Between Cross and Power: Persecution, Propaganda, and the Cost of Faith in Russian-Controlled Territories

Apr 21, 2026 08:48

A Christian blogger dies in a Russian prison after being convicted of offending Islam and denouncing Soviet crimes. Photo: Contando Estrelas

Gender Ideology•Persecuted Christians•Religious Freedom

Finland’s Supreme Court Split Ruling: Acquits MP on Bible Tweet, Convicts Her over 20-Year-Old Church Brochure

Commenting on the ruling, Paul Coleman, Executive Director of ADF International, which supported Räsänen’s legal defence, expressed concern over the “conviction for a simple church pamphlet published decades ago – before the law under which she has been convicted was even passed.”

Mar 26, 2026 18:03

ZENIT Staff

Holy Land•Persecuted Christians

Church authorities in the Holy Land denounce the seizure and encroachment on Christian properties by Jewish settlers

Speaking from Jerusalem, William Shomali has described a marked escalation in attacks against Christian communities in the West Bank, particularly in areas historically associated with a continuous Christian population

Mar 24, 2026 18:07

ZENIT Staff

Persecuted Christians

Pakistan: Demand for justice after Catholic man found hanged

The Christian community has refused the official account that Mr Marqas Masih committed suicide, and claim instead that he was murdered. Two men have been arrested.

Mar 22, 2026 18:14

John Pontifex

Persecuted Christians

34 anti-Christian hate crimes in Europe in February 2026 alone

A notable development in February 2026 was again the high number of arson-related attacks targeting churches and Christian sites, with eleven incidents recorded during the reporting period

Mar 19, 2026 10:14

ZENIT Staff

Holy Land•Justice and Peace•Persecuted Christians•Religious Freedom

The last historic Christian village in the Holy Land, threatened with annexation by the Jewish state of Israel

The risk is not only that Christians will leave, but that one day they will be remembered as having once been there

Mar 16, 2026 10:31

ZENIT Staff

Between Cross and Power: Persecution, Propaganda, and the Cost of Faith in Russian-Controlled Territories

Israeli soldier vandalizes a crucifix in Lebanon: Israel responds, and so do the polls

Pakistan: Truck Plows Into Catholic Procession on Easter Sunday

Nicaragua: A Holy Week with Many Restrictions, But More Faith from Local Catholics

A besieged Easter: Lebanon’s Christians between bombardment, blocked aid, and a fragile hope

Easter 2026 is overshadowed by massacres of Christians in Nigeria

Israeli police prevent a Mass from being celebrated at the Church of the Holy Sepulchre in Jerusalem and bar Cardinal Pizzaballa from entering

Finland’s Supreme Court Split Ruling: Acquits MP on Bible Tweet, Convicts Her over 20-Year-Old Church Brochure

Church authorities in the Holy Land denounce the seizure and encroachment on Christian properties by Jewish settlers

Pakistan: Demand for justice after Catholic man found hanged

34 anti-Christian hate crimes in Europe in February 2026 alone

The last historic Christian village in the Holy Land, threatened with annexation by the Jewish state of Israel