Nicaragua: A Holy Week with Many Restrictions, But More Faith from Local Catholics

Apr 14, 2026 11:51

People participate in the Stations of the Cross procession during Holy Week on April 3, 2026, at the cathedral in Managua, Nicaragua. Photo: EFE/STR

Persecuted Christians

34 anti-Christian hate crimes in Europe in February 2026 alone

A notable development in February 2026 was again the high number of arson-related attacks targeting churches and Christian sites, with eleven incidents recorded during the reporting period

Mar 19, 2026 10:14

ZENIT Staff

Holy Land•Justice and Peace•Persecuted Christians•Religious Freedom

The last historic Christian village in the Holy Land, threatened with annexation by the Jewish state of Israel

The risk is not only that Christians will leave, but that one day they will be remembered as having once been there

Mar 16, 2026 10:31

ZENIT Staff

Local Church•Persecuted Christians

Nicaraguan dictatorship bans priestly and diaconal ordinations in four dioceses across the country

For a Church already weakened by years of repression, the measure appears designed not merely to punish current leadership but to obstruct the formation of the next generation of clergy.

Mar 13, 2026 13:31

ZENIT Staff

Holy Land•Persecuted Christians•Testimonies

This was the funeral of the Lebanese Catholic priest who died in Israeli army bombings

On March 10, the Maronite Catholic community buried Father Pierre El Raii, the parish priest of St. George Church in Qlayaa, who died a day earlier after being wounded during an Israeli artillery strike while attempting to assist injured parishioners

Mar 12, 2026 21:09

ZENIT Staff

Holy Land•Justice and Peace•Persecuted Christians•Vatican Diplomacy

Lebanon requests diplomatic mediation from the Vatican to prevent Israel from attacking or displacing Catholic communities in the south of the country

The Vatican response was cautious but attentive. Gallagher reportedly assured the Lebanese minister that the Holy See is maintaining diplomatic contacts aimed at halting the escalation and preventing further displacement of civilians

Mar 11, 2026 17:46

ZENIT Staff

Nicaragua: A Holy Week with Many Restrictions, But More Faith from Local Catholics

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Church authorities in the Holy Land denounce the seizure and encroachment on Christian properties by Jewish settlers

Pakistan: Demand for justice after Catholic man found hanged

34 anti-Christian hate crimes in Europe in February 2026 alone

The last historic Christian village in the Holy Land, threatened with annexation by the Jewish state of Israel

Nicaraguan dictatorship bans priestly and diaconal ordinations in four dioceses across the country

This was the funeral of the Lebanese Catholic priest who died in Israeli army bombings

Lebanon requests diplomatic mediation from the Vatican to prevent Israel from attacking or displacing Catholic communities in the south of the country