Jerusalem’s Municipal Government in Conflict with the Vatican Over the Notre Dame Center

Feb 08, 2023 11:35

ZENIT Staff

Notre Dame Of Jerusalem Center

Persecuted Christians•Testimonies

From prisoner of jihadists… to archbishop

Father Jacques Mourad was head of Mar Elian Monastery when the region was overrun by rebel militia groups in 2015. The monastery tended to hundreds of IDPs forced to flee the fighting.

Jan 17, 2023 02:08

ZENIT Staff

Persecuted Christians

Catholic Church starts the year with the murder of a priest in Burkina Faso

A 66-YEAR-OLD priest has been shot dead by terrorists in Burkina Faso.

Jan 06, 2023 01:17

John Newton and Maria Lozano

Persecuted Christians

More Than 100 Priests and Nuns Kidnapped, Detained or Murdered in 2022

According to the Papal Foundation Aid to the Church in Need (ACN), Nigeria, with four priests murdered, was the country with the greatest number of victims. However, there were also victims in Mexico and Nicaragua, as well as in Russia.

Dec 29, 2022 14:55

ZENIT Staff

Persecuted Christians

Commonwealth head receives report on persecuted Christians

Baroness Patricia Scotland of Asthal received Persecuted and Forgotten? A Report on Christians oppressed for their Faith 2020-22 at Marlborough House, the seat of the Commonwealth’s Secretariat.

Dec 16, 2022 23:58

John Newton

Local Church•Persecuted Christians

Holy Land: Alarm of Catholic Leaders Given the Current Situation

The religious leaders of the Catholic communities of the Holy Land are worried, and they have expressed this in writing a few days before Christmas. They are alarmed by the growing atmosphere of antagonism and division, which darkens the positive signs that exist.

Dec 15, 2022 19:11

Redacción zenit

Leo XIV begins 2026 with a new papal staff: here is the meaning… and the photos

In a Church often scrutinized for its symbols, Leo XIV’s choice is neither ornamental nor nostalgic. It is a visual theology, compressed into metal and form, reminding both shepherd and faithful that the path forward passes through the wounds of history—but does not end there

Ordinary time, our baptism, and the memory of a gift received: a simple reflection by Leo XIV

Address on the occasion of the Angelus prayer on Sunday, January 11, 2026

Jerusalem’s Municipal Government in Conflict with the Vatican Over the Notre Dame Center

A Radical Jew Desecrated a Statue of Christ in a Catholic Church in Jerusalem

360 Million Christians Suffer High Levels of Persecution, According to the World Watch List 2023

USA: student may wear previously banned masks with «Jesus Loves Me» sign

New Iraq convent is a milestone in Christians’ return

Priest: The world has abandoned our terrorised people

The Seven Communist and 36 Islamic Regimes That Most Persecute Christians in 2023

From prisoner of jihadists… to archbishop

Catholic Church starts the year with the murder of a priest in Burkina Faso

More Than 100 Priests and Nuns Kidnapped, Detained or Murdered in 2022

Commonwealth head receives report on persecuted Christians

Holy Land: Alarm of Catholic Leaders Given the Current Situation