Nicaraguan dictatorship imposes taxes on Catholic Church donations

Aug 22, 2024 17:35

Elizabeth Owens

Alms In The Catholic Church. Photo: Hispandad Católica

the new settlement will total about 60 hectares (148 acres) and received preliminary approval along with four others in June

ACN’s support in the region has included basic necessities – food, clothing and shelter – and pastoral care.

The Vatican's disapproval echoes sentiments expressed by numerous Christian leaders and organizations worldwide.

Local Church•Persecuted Christians•Religious Freedom

Traditional Congregation Accused of “Brain Washing”: Superior Faces Prison

The MFND’s lawyer questioned the Constitutionality of the anti-sect laws and the dispositions against the “abuse of weakness.” The MFND has rejected the accusations, pointing out that the complainants have questionable antecedents and their testimonies are inconsistent.

Jul 18, 2024 06:38

Covadonga Asturias

Persecuted Christians

Nigeria: government inaction in the face of ongoing killings of Christians by Muslims

Survivors of massacres by extremists in Nigeria’s Middle Belt “have no trust” in their leaders as they face continued attacks on their farms and an increasing food shortage, Father Andrew Dewan, director of communications in Pankshin Diocese revealed.

Jul 16, 2024 18:28

Amy Balog

Local Church•Persecuted Christians

Vandal Decapitates Statue of Infant Jesus at New York Parish

Father Sean Suckiel of the Holy Family Church expressed his heartbreak and confusion to ABC-7 New York. «My heart is broken, and the question that keeps coming to mind is, why? This act was very deliberate, and it’s clear the statue wasn’t in his way. So, why do this?»

Jul 11, 2024 16:38

ZENIT Staff

Persecuted Christians

Nigeria: Catholic priest freed after two weeks in captivity

The parish priest of St Raymond’s Catholic Church, in Damba, Zamfara State, had been abducted from his presbytery in Sokoto Diocese, north-west Nigeria, in the early hours of Saturday, 22nd June.

Jul 10, 2024 16:21

John Pontifex

Holy Land•Persecuted Christians

Israel targets Catholic Church school in Gaza

Therefore, the Latin Patriarchate condemns «in the strongest terms the attacks against civilians or any belligerent action that does not ensure that civilians remain out of the combat zone.»

Jul 08, 2024 16:51

ZENIT Staff

“As King of Peace”: Leo XIV’s first homily (almost poetic and prayer-like) on Palm Sunday, delivered to a world at war

Homily by Pope Leo XIV on Palm Sunday 2026

Pope Meets with Israeli and Palestinian Women at the Vatican

Layla al-Sheik, a Palestinian mother who lost her son Qusay in the Second Intifada, and Elana Kaminka, mother of Yannai, an Israeli soldier killed on October 7, shared their memories with their children and future generations, urging them to build a better future.

Nicaraguan dictatorship imposes taxes on Catholic Church donations

Under shadow of Gaza, Israeli government backs settlers expropriating Christian land

Nigeria: Christians brace for more attacks after new killing

Preserving Christianity in Iraq 10 years after Daesh invasion

Pakistan: young Christian widow beaten in the countryside by Muslims after accusing her of blasphemy

One week after Paris 2024 opening ceremony, Vatican issues communiqué

Attacks on Christians increasing in Israel

Traditional Congregation Accused of “Brain Washing”: Superior Faces Prison

Nigeria: government inaction in the face of ongoing killings of Christians by Muslims

Vandal Decapitates Statue of Infant Jesus at New York Parish

Nigeria: Catholic priest freed after two weeks in captivity

Israel targets Catholic Church school in Gaza