Pakistani human rights body calls for “swift and impartial justice” following mob killing of Christian man

Jun 16, 2024 18:32

ZENIT Staff

Photo: Aid to the Church in Need

Hana Bendcowsky, director of programs at the Rossing Center

Bishop Samson Shukardin, President of the Catholic Bishops’ Conference of Pakistan

Nurse Margaret Attah – who lost both legs and an eye in the atrocity and has been in a wheelchair since then

Local Church•Persecuted Christians

100 years since China’s consecration to Our Lady

Despite governmental constraints and surveillance, thousands of pilgrims are expected to flock to Sheshan Basilica, 22 miles outside of Shanghai to celebrate the event.

May 23, 2024 17:26

Amy Balog

Local Church•Persecuted Christians

Nigeria: another priest kidnapped

Just a few days earlier another Catholic priest had been kidnapped in Nigeria.

May 23, 2024 17:23

ZENIT Staff

Local Church•Persecuted Christians

Nigeria: fourth priest abducted in five months

In 2023, Nigeria topped the list of countries with cases of abducted priests and religious with 28 incidents in total, including three Sisters.

May 20, 2024 16:28

Amy Balog

Persecuted Christians•Testimonies

Gunmen attack Catholic school in Nigeria: priest saves students

Father Emmanuel Ogwuche, principal at Father Angus Frazer Memorial High School in Makurdi, promptly switched off all the lights in the building after hearing gunshots outside, preventing the terrorists from finding their way inside the school.

May 10, 2024 02:49

Amy Balog

Persecuted Christians

Catholic charity shines a light on Nigeria massacres in UK Parliament

The account, given by Daniel Beurthe of Aid to the Church in Need ACN (UK), the Catholic charity for persecuted Christians, was provided yesterday (23rd April) at a meeting hosted by the All-Party Parliamentary Group for Freedom of Religion or Belief in the House of Commons, Westminster.

May 01, 2024 00:11

John Newton

The Vatican Outlines the Next Steps in Implementing the Synodal Path for the Entire Church

Central to the meeting was the preparation for a gathering scheduled from June 23 to 25, 2026. This event will serve as a preparatory stage for the Continental Evaluation Assemblies planned for early 2028

Dates and Locations Announced for Mass Events with Pope Leo XIV in Spain

Pope Leo XIV will celebrate a great Prayer Vigil with young people and three great Masses during his Apostolic Journey to Spain. Registration forms are now open for participation in these first confirmed events on the Pope’s agenda. Registration can be done through the official website of the trip: conelpapa.es.

Pakistani human rights body calls for “swift and impartial justice” following mob killing of Christian man

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Pakistani police charge Christian brutally assaulted by Muslims with blasphemy

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100 years since China’s consecration to Our Lady

Nigeria: another priest kidnapped

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