USA: VT snowboard coach favorably settles after being fired for stating biological fact

Mar 05, 2024 01:15

ZENIT Staff

David Bloch Photo: ADF Media

Holy Land•Local Church•Persecuted Christians

Holy Land: Christian crisis goes from bad to worse, discriminated against for wearing a cross in Jerusalem

Pressure is growing amid a financial catastrophe and deepening religious hatred. Many Christians in the West Bank and East Jerusalem face economic ruin, with a record unemployment rate of 72%.

Feb 20, 2024 00:41

ZENIT Staff

Persecuted Christians•Religious Freedom

Mozambique: clergy forced to flee, churches burned as violence escalates

In the latest episode of violence in an ongoing armed conflict, terrorists claiming allegiance with Daesh (ISIS) raided three communities in Cabo Delgado on 9th February, killing and kidnapping an unknown number of people and prompting hundreds to flee.

Feb 15, 2024 23:22

Amy Balog

Local Church•Persecuted Christians

Two orthodox Jews harass and spit on Catholic priest in Jerusalem

The Latin Patriarchate of Jerusalem issued a statement condemning the «shameful and unprovoked attack.» The police reportedly arrested the two assailants immediately after the incident

Feb 05, 2024 23:41

Elizabeth Owens

Local Church•Persecuted Christians

Turkey: Catholic church attacked during mass. There is one dead

Turkish Interior Minister Ali Yerlikaya has kept the population up to date through the social network X. He also warned that efforts were launched to capture the attackers.

Jan 28, 2024 23:46

Elizabeth Owens

Persecuted Christians

Nigeria: more than 400 people died in one state alone in 2023 due to anti-Christian persecution

Extremists murdered 414 people and injured, raped or kidnapped almost 100 more in Benue State last year, according to a report sent to Aid to the Church in Need (ACN) by Makurdi Diocese’s Foundation for Justice, Development and Peace.

Jan 25, 2024 23:40

Amy Balog

Cardinals will return to Rome for a new Consistory in June 2026 requested by Pope Leo XIV

The January gathering brought together 170 cardinals, both electors and non-electors, marking the first such assembly of Leo XIV’s pontificate. The June meeting, he explained, will not be an isolated event

“Pray with the Pope”: A renewed invitation to pray for his monthly prayer intentions

An invitation from the Holy Father to pray for the challenges facing humanity

USA: VT snowboard coach favorably settles after being fired for stating biological fact

USA: Youth ministry sues OR officials for stripping funding because of its faith

India: Hindu radicals humiliate nun and forcibly remove her from bus just for being Catholic

Burkina Faso: Islamist attack on Catholic church leaves 15 dead

Haiti: the wave of attacks against Catholics continues. 6 religious kidnapped

Call in India to Remove Christian Symbols from Faith-Run Catholic Schools

Pakistani Supreme Court calls Muslim government’s report on attacks on Christians garbage. Bishop values commitment

Holy Land: Christian crisis goes from bad to worse, discriminated against for wearing a cross in Jerusalem

Mozambique: clergy forced to flee, churches burned as violence escalates

Two orthodox Jews harass and spit on Catholic priest in Jerusalem

Turkey: Catholic church attacked during mass. There is one dead

Nigeria: more than 400 people died in one state alone in 2023 due to anti-Christian persecution