Half of Polish Clergy Claims to Have Been Victimized Just for Being Priests

Apr 19, 2025 07:25

Rafael Llanes

Poland has a population of 41 million, 92% of whom are Catholic. Photo: CNS /Gregory A. Shemitz

Persecuted Christians

Two More Catholic Priests Are Abducted in Nigeria

According to information gathered by Aid to the Church in Need (ACN), Father Stephen Echezona was kidnapped on Saturday, March 22, in the diocese of Akwa, Ambara State, while at a gas station buying fuel. Just 24 hours later, the diocese of Owerri announced the abduction of Father John Ubaechu, kidnapped while driving on a road of Imo State.

Mar 25, 2025 06:25

ZENIT Staff

Local Church•Persecuted Christians

Legal Battle in Kansas: Archbishop Seeks Return of Stolen Eucharist Amid Planned Satanic Ritual

According to court documents, the case hinges on Stewart’s own admissions, which were made publicly through Reddit posts and private phone calls. Using the online alias “xsimon666x” and calling himself “Simon Satanas,” Stewart boasted on social media that his group had already obtained a consecrated host and wine

Mar 22, 2025 22:48

ZENIT Staff

Local Church•Persecuted Christians•Religious Freedom

Chinese Bishop Is Arrested for Celebrating Mass, Marking the Beginning of the Jubilee Year, Without the Permission of the Communist Government

The Authorities fined Monsignor Shao because the Mass he celebrated was illegal, according to article 71 of the Regulations on Religious Affairs, which represented “a serious crime.”

Mar 19, 2025 06:48

Rafael Llanes

Cardinals and Bishops•Local Church•Persecuted Christians

Archbishop of Homs, Syria, after last weekend massacre: “We do not want more bloodshed”

Archbishop Arbach described the difficult situation Syria is facing following the fall of the Assad regime

Mar 13, 2025 18:16

Josué Villalón

Local Church•Persecuted Christians

Nigeria: almost 150 kidnappings of Catholic priests in 10 years

Of the 145 kidnapped priests, 11 were killed, while four remain missing. All the others have been released

Mar 12, 2025 17:45

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

Half of Polish Clergy Claims to Have Been Victimized Just for Being Priests

Jewish persecution of Christians in the Holy Land on the rise, research reveals

Europe: intolerance and discrimination against Christians reaches almost 2,500 cases in one year

Haiti’s Way of the Cross continues: Two religious sisters murdered

Ortega Regime Seizes Matagalpa Diocese Headquarters in Latest Attack on Nicaragua’s Catholic Church

This Is How Religious Persecution Has Increased in Nicaragua So Far in 2025, with the Government’s Insults to the Vatican

He refused to convert to Islam and was brutally attacked in Pakistan: the case of a young Catholic man

Two More Catholic Priests Are Abducted in Nigeria

Legal Battle in Kansas: Archbishop Seeks Return of Stolen Eucharist Amid Planned Satanic Ritual

Chinese Bishop Is Arrested for Celebrating Mass, Marking the Beginning of the Jubilee Year, Without the Permission of the Communist Government

Archbishop of Homs, Syria, after last weekend massacre: “We do not want more bloodshed”

Nigeria: almost 150 kidnappings of Catholic priests in 10 years