Christian survivor of Islamist attack in Nigeria receives award

Nov 18, 2023 22:14

John Newton

Margaret Attah Photo: Aid to the Church in Need

Good News•Persecuted Christians

Young woman kidnapped by Islamists in 2018 reappears alive

JIHADIST captive Leah Sharibu is still alive – and has now given birth to her third child according to reports from Nigeria.

Oct 26, 2023 23:17

John Newton

Persecuted Christians•Testimonies

Bishop tells UK parliament prayer will conquer jihadism

Also speaking at the event, chaired by Baroness Caroline Cox were Jim Shannon MP, the chair of the All-Party Parliamentary Group International Freedom of Religion or Belief – who echoed the bishop’s call for prayer for Africa – and Fiona Bruce MP, the Prime Minister’s Special Envoy for Freedom of Religion or Belief.

Oct 24, 2023 21:32

John Newton

Local Church•Persecuted Christians•Rome•Testimonies

Father Sirico continues his battle in Rome for media mogul Jimmy Lai’s liberation

Speaking at the Rome premiere of The Hong Konger, a documentary about the high-profile struggle of pro-democracy advocate and now-jailed Catholic billionaire, Jimmy Lai, executive producer Rev. Robert Sirico, says he’s disappointed in the Vatican’s diplomacy with Beijing.

Oct 20, 2023 19:28

ZENIT Staff

Local Church•Persecuted Christians•Vatican City

Synod: Details of the Calendar for the Last Stage, Topics and Announcement of Letter to the People of God

The Assembly approved, but not unanimously, the proposal to publish a Letter to the People of God at the end of the session.

Oct 19, 2023 16:44

ZENIT Staff

Interview•Local Church•Persecuted Christians

Cardinal of Jerusalem: it is an increasingly religious conflict, not just a political one. Christian homes destroyed in Gaza

“Here, the question is not so much “where is God”, but let’s go back to what was said even 70 years ago in Europe during the Holocaust: where is man? What have we done with our humanity?”, Cardinal Pizzaballa, Latin Patriarch of Jerusalem, says

Oct 14, 2023 22:48

ZENIT Staff

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

Christian survivor of Islamist attack in Nigeria receives award

Finnish parliamentarian found NOT GUILTY of “hate speech” for Bible Tweet and other expressions

YouTube Censures Catholic Channel in English

Sudan: missile hits Salesian nuns’ house

India: joy at opening of canonization of martyrs killed by Hindus in 2008

Situation in Israel and Gaza raises fears of migration wave also in Iraq

How Does the Conflict Between Israel and Palestine Affect Christians?

Young woman kidnapped by Islamists in 2018 reappears alive

Bishop tells UK parliament prayer will conquer jihadism

Father Sirico continues his battle in Rome for media mogul Jimmy Lai’s liberation

Synod: Details of the Calendar for the Last Stage, Topics and Announcement of Letter to the People of God

Cardinal of Jerusalem: it is an increasingly religious conflict, not just a political one. Christian homes destroyed in Gaza