Pope invites us to pray for Christian communities living in areas of war or conflict: here is the video

Nov 26, 2025 15:39

ZENIT Staff

It is dedicated specifically to the Christian minorities who live in the midst of war. Photo: The Pope Video

Analysis Opinion•Persecuted Christians•Religious Freedom

This is what the study says, which shows a growing wave of anti-Christian persecution in Europe

The Vienna-based observatory has documented 2,211 anti-Christian hate crimes committed in 2024, a figure assembled by triangulating police data, OSCE/ODIHR reports, and its own independent research to avoid duplications

Nov 17, 2025 17:36

Jorge Enrique Mújica

Persecuted Christians

A 500% Increase in Attacks Against Christians in India

Indian Christian leaders explain that violence against Christians has intensified since the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) came to power under Prime Minister Narendra Modi in 2014.

Nov 12, 2025 17:13

ZENIT Staff

Persecuted Christians

Mexico Is Confirmed in 2025 as One of the Most Dangerous Countries to Be a Priest

Mexico is one of the most dangerous countries in the world for pastoral work. Exercising the ministry or professing the faith increases the risk of losing one’s life. San ACN Report states that, during the six-year term of President Andrés Manuel López Obrador, 10 priests were murdered, another 10 suffered attacks, and there were nearly 900 cases of extortion against members of the Catholic Church.

Nov 06, 2025 13:39

Rafael Manuel Tovar

Justice and Peace•Persecuted Christians•Religious Freedom

California’s Democratic government removes statue of Saint Junípero Sierra after lying about consulting the Archbishop of San Francisco

Archbishop Salvatore Cordileone of San Francisco, whose archdiocese encompasses many of the missions Serra founded in the 18th century, says he was blindsided by the decision

Nov 04, 2025 10:09

ZENIT Staff

Persecuted Christians

Trump threatens military intervention in Nigeria over the serious killing of Christians in the country

Trump’s statement on October 31, posted on his social media platform Truth Social, ignited a global debate about faith, politics, and foreign policy. “Christianity faces an existential threat in Nigeria,” he wrote

Nov 03, 2025 17:42

Tim Daniels

Peruvian government announces Pope’s trip; Vatican officially announces he will not visit the United States

On February 8, the Holy See confirmed that Leo XIV, the first American-born pope, has no plans to travel to the United States during the coming year, despite the symbolic coincidence of the country’s semiquincentennial

Joy, the taste of life, and how to rekindle it: a simple meditation by Pope Leo XIV

Address on the occasion of the Angelus prayer on Sunday, February 8, 2026

Pope invites us to pray for Christian communities living in areas of war or conflict: here is the video

Empty Tabernacles and Closed Schools to Protest Kidnappings in Cameroon

The wave of persecution against Christians in Nigeria intensifies: girls kidnapped, parish attacked… this has happened

Nigeria: epicenter of a crisis of extermination against Christians. Another village massacred

This is what famous rapper Nicki Minaj said at the UN in support of persecuted Christians in Nigeria

Muslim groups commit massacre of Christians in Congo: nearly 30 dead

1 Catholic priest and 25 secondary school girls kidnapped in Nigeria

This is what the study says, which shows a growing wave of anti-Christian persecution in Europe

A 500% Increase in Attacks Against Christians in India

Mexico Is Confirmed in 2025 as One of the Most Dangerous Countries to Be a Priest

California’s Democratic government removes statue of Saint Junípero Sierra after lying about consulting the Archbishop of San Francisco

Trump threatens military intervention in Nigeria over the serious killing of Christians in the country