Vocations grow in Burkina Faso despite terrorism

Jan 10, 2025 19:11

ZENIT Staff

the country has seen a growth in priestly vocations in recent years Photo: Aid to the Church in Need

On December 29, Suleman was brutally attacked and shot

The annual list proposed by Fides, as it has been for some time, does not refer only to missionaries and pastoral workers “ad gentes”

Many of these nuns are expected to seek refuge in Latin American

the Nicaraguan government’s persecution of the Catholic Church remains as severe as ever

Local Church•Persecuted Christians

Nigerian Priest Freed After Offering Himself as Captive, While Abductions of Clergy Surge in the Region

His release brings a moment of relief amid the tension gripping Nigeria’s Christian communities as clergy face growing threats of kidnapping across the country’s southern region. Just this week, new abductions were reported.

Nov 08, 2024 14:27

Elizabeth Owens

Persecuted Christians

#RedWednesday events in over 20 countries to raise awareness of Christian persecution

The international Catholic charity Aid to the Church in Need (ACN) is organising activities to commemorate Red Wednesday on 20 November in over than twenty countries. This annual event aims to shed light on the persecution faced by Christians worldwide and the fundamental right to religious freedom.

Nov 06, 2024 17:50

ZENIT Staff

Persecuted Christians

Burkina Faso: Priest calls for prayer after three new terrorist attacks

The Diocese of Fada N’Gourma has been shaken by new terrorist attacks in the parishes of Piéla and Saatenga, in the east of the country, causing many deaths and significant material destruction. These attacks form part of a pattern of terrorist violence which has been going on in the country since 2015.

Nov 05, 2024 13:16

ZENIT Staff

Persecuted Christians

Priest kidnapped in Nigeria after saving two seminarians

Kidnapping for ransom has become an industry in Nigeria, and priests are often targeted.

Oct 30, 2024 18:46

ZENIT Staff

Persecuted Christians

Mali: Jihadist group demands payments for freely practicing Christianity

Confidential sources contacted by ACN speak of a worsening of the discrimination against Christian communities in two villages in the Mopti region, Mali.

Oct 30, 2024 18:05

Maria Lozano

Vocations grow in Burkina Faso despite terrorism

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Nicaragua Intensifies Crackdown on Catholic Church, Blocking Priests from Administering Last Rites

Nigerian Priest Freed After Offering Himself as Captive, While Abductions of Clergy Surge in the Region

#RedWednesday events in over 20 countries to raise awareness of Christian persecution

Burkina Faso: Priest calls for prayer after three new terrorist attacks

Priest kidnapped in Nigeria after saving two seminarians

Mali: Jihadist group demands payments for freely practicing Christianity