Famous Japanese Visionary of the Virgin Mary, Our Lady of Akita, Died

Aug 20, 2024 07:52

ZENIT Staff

Agnes said she had seen a brilliant light coming from the convent’s tabernacle Photo: InfoVaticana

Bishop Mark Seitz of El Paso, Texas, pointed out that the delay in processing visas is a growing concern.

CitizenGO's campaign bus denouncing the mockery of Christians in the context of the Olympic Games

Gender Ideology•Religious Freedom•Testimonies

Massive support for music teacher fired for not using LGBT+ pronouns

Indiana music and orchestra teacher John Kluge is challenging the legality of Brownsburg Community School Corporation’s decision to revoke his religious accommodation over students’ pronoun usage. When the school district mandated that teachers call students by their preferred gender pronouns and names, Kluge requested a religious accommodation under Title VII of the Civil Rights Act to call all his students by their last names only—like a coach—instead of referring to female students with male names and pronouns and vice versa. The school district granted Kluge’s request based on his religious beliefs, and Kluge successfully continued teaching under the religious accommodation for an entire school year. But in response to the grumblings of a few students and faculty, the school district revoked the religious accommodation and forced Kluge to resign, ending his teaching career.

Jul 22, 2024 17:57

ZENIT Staff

Local Church•Religious Freedom

Legal age for Christians to marry in Pakistan increased

The Christian Marriage (Amendment) Act 2024 – applying to Christians in the Islamabad Capital Territory – has updated the original legislation from 1872 which had set the minimum marriage age at 16 for boys and 13 for girls.

Jul 21, 2024 12:17

ZENIT Staff

Local Church•Persecuted Christians•Religious Freedom

Traditional Congregation Accused of “Brain Washing”: Superior Faces Prison

The MFND’s lawyer questioned the Constitutionality of the anti-sect laws and the dispositions against the “abuse of weakness.” The MFND has rejected the accusations, pointing out that the complainants have questionable antecedents and their testimonies are inconsistent.

Jul 18, 2024 06:38

Covadonga Asturias

Justice and Peace•Religious Freedom

United States Restricts Visas to Chinese Officials for “Repression” of Religious and Ethnic Minorities

In a press statement, President Biden said “my Administration will continue urging the People’s Republic of China to renew direct dialogue, without prior conditions, with the Dalai Lama or his representatives, to seek an agreement that resolves the differences and leads to a negotiated agreement on Tibet.”

Jul 16, 2024 06:55

Rafael Manuel Tovar

Gender Ideology•Religious Freedom•Testimonies

Victim of Gender Ideology: 400 Days in Prison for Refusing to Use LGBT+ Pronouns

On June 28 of this year, Judge Mark Sanfey of Dublin’s High Court ordered Enoch Burke to be released from the Mountjoy Prison, where he had been an inmate since September 2022. He is out on conditional freedom, banned from returning to the school where he was teaching.

Jul 10, 2024 06:42

Rafael Llanes

Leo XIV, Putin’s rejection of the Christmas truce, and disappointment with the Democratic governor of Illinois

Speaking on the evening of December 23, Leo XIV returned repeatedly to a single theme that framed his reflections: the meaning of life, human dignity, and the possibility of peace—even if only for a day.

Germans trust Leo XIV more than Islam: new survey results released

Data released from a representative Forsa poll indicate that 28 percent of Germans now say they place high or very high trust in the Pope

Famous Japanese Visionary of the Virgin Mary, Our Lady of Akita, Died

Catholic Church Sues American Government: Goes to Court for Restrictions on Visas to Priests

Pro-life pregnancy centers take NY attorney general to court for withholding life-saving info from women

USA and freedom of religion: 9th Circuit restores funding to Oregon youth ministry

Preserving Christianity in Iraq 10 years after Daesh invasion

French police detain bus in Paris that made persecution of Christians visible and mocked the opening of the Olympics

Up to $100,000 fine and 1 year in jail for refusing to take photos at gay weddings

Massive support for music teacher fired for not using LGBT+ pronouns

Legal age for Christians to marry in Pakistan increased

Traditional Congregation Accused of “Brain Washing”: Superior Faces Prison

United States Restricts Visas to Chinese Officials for “Repression” of Religious and Ethnic Minorities

Victim of Gender Ideology: 400 Days in Prison for Refusing to Use LGBT+ Pronouns