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

Nov 19, 2025 17:07

ZENIT Staff

Among the dead were sixteen women, including a young girl, and twelve men, two of them minors. Photo: Vatican News

Persecuted Christians•Religious Freedom

Türkiye Labels Christians as ‘National Security Threats’ to Justify Mass Expulsions

Since 2020, more than 200 foreign Christian workers and their families—affecting roughly 350 individuals—have been expelled from Türkiye, many of whom had lived there for decades. The Ministry of Interior has assigned these individuals so-called “security codes” such as N-82 and G-87, effectively banning their re-entry and classifying them as national security threats

Oct 26, 2025 19:56

ZENIT Staff

Justice and Peace•Marriage and Family•Persecuted Christians•Religious Freedom

“They Took Our Children”: Christian Parents Bring Sweden Before European Court of Human Rights After Almost 3 Years’ Separation from Daughters

Two daughters of a Christian couple in Sweden were seized by the state after their older daughter made a false report at school over her parents’ refusal to give her a phone and allow makeup, prompting allegations of “religious extremism,” even though she promptly retracted

Oct 26, 2025 19:54

ZENIT Staff

Persecuted Christians•Testimonies

Priest Attacked with Acid in 2018 Dies in Nicaragua

The priest underwent surgeries and treatments during his recovery. He publicly expressed his forgiveness to the woman who attacked him, when the dictatorship intensified its repression against the Catholic Church.

Oct 23, 2025 06:23

Rafael Manuel Tovar

Local Church•Persecuted Christians

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

In the end, prosecutors found no basis to substantiate the alleged crimes. The case will therefore be formally archived, with no charges filed.

Oct 21, 2025 15:48

ZENIT Staff

Local Church•Persecuted Christians

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

The report analyses the situation in 196 countries and documents serious violations of this right in 62 of them. Of these, 24 are classified as countries of “persecution” and 38 as “discrimination”.

Oct 21, 2025 15:45

ZENIT Staff

Amid the polarization between Trump and Leo XIV, U.S. police respond to a bomb threat at the home of the Pope’s brother

Police in New Lenox, a suburban community outside Chicago, responded on the evening of April 15 at approximately 6:30 p.m. to reports of a bomb threat at the home of John Prevost, one of the Pope’s two older brothers

Leo XIV on TIME magazine’s list of the 100 most influential people

Pope Benedict XVI appeared three times, while Francis was featured on six occasions, reflecting different phases in the Church’s engagement with global issues

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

Türkiye Labels Christians as ‘National Security Threats’ to Justify Mass Expulsions

“They Took Our Children”: Christian Parents Bring Sweden Before European Court of Human Rights After Almost 3 Years’ Separation from Daughters

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