Pope Leo XIV receives documented report on religious persecution in Nicaragua

Oct 03, 2025 15:37

During the Jubilee of Migrants celebrated in Rome, Sáenz placed in the Pope’s hands a report documenting Photo: Muriel Sáenz

Persecuted Christians

Iraqi Christian Killed in Lyon Sparks Renewed Alarm Over Anti-Christian Violence in France

The political response has been muted, though not absent. Marine Le Pen, leader of the Rassemblement National, denounced the act on social media as the work of an “Islamist,” tying it to what she called France’s failed migration policy

Sep 17, 2025 08:31

Covadonga Asturias

Persecuted Christians

Vatican commission documents 1,600 martyrs of the faith in 25 years

Of these, 643 were killed in Sub-Saharan Africa, 357 in Asia and Oceania, 304 in the Americas, 277 in the Middle East and the Maghreb, and 43 in Europe.

Sep 15, 2025 17:37

ZENIT Staff

Analysis Opinion•Persecuted Christians

«A Genocide,» — A Bishop Speaks Bluntly of the Suffering of Christians in Nigeria

In the interview, the Nigerian Bishop warns about the direction Europe is heading: «Islamic radicalism is already strong in Belgium, France, and the United Kingdom,» and warns that neighbouring countries like Mali, Burkina Faso, and Chad «cannot take in millions of asylum seekers.»

Sep 11, 2025 22:18

ZENIT Staff

Persecuted Christians

A Global Surge in Anti-Christian Hostility Raises Alarms Across Churches

Across continents, Christian communities are facing a rising tide of aggression, one that touches the heart of their worship and the fabric of their public witness.

Sep 06, 2025 17:23

ZENIT Staff

Local Church•Persecuted Christians

Nicaragua’s Silenced Church: A Report from Exile on a Persecution Without Pause

The statistics are stark. Since April 2018, when President Daniel Ortega’s government turned its fury against Catholic leaders who had stood with peaceful demonstrators, the Church has endured 1,010 aggressions and seen more than 16,500 processions banned

Sep 01, 2025 15:26

Enrique Villegas

“As King of Peace”: Leo XIV’s first homily (almost poetic and prayer-like) on Palm Sunday, delivered to a world at war

Homily by Pope Leo XIV on Palm Sunday 2026

Pope Meets with Israeli and Palestinian Women at the Vatican

Layla al-Sheik, a Palestinian mother who lost her son Qusay in the Second Intifada, and Elana Kaminka, mother of Yannai, an Israeli soldier killed on October 7, shared their memories with their children and future generations, urging them to build a better future.

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

Nigerian Priest Abducted Amid Rising Wave of Clergy Kidnappings

Nigeria: Report shows that 100 churches are attacked every month and 32 Christians are killed every day in the country

Iraqi Christian Killed in Lyon Sparks Renewed Alarm Over Anti-Christian Violence in France

Vatican commission documents 1,600 martyrs of the faith in 25 years

«A Genocide,» — A Bishop Speaks Bluntly of the Suffering of Christians in Nigeria

A Global Surge in Anti-Christian Hostility Raises Alarms Across Churches

Nicaragua’s Silenced Church: A Report from Exile on a Persecution Without Pause