Nigeria: 3,000 people killed and 3,000 kidnapped: the toll of anti-Christian persecution in the first 8 months of 2026

Sep 10, 2026 10:33

Elizabeth Owens

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Cardinals and Bishops•Local Church•Persecuted Christians•Religious Freedom

Bishop Who Disappeared Under the Nicaraguan Dictatorship Reappears on Camera, but Questions Mount

The video surfaced shortly after the Inter-American Commission on Human Rights asked the Inter-American Court of Human Rights to expand protective measures for Mata and four people associated with him, describing the situation as one of extreme gravity and a potential risk of irreparable harm

Aug 14, 2026 13:14

ZENIT Staff

Holy Land•Persecuted Christians•Religious Freedom

Israel Declares the Only Entirely Christian City in the Holy Land a “Closed Military Zone”

For Taybeh’s Christian community, protection will be measured not by the announcement but by whether armed settlers are actually prevented from entering private property, damaging farmland and intimidating residents

Aug 13, 2026 10:36

ZENIT Staff

Justice and Peace•Persecuted Christians

Islamic Extremists Kill 30 Christians in Nigerian Village

Reports confirmed that at least 30 people died, including eight children. Several residents suffered injuries. Security personnel reportedly reached the village hours after the attackers had left.

Aug 11, 2026 11:04

ZENIT Staff

Justice and Peace•Persecuted Christians

Christian Couple Thrown into a Brick Kiln: Muslim Court Frees Them 12 Years Later

With this decision, along with the dismissal of a state appeal against the acquittal of 102 other suspects, no one remains convicted or in prison for the attack.

Aug 10, 2026 10:58

ZENIT Staff

Local Church•Persecuted Christians

UN Weighs In on Case of Catholic Bishop Who Disappeared Under the Nicaraguan Dictatorship

Volker Türk, the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights, has demanded that the Nicaraguan authorities provide information about the bishop’s fate and ensure that he receives appropriate medical attention

Jul 24, 2026 20:07

ZENIT Staff

3 days after his surgery, photos of the Pope were published, and that day saw the highest number of visitors and phone calls

Leo spoke with his older brother, Louis Prevost, 74, who is receiving treatment for multiple myeloma in Tampa, Florida. Louis later recounted that the Pope had asked whether he was afraid. He jokingly suggested that Leo should transfer to his hospital because of the quality of its care; the pontiff replied that he, too, was receiving excellent treatment in Rome.

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Leo received respiratory physiotherapy and completed mobility exercises, beginning to walk around his hospital room and carrying out daily activities independently. He has also returned to his usual diet, eating both breakfast and lunch. According to his doctors, his recovery is following the expected course.

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Nigeria: 3,000 people killed and 3,000 kidnapped: the toll of anti-Christian persecution in the first 8 months of 2026

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