Catholic Priest Murdered in Africa

Jun 11, 2023 15:16

ZENIT Staff

Father Charles Onomhoale Igechi. Photo: ACN

Local Church•Persecuted Christians

A decade on – kidnapped archbishops still missing

Greek-Orthodox Metropolitan Boulos Yazigi and Syriac-Orthodox Metropolitan Gregorios Yohanna Ibrahim were seized in the area between Aleppo and the Turkish border. They were travelling to negotiate the release of two priests – Armenian Catholic Michael Kayyal and Greek Orthodox Maher Mahfouz – who had been abducted by jihadists.

Apr 27, 2023 18:42

John Newton

Local Church•Persecuted Christians

China Issues the Implementation Measures for the Administration of Internet Religious Information Services

No organization or individual may raise money in the name of religion on the Internet, set up online donation boxes, offering boxes, or Niyyah boxes, raise funds for the construction, renovation, and maintenance of religious places, or provide paid religious services.

Apr 14, 2023 15:21

ZENIT Staff

Persecuted Christians

The Focolare Movement Publishes First Report on Cases of Sexual Abuse of Minors and Vulnerable Adults

The Focolare Movement publishes the first report on cases of abuse of minors and vulnerable adults; on spiritual and authority abuses that occurred within the Movement, in relation to reparation measures, new inquiry procedures and training activities for the protection of the person.

Apr 11, 2023 02:45

ZENIT Staff

Local Church•Persecuted Christians

35 Christians were killed on Good Friday in Nigeria

Of those killed, local reports claimed the vast majority were women.

Apr 11, 2023 02:35

John Pontifex

Persecuted Christians

Christian denominational leaders denounce persecution of their communities in Israel at Passover

In a joint statement by the Patriarchs and Heads of the Churches in Jerusalem, they decried the troubles affecting the lives of the faithful during these “tumultuous times”.

Apr 10, 2023 22:02

Redacción zenit

“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.

Catholic Priest Murdered in Africa

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40 Nigerians killed in church bombing call for canonization

Chinese Government Implements Digital Identification System for Priests

Police intentionally kill two girls at Catholic school in Pakistan. Bishops raise their voices

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Jihadist terror forcing Christian girls to wear burqas

A decade on – kidnapped archbishops still missing

China Issues the Implementation Measures for the Administration of Internet Religious Information Services

The Focolare Movement Publishes First Report on Cases of Sexual Abuse of Minors and Vulnerable Adults

35 Christians were killed on Good Friday in Nigeria

Christian denominational leaders denounce persecution of their communities in Israel at Passover