Philippines: Muslims kill Catholics in Mass attack

Dec 04, 2023 22:56

The explosion took place while mass was being held in this important educational center in the province of Lanao del Sur Photo: Swissinfo

Local Church•Persecuted Christians

Burkina Faso: Jihadist terror escalates with murder of two children and expulsion of Christians

Last month, the terrorists targeted Débé’s Christians, giving them a 72-hour ultimatum to leave. This followed the killing of two boys who were caught flouting the extremists’ ban on going to school.

Nov 20, 2023 23:37

John Newton

Holy Land•Persecuted Christians

Gaza: more than 50 Christian homes bombed and 1 nuns’ school bombed

One of the buildings destroyed was the Rosary Sisters’ School. The school had 1,250 students, both Christian and Muslim, and was one of the largest institutions in Gaza educating poor communities.

Nov 18, 2023 22:19

ZENIT Staff

Persecuted Christians•Testimonies

Christian survivor of Islamist attack in Nigeria receives award

Nurse Margaret Attah will be the first individual to be honoured with Aid to the Church in Need (UK)’s ‘Courage to be a Christian’ award. Mrs Attah lost both legs and the sight in one eye when a bomb went off in St Francis Xavier’s Church in Owo, Ondo State on Pentecost Sunday 2022.

Nov 18, 2023 22:14

John Newton

Good News•Persecuted Christians•Testimonies

Finnish parliamentarian found NOT GUILTY of “hate speech” for Bible Tweet and other expressions

Appeal court unanimously dismisses all charges against Finnish parliamentarian Päivi Räsänen and Bishop Juhana Pohjola following high-profile free speech trial. The former Finnish Minister of the Interior faced three criminal charges for sharing her faith-based beliefs, including on Twitter/X

Nov 15, 2023 00:16

ZENIT Staff

Persecuted Christians

YouTube Censures Catholic Channel in English

In the past, other channels of Catholic content suffered similar abuse for the same reason – really – that ours has been removed: for its clearly Catholic content.

Nov 10, 2023 16:45

ZENIT Staff

“As King of Peace”: Leo XIV’s first homily (almost poetic and prayer-like) on Palm Sunday, delivered to a world at war

Homily by Pope Leo XIV on Palm Sunday 2026

Pope Meets with Israeli and Palestinian Women at the Vatican

Layla al-Sheik, a Palestinian mother who lost her son Qusay in the Second Intifada, and Elana Kaminka, mother of Yannai, an Israeli soldier killed on October 7, shared their memories with their children and future generations, urging them to build a better future.

Philippines: Muslims kill Catholics in Mass attack

Priest freed after more than a year in Islamist captivity

USA: Jews and Muslims support Catholics against LGBT law that imposes indoctrination in parish and school

Muslim leaders join Christians in denouncing extremism

United Kingdom: Prime Minister supports initiative to help persecuted Christians

Hate Crimes on The Rise Against Christians in Europe

15 countries to illuminate their main monuments in red for persecuted Christians

Burkina Faso: Jihadist terror escalates with murder of two children and expulsion of Christians

Gaza: more than 50 Christian homes bombed and 1 nuns’ school bombed

Christian survivor of Islamist attack in Nigeria receives award

Finnish parliamentarian found NOT GUILTY of “hate speech” for Bible Tweet and other expressions

YouTube Censures Catholic Channel in English