Nigeria: fourth priest abducted in five months

May 20, 2024 16:28

In 2023, Nigeria topped the list of countries with cases of abducted priests and religious Photo: Aid to the Church in Need

Holy Land•Persecuted Christians

Jerusalem: Israeli police assault clergy, evict residents of Armenian church land

Permits or court orders were NOT presented and they continued to protect and assist the representatives of Xana Gardens in their destruction of property. During attempts to stop the unlawful activity, several members of the police continued to state that they have come with permits without ever presenting them.

Apr 04, 2024 02:04

ZENIT Staff

Persecuted Christians

Canada: Government Refuses to Condemn Burning of Catholic Churches

Prime Minister Trudeau’s Liberals were quick to condemn vandalism against Islamic mosques, such as anti-Islam graffiti on the facade of the Cambridge Islamic Center on February 12.

Mar 21, 2024 23:28

Rafael Manuel Tovar

Justice and Peace•Local Church•Persecuted Christians

Archbishop demands government improve security after slaughter of Christians

The statement was issued by Archbishop Ndagoso after a visit to Adama Dutse – the village in his archdiocese where five children and six adults were shot dead by unknown gunmen four weeks ago.

Mar 21, 2024 00:02

Amy Balog

Persecuted Christians•Testimonies

Burkina Faso: ‘Faith has grown’ despite killings

Bishop Kientega underlined that, despite the difficulties and persecution, Christians have defied terrorists’ demands to embrace Islam.

Mar 17, 2024 23:46

Amy Balog

Justice and Peace•Persecuted Christians

Nearly 70,000 people flee Islamist horror in northern Mozambique

The population is particularly fleeing the violence of the jihadist fighters of the group «Ansar al-Sunna», also called «Ahlu Sunna Wal Jammah», which is linked to the Islamic State and also known as Shabaab

Mar 07, 2024 00:59

ZENIT Staff

Pope Leo XIV Reflects on Vatican Council II and Its Documents Thus Initiating a New Series of Catecheses

The Pope’s General Audience on January 7, 2026 was an introduction to a new series of catecheses on Vatican Council II and its Documents

Liturgy and the Roman Curia are left out as topics for Leo XIV’s first consistory: this was discussed

Time constraints required the assembly to select only two subjects from a list of four. Alongside the two chosen themes were liturgy and the apostolic constitution Praedicate Evangelium, which reformed the Roman Curia and its service to local Churches

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Nigeria: fourth priest abducted in five months

Gunmen attack Catholic school in Nigeria: priest saves students

Catholic charity shines a light on Nigeria massacres in UK Parliament

Burkina Faso: Catholic catechist kidnapped and subsequently murdered

Easter massacre: extremists kill 10 people, including a pregnant woman and her baby in the womb

Attacks Against Christians Increase in India So Far in 2024: These Are the Data

India: attacks against Christians on the rise

Jerusalem: Israeli police assault clergy, evict residents of Armenian church land

Canada: Government Refuses to Condemn Burning of Catholic Churches

Archbishop demands government improve security after slaughter of Christians

Burkina Faso: ‘Faith has grown’ despite killings

Nearly 70,000 people flee Islamist horror in northern Mozambique