Martha, the Young African Girl Who Gave Her Testimony Before the Pope: She Fled Her Village Because of Terrorism, but Has Kept Her Faith

Aug 09, 2023 18:14

ZENIT Staff

Martha Luiz a young Mozambican. Photo: WYD

Justice and Peace•Persecuted Christians

USA: After Supreme Court’s landmark free speech ruling, photographers in KY, NY seek to also create freely

The law also forbids her and her studio from publicly explaining to clients and potential clients through her studio’s own website or social media sites the religious reasons why she only celebrates wedding ceremonies between one man and one woman.

Jul 17, 2023 03:09

ZENIT Staff

Justice and Peace•Persecuted Christians

U.S. Bishops’ International Justice and Peace Chairman on the Status of Bishop Alvarez of Matagalpa, Nicaragua

“I particularly commend the recent Interamerican Court of Human Rights’ ruling mandating the immediate release of Bishop Alvarez. The consensus from the international community is clear: the continued incarceration of Bishop Alvarez is unjust and must end as soon as posible”, say Bishop David J. Malloy of Rockford.

Jul 12, 2023 09:21

ZENIT Staff

Local Church•Persecuted Christians

Tabitha: My new life. Christian nurse tells of escape from her torturers

“The mob wanted to kill me but I kept praying to Jesus and I opened my eyes and I felt I saw angels and from that moment I knew that I would be saved”, Tabhita said.

Jul 12, 2023 08:51

John Pontifex

Local Church•Persecuted Christians

Tensions rise after burning of Qur’an in Sweden

Lahore-based Islamist group Lashkar-e-Jhangvi has threatened to carry out suicide bombings against Pakistan’s churches in retaliation for the Qur’an burning by an Iraqi atheist.

Jul 10, 2023 04:40

ZENIT Staff

Local Church•Persecuted Christians

Armed group killed children in a Ugandan school while chanting their evening prayers

Extremist rebel group ADF-NALU (Allied Democratic Forces – National Army for the Liberation of Uganda) ransacked an educational institute near the border with the DRC (Democratic Republic of Congo) last Friday (16th June), killing 38 students, a school security officer and three others. Six pupils were kidnapped.

Jul 06, 2023 03:48

John Newton

The Vatican Outlines the Next Steps in Implementing the Synodal Path for the Entire Church

Central to the meeting was the preparation for a gathering scheduled from June 23 to 25, 2026. This event will serve as a preparatory stage for the Continental Evaluation Assemblies planned for early 2028

Dates and Locations Announced for Mass Events with Pope Leo XIV in Spain

Pope Leo XIV will celebrate a great Prayer Vigil with young people and three great Masses during his Apostolic Journey to Spain. Registration forms are now open for participation in these first confirmed events on the Pope’s agenda. Registration can be done through the official website of the trip: conelpapa.es.

Martha, the Young African Girl Who Gave Her Testimony Before the Pope: She Fled Her Village Because of Terrorism, but Has Kept Her Faith

Israeli Journalist Dresses as a Franciscan and Makes Visible Jews’ Discrimination Against Catholics

Archbishops demand West lift sanctions crippling Christian community

Sudan: Christians facing choice between fleeing and hardship

Burundi: Church promoting peace to prevent another genocide

India: 357 churches set on fire with the support of the authorities

Leader of Iraqi Catholics Leaves Baghdad after Government’s Harassment: Vatican Intervenes

USA: After Supreme Court’s landmark free speech ruling, photographers in KY, NY seek to also create freely

U.S. Bishops’ International Justice and Peace Chairman on the Status of Bishop Alvarez of Matagalpa, Nicaragua

Tabitha: My new life. Christian nurse tells of escape from her torturers

Tensions rise after burning of Qur’an in Sweden

Armed group killed children in a Ugandan school while chanting their evening prayers