Pakistan: In the face of persecution, Christian schools promote religious tolerance

Aug 14, 2023 13:29

ZENIT Staff

Education in Pakistan. Photo: United Nations Office for Project Services

Local Church•Persecuted Christians

Archbishops demand West lift sanctions crippling Christian community

Archbishop Jacques Mourad of Homs, west Syria, said that the embargo imposed by western nations negatively impacts the general population and Christians in particular, while having no effect on the government, its intended target.

Jul 27, 2023 15:27

ZENIT Staff

Local Church•Persecuted Christians

Sudan: Christians facing choice between fleeing and hardship

Father Naranjo said that most Catholic missionaries have opted to stay and support their faithful, adding that many lay Christians have fled to safer regions – including the South Sudanese, comprising most of Sudan’s Catholic population, who have returned to South Sudan in droves.

Jul 26, 2023 02:55

ZENIT Staff

Local Church•Persecuted Christians

Burundi: Church promoting peace to prevent another genocide

Mr François-Marsal said that Burundian President Évariste Ndayishimiye acknowledged the “major role” the Vatican had played “in the peace process and reconciliation of the Burundian people, and these efforts have borne the fruits of a fragile peace”.

Jul 26, 2023 02:51

ZENIT Staff

Local Church•Persecuted Christians

India: 357 churches set on fire with the support of the authorities

The vicious persecution in India’s Manipur state – where hundreds of churches have been destroyed – has entered a new stage as a video showing women being paraded naked went viral.

Jul 21, 2023 00:04

ZENIT Staff

Church and World•Local Church•Persecuted Christians

Leader of Iraqi Catholics Leaves Baghdad after Government’s Harassment: Vatican Intervenes

The patriarch of the Iraqi Catholic community has moved to Kurdistan. The diplomatic representation of the Vatican was called by the president of the republic.

Jul 18, 2023 02:12

ZENIT Staff

During the audience, he delivered the fifteenth reflection on joy as a fruit of the Holy Spirit

Joy explained by the Pope as a fruit of the Holy Spirit

Pope’s General Audience, November 27, 2024 on Joy as Fruit of the Holy Spirit

he clarified that the document is not “strictly normative” and will require thoughtful interpretation and application over time.

Pope Francis determines that final synod document on synodality is papal magisterium

Drawing from “Amoris Laetitia”, he reiterated that not every doctrinal or moral debate requires magisterial intervention. Local churches are encouraged to explore “inculturated solutions” that honor traditions while addressing unique challenges.

Pakistan: In the face of persecution, Christian schools promote religious tolerance

Indian bishop calls for end to violence against Catholics in India

Israeli President meets with Christian leaders, amid growing anti-Christian persecution

USA: House members condemn prosecution of Finnish politician on trial again for Bible tweet

Holy Land: Boosting pastoral work despite growing anti-Christian discrimination

Martha, the Young African Girl Who Gave Her Testimony Before the Pope: She Fled Her Village Because of Terrorism, but Has Kept Her Faith

Israeli Journalist Dresses as a Franciscan and Makes Visible Jews’ Discrimination Against Catholics

Archbishops demand West lift sanctions crippling Christian community

Sudan: Christians facing choice between fleeing and hardship

Burundi: Church promoting peace to prevent another genocide

India: 357 churches set on fire with the support of the authorities

Leader of Iraqi Catholics Leaves Baghdad after Government’s Harassment: Vatican Intervenes