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

Aug 14, 2024 18:03

ZENIT Staff

Photo: ADF

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

Brownsburg Community School Corporation terminated Kluge’s employment because of his sincerely held religious beliefs

According to the bishop, the abduction, forced conversion and marriage of children is a serious problem in Pakistan

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

Analysis Opinion•Religious Freedom

The US Department of State Yearly Report on Religious Freedom: Exemplary on China, Timid on Japan

The report, published on June 26, 2024, confirms last year’s attitude to persuasively denounce foes but somewhat excuse political allies.

Jul 04, 2024 17:53

ZENIT Staff

Local Church•Religious Freedom

Iraqi court orders conversion of Christian mother and her children to Islam

Elvin Joseph, a resident of Duhok in Iraqi Kurdistan, expressed her distress in an interview: «I am a Christian. I am married to a Christian man. My children are Christians. I was educated in our language. All my official documents identify me as Christian. Our marriage is registered by the Church.»

Jul 02, 2024 17:24

Rafael Llanes

Persecuted Christians•Religious Freedom

Pakistan: Muslims lynch and burn holidaymaker, wife dies in shock

The man was holidaying in the Swat Valley. Police arrested him on charges of burning pages of the Qur’ān, but a mob stormed the station and killed him. Activist accuses Pakistan of being «a barbarian state» while the authorities remain silent. For Naveed Walter, “No one is safe now.” In another case, the wife of Nazir Masih, another lynch mob victim, died from the traumatic experience. In Sialkot, a Christian man is on the run.

Jun 24, 2024 17:34

ZENIT Staff

From Africa to Spain via Monaco: this is Leo XIV’s global travel schedule for 2026

The schedule outlines three distinct journeys: a ten-day pilgrimage across four African nations, a one-day visit to Monaco, and a six-day trip to Spain that will culminate in the Canary Islands. Together, they form a carefully calibrated map of priorities that blends history, diplomacy, evangelization and social concern.

Did Pope Leo XIV speak out against the Spanish party Vox, which is aligned with the Trump administration?

The episode underscores how quickly nuanced papal language can be refracted through national political debates—and how carefully episcopal conferences now feel compelled to guard the boundary between pastoral guidance and partisan interpretation

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

The US Department of State Yearly Report on Religious Freedom: Exemplary on China, Timid on Japan

Iraqi court orders conversion of Christian mother and her children to Islam

Pakistan: Muslims lynch and burn holidaymaker, wife dies in shock