Sudan: Christians facing choice between fleeing and hardship

Jul 26, 2023 02:55

ZENIT Staff

Evangelization Projects Are Carried Out In Sudan. Photo: AIN

Local Church•Persecuted Christians

Tensions rise after burning of Qur’an in Sweden

Lahore-based Islamist group Lashkar-e-Jhangvi has threatened to carry out suicide bombings against Pakistan’s churches in retaliation for the Qur’an burning by an Iraqi atheist.

Jul 10, 2023 04:40

ZENIT Staff

Local Church•Persecuted Christians

Armed group killed children in a Ugandan school while chanting their evening prayers

Extremist rebel group ADF-NALU (Allied Democratic Forces – National Army for the Liberation of Uganda) ransacked an educational institute near the border with the DRC (Democratic Republic of Congo) last Friday (16th June), killing 38 students, a school security officer and three others. Six pupils were kidnapped.

Jul 06, 2023 03:48

John Newton

Local Church•Persecuted Christians

Nicaragua: Ortega’s Police Raze Nuns’ House and Expels Them

This police intervention was possibly planned much earlier. According to La Gaceta, the Ministry of the Interior canceled its registration on Friday, June 30. It has been officially published on July 4, 2023.

Jul 04, 2023 14:43

ZENIT Staff

Analysis Opinion•Persecuted Christians

Killings of Nigeriani Christians on the rise

The report Nigeria: Unfolding Genocide? highlights research by Open Doors showing that 89 percent of all Christians killed worldwide are in Nigeria and that the country’s government has “yet to respond adequately to the crisis”.

Jul 04, 2023 14:15

ZENIT Staff

Local Church•Persecuted Christians

U.S. Bishops’ Religious Liberty Chairman on Supreme Court’s Ruling in 303 Creative v. Elenis

The case, 303 Creative v. Elenis, was about a website designer named Lorie Smith whose religious beliefs preclude her from creating websites celebrating same-sex weddings.

Jul 03, 2023 13:58

ZENIT Staff

What is the source of true freedom? Leo XIV’s thoughtful response to 80,000 young people

Reflection by Pope Leo XIV at the Prayer Vigil with Young People in Paris

A Genuine Love for the Liturgy: Leo XIV’s Message to Bishops, Priests, and Seminarians at Notre Dame Cathedral

Homily by Pope Leo XIV during the Celebration of Vespers with the Bishops, Priests, Deacons, Men and Women in Consecrated Life, and Seminarians

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Sudan: Christians facing choice between fleeing and hardship

Burundi: Church promoting peace to prevent another genocide

India: 357 churches set on fire with the support of the authorities

Leader of Iraqi Catholics Leaves Baghdad after Government’s Harassment: Vatican Intervenes

USA: After Supreme Court’s landmark free speech ruling, photographers in KY, NY seek to also create freely

U.S. Bishops’ International Justice and Peace Chairman on the Status of Bishop Alvarez of Matagalpa, Nicaragua

Tabitha: My new life. Christian nurse tells of escape from her torturers

Tensions rise after burning of Qur’an in Sweden

Armed group killed children in a Ugandan school while chanting their evening prayers

Nicaragua: Ortega’s Police Raze Nuns’ House and Expels Them

Killings of Nigeriani Christians on the rise

U.S. Bishops’ Religious Liberty Chairman on Supreme Court’s Ruling in 303 Creative v. Elenis