Priest Attacked with Acid in 2018 Dies in Nicaragua

Oct 23, 2025 06:23

Rafael Manuel Tovar

Father Mario de Jesus Guevara Calero

Local Church•Persecuted Christians•Pope Leo XIV

Pope Leo XIV receives documented report on religious persecution in Nicaragua

The data contained in Molina’s report is stark. Since 2019, more than 16,500 religious processions have been banned by state authorities. Over 300 priests, nuns, and religious workers have abandoned pastoral service in Nicaragua, many forced into exile

Oct 03, 2025 15:37

ZENIT Staff

Local Church•Persecuted Christians

86 Senators Demand Action as Anti-Christian Attacks Surge in France

What has long been described as an underreported reality is now impossible to ignore. Eighty-six senators, nearly a quarter of the French upper chamber, have issued a public appeal urging the government to take decisive measures to safeguard Christians as fully as it protects other religious communities

Oct 02, 2025 17:17

ZENIT Staff

Persecuted Christians

The genocide against Christians in Congo and Nigeria: the evidence that no one talks about

Wave of Anti-Christian Violence Sweeps Central Africa and Nigeria Amid Fears of Systematic Persecution

Sep 30, 2025 17:38

Elizabeth Owens

Holy Land•Persecuted Christians

Christian leaders in the Holy Land condemn Israeli local government threat to confiscate Armenian church property

We further join the Armenian Patriarchate in calling upon the offices of the Prime Minister and the Foreign Minister to intervene by urging the competent authorities to suspend the current legal proceedings and to ensure that any further deliberations on this matter are referred to the appropriate venues

Sep 29, 2025 11:52

ZENIT Staff

Local Church•Persecuted Christians

Image of Christ scourged, destroyed by Jewish extremist, reinstalled in Jerusalem

The restoration, entrusted to the Spanish restorer Pedro Escudero, was a work of patience and skill. For two months, day after day, Escudero rebuilt the missing parts, strengthened the broken legs and brought back the brightness of the original colors, up to the final varnishing

Sep 26, 2025 19:01

ZENIT Staff

A «Box Office» Pope: Vatican Reveals Number of People That Attended Events with Leo XIV in 2025

Between Pope Francis and Pope Leo, the total number of people received was 3,176,620.

Pope Leo XIV Named Treccani’s Person of the Year: A Pontificate of Subtle Strength and Measured Influence

By exercising quiet leadership, prioritizing pastoral care, and resisting the pressures to adopt extremes, he has positioned the Catholic Church as a thoughtful actor in global discussions on justice, peace, and human dignity

Priest Attacked with Acid in 2018 Dies in Nicaragua

Seven Legionaries of Christ and one consecrated woman charged: Chilean justice responds by closing investigation due to lack of evidence

Two out of three people suffer violations of their religious freedom, according to a new report by Aid to the Church in Need

Ted Cruz Confronts Nigeria Over Christian Killings, Igniting Diplomatic Tensions

Violence at the Washington Cathedral: The Foiled Attack That Exposed America’s Deepening Tensions

Rome to host official launch of Religious Freedom Report 2025

Tehran: Confessions, torture and prison. New sentences for Christian converts

Pope Leo XIV receives documented report on religious persecution in Nicaragua

86 Senators Demand Action as Anti-Christian Attacks Surge in France

The genocide against Christians in Congo and Nigeria: the evidence that no one talks about

Christian leaders in the Holy Land condemn Israeli local government threat to confiscate Armenian church property

Image of Christ scourged, destroyed by Jewish extremist, reinstalled in Jerusalem