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

Jul 06, 2023 03:48

John Newton

Attack on a school in the Democratic Republic of the Congo. Photo: AIN

Local Church•Persecuted Christians

Catholic Priest Murdered in Africa

He had less than a year as a priest.

Jun 11, 2023 15:16

ZENIT Staff

Justice and Peace•Local Church•Persecuted Christians

London: Call for justice presented at 10 Downing Street

On 5th June 2022, 41 people were killed and more than 80 were injured when terrorists opened fire and detonated explosives during Mass at St Francis Xavier’s Church, Owo, south-west Nigeria.

Jun 06, 2023 14:12

ZENIT Staff

Local Church•Persecuted Christians•Testimonies

40 Nigerians killed in church bombing call for canonization

Father Emmanuel Faweh, the rector of the St Albert Institute, Kafanchan Diocese, told Catholic charity Aid to the Church in Need (ACN) that the 41 who lost their lives during a Pentecost Sunday Mass are martyrs and that the first step on their path to sainthood should be set in motion.

Jun 04, 2023 14:48

John Newton

Local Church•Persecuted Christians

Chinese Government Implements Digital Identification System for Priests

The file contains name, sex, title, religious denomination, registration number, etc. The token is associated with a phone number. For their part, religious denominations, such as the Catholic Church, undertake to update the registration data.

May 26, 2023 20:07

ZENIT Staff

Local Church•Persecuted Christians

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

Five other children and a woman were also injured in the shooting at Sangota Public School, in the Swat Valley run by the Sisters of the Presentation of the Blessed Virgin Mary, in the north-east of the country.

May 23, 2023 05:18

ZENIT Staff

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.

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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