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

Jan 31, 2023 01:49

ZENIT Staff

Yemen Is One Of The Countries Where More Attacks Are Made For Faith

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

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Persecuted Christians

Violating students’ free speech costs University of Idaho $90K

Three Christian law students are suing University of Idaho officials for violating their First Amendment rights by punishing them because of the religious content and viewpoint of their speech.

Dec 07, 2022 14:12

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Local Church•Persecuted Christians

Russian Soldiers Capture Third Catholic Priest. They Want to Extract Secrets of Confession from Them

Father Maksym said to Tv2000: “Father Oleksandr, a young parish priest from Melitopol, was seized in his church and taken to an unknown location. According to the latest reconstructions, the priest was expelled from the Occupied Territories and is in Zaporizhzhia

Dec 04, 2022 03:20

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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.

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

Violating students’ free speech costs University of Idaho $90K

Russian Soldiers Capture Third Catholic Priest. They Want to Extract Secrets of Confession from Them