The Christian Presence in the Holy Land Is Being Squeezed from Every Direction

Jul 22, 2026 14:07

ZENIT Staff

Photo: Vatican News

Persecuted Christians•Religious Freedom

The Business of Blasphemy: Accusations for Profit in Pakistan

No demographic in Pakistan is safe from for-profit blasphemy accusations. But religious minorities — Christians, Hindus, and certain sects within Islam deemed heretical — are at increased risk

Jun 25, 2026 17:49

ZENIT Staff

Gender Ideology•Religious Freedom

Canada: Parliament Makes It a Crime to Speak Publicly About What the Bible Says Regarding Homosexuality

The legislation, known as Bill C-9, has now cleared its final parliamentary hurdles after members of the House of Commons rejected a last-minute attempt to stop it. With Parliament’s approval secured, the bill is expected to receive Royal Assent and become law in the near future

Jun 20, 2026 11:05

ZENIT Staff

Analysis Opinion•Religious Freedom

China planning algorithm to control religions vs Magnifica Humanitas

While Leo XIV raises the question of freedom in the age of data science, China’s National Religious Affairs Administration publishes an article about a new computing centre at Southeast University tasked with using generative artificial intelligence to uncover (and ban) any ideas that diverge from what the Party wants religions to say.

Jun 20, 2026 09:33

ZENIT Staff

Religious Freedom

Diocese, pregnancy center ask appeals court to protect right to hire consistent with faith

An Illinois law forces religious organizations to hire employees who violate their religious beliefs on reproductive issues like abortion.

Jun 19, 2026 10:55

ZENIT Staff

Religious Freedom

NC school district pays $95K after censoring student’s Charlie Kirk tribute

A family is suing the Charlotte-Mecklenburg Board of Education for censoring the speech of their high school daughter who painted a rock on school grounds with the words “Freedom 1776” and “Live Like Kirk—John 11:25” after the assassination of Charlie Kirk.

Jun 19, 2026 10:52

ZENIT Staff

Under the agreement with China, Leo XIV appoints a new bishop

Chang Yanfeng, 42, was ordained bishop today under the Sino-Holy See agreement to a diocese that has been without its own pastor for 20 years. Just three weeks ago, the new prelate had to publicly commit the local Church to a controversial law designed to eliminate minorities.

Leo XIV encourages religious to view community life as a source of inspiration and sanctification

Message from Leo XIV to the Conference of Major Superiors of Men’s Religious Orders in the United States

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The Christian Presence in the Holy Land Is Being Squeezed from Every Direction

The United Kingdom bars a Finnish lawmaker from entering the country after she posted a biblical quote opposing gender ideology

A new Swiss law requires priests and monks to perform military service based on the premise that, in modern society, the clergy is no longer essential

Arkansas Surges to the Top of America’s Religious Liberty Ranking as States Compete to Strengthen Legal Protections

Little Sisters of the Poor Return to Court in Long-Running Religious Freedom Battle Over Contraception Mandate

The United States Intervenes Following the Arrest of a Catholic Bishop by the Nicaraguan Dictatorship

Arizona Legislature Rejects Bill That Would Have Forced Catholic Priests to Break the Seal of Confession

The Business of Blasphemy: Accusations for Profit in Pakistan

Canada: Parliament Makes It a Crime to Speak Publicly About What the Bible Says Regarding Homosexuality

China planning algorithm to control religions vs Magnifica Humanitas

Diocese, pregnancy center ask appeals court to protect right to hire consistent with faith

NC school district pays $95K after censoring student’s Charlie Kirk tribute