Israeli police abduct young Palestinian Christian woman without charges or allegations: second recent case

Jun 10, 2026 12:44

ZENIT Staff

Natalie Abu Dayyeh, a communications and journalism student at Birzeit University Photo: Church Times

Holy Land•Persecuted Christians

Another attack on Christian symbols in Jerusalem: Jews spit on an image of the Virgin Mary

The incident occurred during a day already marked by tension. Large groups of religious nationalist marchers passed through sections of the Old City, including Muslim neighborhoods, amid reports of vandalism, harassment, and racist chants directed at Arab residents

May 20, 2026 09:28

ZENIT Staff

Persecuted Christians

Nigeria: Fulani Militias Kill 19 Christians in Plateau Attacks

Those injured included women and children between the ages of 4 and 30 years old.

May 20, 2026 09:19

ZENIT Staff

Persecuted Christians•Priests

Nigeria: Priest Released After Three Months in Captivity

Father Nathaniel Asuwaye was kidnapped on Saturday, 7th February, when gunmen attacked Holy Trinity Parish in Karku, Kaduna State, where he serves as Parish Priest.

May 19, 2026 09:50

ZENIT Staff

Homosexuality•Local Church•Persecuted Christians

Gay couple breaks into 29 churches in France: here’s how they were apprehended and the sentence handed down by the police

According to investigators and court findings, Raphaël Hourdeaux, 35, and his partner Tony Paupière, 30, broke into 29 Catholic churches during the summer of 2025, mainly in isolated villages in rural northern France.

May 16, 2026 10:29

Covadonga Asturias

Local Church•Persecuted Christians

Over 100 dead, 98,000 displaced, 217 churches destroyed in the diocese of Wukari

After destroying houses, churches, and other buildings, the attackers often illegally occupy the land of the displaced residents. The herding raids exacerbate the centuries-old land conflict between the Tiv and the Jukun.

May 12, 2026 18:15

ZENIT Staff

Lebanon Turns to the Pope: Lebanese President Visits Leo XIV Amid the Israeli Siege

On Thursday, August 20, Pope Leo XIV received Aoun at the Apostolic Palace for a private meeting lasting around half an hour. The Lebanese president then held talks with Cardinal Pietro Parolin, the Vatican Secretary of State, and Archbishop Paul Richard Gallagher, the Holy See’s secretary for relations with states and international organizations

What should the music be like during Mass (or in the liturgy in general)? Leo XIV provides the answer

Pope’s General Audience, August 19, 2026, on Sacred Music

Israeli police abduct young Palestinian Christian woman without charges or allegations: second recent case

Major Canadian newspaper acknowledges the falsehood of the allegations regarding mass graves of infants that were leveled against the Catholic Church and led to the burning of churches across the country

Bishop who spoke out against Islamist violence in Mozambique is murdered

Turkey seizing Christian and Yazidi land for energy development

India: 180 Christian Families Denied Water, Economic Rights in Chhattisgarh

Lebanon, Gaza and the Holy Land: Christians Caught Between War, Humanitarian Collapse and a Struggle for Religious Freedom

The Grammar of Hate: An Interview with Bishop Rafic Nahra, Auxiliary Bishop of Jerusalem, on the Situation in the Holy Land

Another attack on Christian symbols in Jerusalem: Jews spit on an image of the Virgin Mary

Nigeria: Fulani Militias Kill 19 Christians in Plateau Attacks

Nigeria: Priest Released After Three Months in Captivity

Gay couple breaks into 29 churches in France: here’s how they were apprehended and the sentence handed down by the police

Over 100 dead, 98,000 displaced, 217 churches destroyed in the diocese of Wukari