Tehran “admits” arrest of over 50 Christians since war with Israel

Aug 20, 2025 21:54

ZENIT Staff

At least 11 of the 54 Christians arrested have been released on bail. Photo: Asia News

Local Church•Persecuted Christians

Congo’s Catholic Church Mourns, Protests, and Perseveres After Brutal Attack

The aftermath is visible not only in the charred remains of the church but in the swelling numbers of displaced people. Many survivors fled to Bunia, where the diocese is struggling to house and feed them

Aug 13, 2025 17:19

ZENIT Staff

Local Church•Persecuted Christians

Wave of Church Attacks in 2024 Sparks Concern Over Religious Freedom in the United States

The attacks appear most frequently in large states such as California (40 incidents), Pennsylvania (29), New York (25), Florida (25), and Texas (23). By contrast, several less-populated states, including Hawaii, Idaho, Montana, Nevada, Utah, Wisconsin, and Wyoming, reported none.

Aug 12, 2025 20:36

Tim Daniels

Persecuted Christians

Catholic nuns imprisoned by Hindu nationalists in India are released

The Conference of Catholic Bishops of India (CBCI) issued a statement on August 2 expressing gratitude for the court’s decision and emphasizing the broader implications of the case

Aug 07, 2025 08:20

Elizabeth Owens

Persecuted Christians

An incident at a train station, national reckoning: the case of two Catholic nuns and Hindu discrimination against Christians

India’s political and religious climate helps explain the sudden spotlight.

Aug 04, 2025 17:55

Elizabeth Owens

Persecuted Christians

Bloodshed in a Sanctuary: Congo’s Christians Face Terror Again

This is not the first time the ADF has targeted Christians. The group, which originated in Uganda in the 1990s with the goal of imposing a radical Islamic state, has pledged allegiance to the so-called Islamic State (ISIS) since 2019

Aug 02, 2025 23:57

ZENIT Staff

Pope Leo XIV to visit Australia in 2028 for International Eucharistic Congress, according to local bishop

The clearest confirmation to date came on February 9, when Bishop Richard Umbers, auxiliary bishop of Sydney and executive director of Eucharist28, publicly stated that the Pope had personally signaled his willingness to attend

Peruvian government announces Pope’s trip; Vatican officially announces he will not visit the United States

On February 8, the Holy See confirmed that Leo XIV, the first American-born pope, has no plans to travel to the United States during the coming year, despite the symbolic coincidence of the country’s semiquincentennial

Tehran “admits” arrest of over 50 Christians since war with Israel

A Bishop Denounces The Persecution of Catholics in Russian-Occupied Ukraine

The 7th shrine dedicated to Mary, mother of persecuted Christians, will open in Iraq

Nicaraguan dictatorship attacks the Church once again and expropriates school owned by nuns

Mob of Hindu extremists attack priests, nuns, and catechists in India

Islam kills: 32 people are murdered every day in Nigeria just for being Christians, according to new research

Bishop of Santa Fe reinstated to the presbytery a man who left the priesthood and was married to another man

Congo’s Catholic Church Mourns, Protests, and Perseveres After Brutal Attack

Wave of Church Attacks in 2024 Sparks Concern Over Religious Freedom in the United States

Catholic nuns imprisoned by Hindu nationalists in India are released

An incident at a train station, national reckoning: the case of two Catholic nuns and Hindu discrimination against Christians

Bloodshed in a Sanctuary: Congo’s Christians Face Terror Again