170 Christians killed by Muslims at Christmas: homes, crops, churches and clinics set on fire

Dec 28, 2023 23:44

ZENIT Staff

CHURCH leaders have confirmed the killing of more than 160 people in Nigeria’s Middle Belt over Christmas Photo: ACN

Holy Land•Persecuted Christians

22 Christians killed in Gaza. Unexploded rocket found in parish church

An airstrike killed 17 Christians sheltering in the Orthodox Church of Saint Porphyrius on 19th October, and five others have died from the lack of medical care.

Dec 12, 2023 23:46

Amy Balog

Holy Land•Persecuted Christians

Israel damages Gaza Catholic parish with airstrike

In addition, the parish has run out of fuel, depriving the community of electricity and any stable means of communication.

Dec 11, 2023 23:01

ZENIT Staff

Justice and Peace•Persecuted Christians

Biden administration promotes initiative to veto adoptions by Christian couples

With the new regulations proposed by the Biden Administration, any prospective adoptive parent seeking to protect a child from sexual confusion and the pressures of gender and transgender ideology could be kicked out of the care and adoption program.

Dec 05, 2023 23:05

ZENIT Staff

Persecuted Christians

Christian mother accused of blasphemy by Muslims in Nigeria is sentenced to trial

Jatau, a Christian and mother of 5, remains imprisoned for allegedly sharing a blasphemous video that condemned the lynching of Christian college student Deborah Emmanuel Yakubu.

Dec 05, 2023 22:37

ZENIT Staff

Persecuted Christians

Philippines: Muslims kill Catholics in Mass attack

The attack is attributed to the local Islamist group Daulah Islamiyah-Maute

Dec 04, 2023 22:56

ZENIT Staff

During the audience, he delivered the fifteenth reflection on joy as a fruit of the Holy Spirit

Joy explained by the Pope as a fruit of the Holy Spirit

Pope’s General Audience, November 27, 2024 on Joy as Fruit of the Holy Spirit

he clarified that the document is not “strictly normative” and will require thoughtful interpretation and application over time.

Pope Francis determines that final synod document on synodality is papal magisterium

Drawing from “Amoris Laetitia”, he reiterated that not every doctrinal or moral debate requires magisterial intervention. Local churches are encouraged to explore “inculturated solutions” that honor traditions while addressing unique challenges.

170 Christians killed by Muslims at Christmas: homes, crops, churches and clinics set on fire

After 19 months in prison, Christian mother released on bail in Nigeria

Israel destroys homes of Catholics in southern Lebanon

Israel Denies Killing Catholics, Catholic Patriarchate of Jerusalem Shows Photos

Gaza: two dead, seven injured in latest attack on Church complex

Israeli army attacks Catholic parish of the Holy Family in Gaza

Russia bans Knights of Columbus, Caritas and Greek Catholic Church in occupied Ukraine

22 Christians killed in Gaza. Unexploded rocket found in parish church

Israel damages Gaza Catholic parish with airstrike

Biden administration promotes initiative to veto adoptions by Christian couples

Christian mother accused of blasphemy by Muslims in Nigeria is sentenced to trial

Philippines: Muslims kill Catholics in Mass attack