Lebanon, Gaza and the Holy Land: Christians Caught Between War, Humanitarian Collapse and a Struggle for Religious Freedom

Jun 01, 2026 17:02

ZENIT Staff

disruption of a Catholic Marian celebration in the West Bank Photo: InfoVaticana

Holy Land•Persecuted Christians•Priests

Israel expels (from Palestine!) a young Catholic priest: the most influential figure in Palestine’s Christian community

Father Salman’s influence among Palestinian youth helps explain why his removal has resonated so deeply

May 12, 2026 17:55

ZENIT Staff

Analysis Opinion•Local Church•Persecuted Christians

128,750 Christians in Nigeria killed over 17 years: the $10 million cover-up of the genocide in Nigeria

Tinubu’s administration has launched a $10 million lobbying front to silence human rights accountability in the U.S. and whitewash the genocide of Nigerian Christians. This isn’t just spin — it’s a calculated effort to rewrite history while innocent lives are increasingly at risk

May 11, 2026 17:24

ZENIT Staff

Holy Land•Justice and Peace•Persecuted Christians•Virgin Mary

A cigarette in the mouth of a statue of the Virgin Mary: the controversial act of an Israeli soldier in Lebanon

For many Christians in the region, the cumulative effect of these incidents is generating growing anxiety about their already precarious future in the Middle East

May 07, 2026 12:19

ZENIT Staff

Persecuted Christians

Islamists reduce historic church to rubble in northern Mozambique

The attack on the parish of St Louis de Montfort did not inflict any casualties on the missionaries but generated widespread panic among the Christian population.

May 05, 2026 19:49

ZENIT Staff

Persecuted Christians

Gunmen Abduct Christian Schoolgirls, Kill 1 in Nigeria

This incident is part of a pattern of ambushes along the Akwando–Kachia road. Since January, at least seven separate attacks have been recorded on this route, targeting commercial vehicles, private transport, and motorcycles

May 04, 2026 17:29

ZENIT Staff

Here Is How the Morning of the First Day of the Pope’s Consistory with Cardinals Unfolded. Everything You Need to Know: Topics Discussed, Debates, Contributions, and Initial Proposals

All groups emphasized the need for the Church to present itself as a Mother — a welcoming place (including through the restructuring of parishes) capable of acknowledging its own errors and transforming suffering into an opportunity for growth.

3 Criteria for Discernment in a Consistory Based on the Common Good of the Church: Leo XIV’s Guidelines to the Cardinals

The Pope’s Homily on the Occasion of the Opening Mass of the Extraordinary Consistory with the Cardinals

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Lebanon, Gaza and the Holy Land: Christians Caught Between War, Humanitarian Collapse and a Struggle for Religious Freedom

The Grammar of Hate: An Interview with Bishop Rafic Nahra, Auxiliary Bishop of Jerusalem, on the Situation in the Holy Land

Another attack on Christian symbols in Jerusalem: Jews spit on an image of the Virgin Mary

Nigeria: Fulani Militias Kill 19 Christians in Plateau Attacks

Nigeria: Priest Released After Three Months in Captivity

Gay couple breaks into 29 churches in France: here’s how they were apprehended and the sentence handed down by the police

Over 100 dead, 98,000 displaced, 217 churches destroyed in the diocese of Wukari

Israel expels (from Palestine!) a young Catholic priest: the most influential figure in Palestine’s Christian community

128,750 Christians in Nigeria killed over 17 years: the $10 million cover-up of the genocide in Nigeria

A cigarette in the mouth of a statue of the Virgin Mary: the controversial act of an Israeli soldier in Lebanon

Islamists reduce historic church to rubble in northern Mozambique

Gunmen Abduct Christian Schoolgirls, Kill 1 in Nigeria