians

Image of Christ scourged, destroyed by Jewish extremist, reinstalled in Jerusalem

The restoration, entrusted to the Spanish restorer Pedro Escudero, was a work of patience and skill. For two months, day after day, Escudero rebuilt the missing parts, strengthened the broken legs and brought back the brightness of the original colors, up to the final varnishing

Sep 26, 2025 19:01

ZENIT Staff

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

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

Lebanon Turns to the Pope: Lebanese President Visits Leo XIV Amid the Israeli Siege

On Thursday, August 20, Pope Leo XIV received Aoun at the Apostolic Palace for a private meeting lasting around half an hour. The Lebanese president then held talks with Cardinal Pietro Parolin, the Vatican Secretary of State, and Archbishop Paul Richard Gallagher, the Holy See’s secretary for relations with states and international organizations

What should the music be like during Mass (or in the liturgy in general)? Leo XIV provides the answer

Pope’s General Audience, August 19, 2026, on Sacred Music

Two out of three people suffer violations of their religious freedom, according to a new report by Aid to the Church in Need

Ted Cruz Confronts Nigeria Over Christian Killings, Igniting Diplomatic Tensions

Violence at the Washington Cathedral: The Foiled Attack That Exposed America’s Deepening Tensions

Rome to host official launch of Religious Freedom Report 2025

Tehran: Confessions, torture and prison. New sentences for Christian converts

Pope Leo XIV receives documented report on religious persecution in Nicaragua

86 Senators Demand Action as Anti-Christian Attacks Surge in France

The genocide against Christians in Congo and Nigeria: the evidence that no one talks about

Christian leaders in the Holy Land condemn Israeli local government threat to confiscate Armenian church property

Image of Christ scourged, destroyed by Jewish extremist, reinstalled in Jerusalem

Nigerian Priest Abducted Amid Rising Wave of Clergy Kidnappings

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