Israel: ‘Netanyahu against NGOs, deadly attack on Israeli society’

Feb 26, 2025 18:03

ZENIT Staff

Mauricio Lapchik, director of development and external relations for Peace Now Photo: Brecha

Justice and Peace•Religious Freedom

European Union could ban the number 1 Catholic app in the world: Hallow

The app, which has already been banned in China, is now at risk of being shut down in Europe due to what its founder, Alex Jones, describes as an overwhelming regulatory burden.

Feb 10, 2025 20:08

Joachin Meisner Hertz

Analysis Opinion•Religious Freedom

Nicaraguan Reformed Constitution: An Assault Against Religious Liberty

The National Assembly grants total power to President Daniel Ortega and his wife, including over creeds and beliefs, under the “clear ambiguity” of Article 14 of the fundamental law of the land.

Feb 09, 2025 21:53

ZENIT Staff

Analysis Opinion•Persecuted Christians•Religious Freedom

Global Christian Persecution Reaches New Heights Amid Rising Nationalism, Conflict, and Repression

The findings align with broader trends in religious repression worldwide. Data from Pew Research indicates that government-imposed restrictions on religion reached new peaks in 2022, with nearly a third of all countries exhibiting high or very high levels of control.

Feb 06, 2025 18:17

Tim Daniels

Local Church•Persecuted Christians•Religious Freedom

Discalced Carmelites leave Nicaragua amid government persecution

The departure of the Carmelite friars is part of a broader pattern of hostility toward the Catholic Church under the Ortega-Murillo regime

Jan 25, 2025 18:29

Enrique Villegas

Persecuted Christians•Religious Freedom

Nicaraguan Dictatorship Closes Foundation of Dominican Nuns

The cancellation of the organizations arose from two Ministerial Agreements approved by the Minister of the Interior, Maria Amelia Coronel Kinloch. In 2024 alone, the dictatorship cancelled 1,700 non-profit organizations: 678 belonged to the Catholic and Evangelical Churches.

Jan 23, 2025 08:23

Rafael Manuel Tovar

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

Israel: ‘Netanyahu against NGOs, deadly attack on Israeli society’

France’s Proposed Ban on Religious Attire in Sports Sparks Controversy

Christian Leaders Unite Against Jerusalem Municipality’s Move to Seize Armenian Patriarchate Properties

Iraqi Man Burns The Koran and Is Shot Dead in Sweden

Israeli Jesuit David Neuhaus: the plan to remove Palestinians from Gaza feels like a kick in the stomach

Washington bill aims to violate confidentiality of confessions

Catholic Church in China: The Strange Case of Bishop Ji Weizhong

European Union could ban the number 1 Catholic app in the world: Hallow

Nicaraguan Reformed Constitution: An Assault Against Religious Liberty

Global Christian Persecution Reaches New Heights Amid Rising Nationalism, Conflict, and Repression

Discalced Carmelites leave Nicaragua amid government persecution

Nicaraguan Dictatorship Closes Foundation of Dominican Nuns