Vandal Decapitates Statue of Infant Jesus at New York Parish

Jul 11, 2024 16:38

ZENIT Staff

The incident occurred late June 2024 at the Church of the Holy Family Photo: Holy Family Flushing

Mikah Suleiman was released on Sunday night, July 7

the attacks, apparently launched by the Israeli army against the Holy Family School in Gaza

Bishop Samson Shukardin, President of the Catholic Bishops’ Conference of Pakistan

The faith of the Christian community in Muslim-majority Mocímboa da Praia remains strong despite no priests or religious being left in the town

The church leaders argue these measures aim to reduce the Christian presence in the Holy Land deliberately.

The terrorist group known as Allied Democratic Forces (ADF) – which is affiliated with Daesh (ISIS) – carried out the killings in villages in North Kivu Province

Persecuted Christians•Religious Freedom

Pakistan: Muslims lynch and burn holidaymaker, wife dies in shock

The man was holidaying in the Swat Valley. Police arrested him on charges of burning pages of the Qur’ān, but a mob stormed the station and killed him. Activist accuses Pakistan of being «a barbarian state» while the authorities remain silent. For Naveed Walter, “No one is safe now.” In another case, the wife of Nazir Masih, another lynch mob victim, died from the traumatic experience. In Sialkot, a Christian man is on the run.

Jun 24, 2024 17:34

ZENIT Staff

Analysis Opinion•Local Church•Persecuted Christians

Revealing Report Highlights Growing Marginalization of Christians in the United Kingdom

Many of those surveyed mentioned that Muslims receive more sensitive treatment, and any criticism of them is perceived almost as racism.

Jun 20, 2024 13:53

ZENIT Staff

Persecuted Christians

Pakistani human rights body calls for “swift and impartial justice” following mob killing of Christian man

The report also called for the implementation of security measures to provide protection for the Christian community and prevent false blasphemy charges being filed against them in future.

Jun 16, 2024 18:32

ZENIT Staff

Holy Land•Persecuted Christians

Alarming increase in hostilities by Jews against Christians (including Catholics) in Israel in 2023

The report details an increase in incidents of spitting, verbal and physical harassment, and serious damage to properties and graves.

Jun 12, 2024 17:56

ZENIT Staff

Local Church•Persecuted Christians•Testimonies

Proliferation of false accusations of blasphemy by Muslims against Christians, Catholic bishop calls for help from other countries

Bishop Samson Shukardin, President of the Catholic Bishops’ Conference of Pakistan, said that, unless laws are passed making it an offence to fabricate allegations of blasphemy, Christians and other beleaguered minorities will never feel safe in their own country.

Jun 05, 2024 17:48

John Pontifex

Leo XIV in the Eyes of Macron and the Secular French World: A Lesson in French History Rooted in Christianity, with Contemporary Implications

Address by the Holy Father during the meeting with French authorities, representatives of civil society, and the diplomatic corps

Compensation for Abuse in the French Church: Nearly 2,000 survivors have asked to be heard and/or to receive compensation. Leo XIV will speak with 7

At a Paris briefing on September 22, INIRR president Marie Derain de Vaucresson said the authority’s experience had yielded lessons not only for the Church but also for civil society

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Vandal Decapitates Statue of Infant Jesus at New York Parish

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Pakistan: Muslims lynch and burn holidaymaker, wife dies in shock

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Pakistani human rights body calls for “swift and impartial justice” following mob killing of Christian man

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Proliferation of false accusations of blasphemy by Muslims against Christians, Catholic bishop calls for help from other countries