The last historic Christian village in the Holy Land, threatened with annexation by the Jewish state of Israel

Mar 16, 2026 10:31

ZENIT Staff

Bashar Fawadleh Photo: ACN

religious freedom is not only holding steady but growing.

Persecuted Christians•Religious Freedom

Significant drop in arrests of priests in 2025 but deaths increase

The number of kidnappings also dropped slightly compared to 2024 but remains a major problem in parts of Africa.

Feb 03, 2026 19:14

ZENIT Staff

Justice and Peace•Religious Freedom

Priests, Dissidents, and a Warning from Havana: Cuba Tightens the Screws on Voices of Conscience

Father Álvarez was questioned for roughly three hours. His interrogation followed a recent trip to Miami and public remarks published by Diario Las Américas, in which he reiterated the hardships facing ordinary Cubans and suggested that the arrest of Nicolás Maduro had weakened Havana’s grip on Venezuela

Feb 03, 2026 17:53

ZENIT Staff

Cardinals and Bishops•Local Church•Persecuted Christians•Religious Freedom

After one month of Nicolás Maduro’s imprisonment, the Venezuelan government restores Cardinal Porras’ passport

The document was returned on Friday, January 30, bringing to an end a month-and-a-half ordeal that began on December 10, when authorities abruptly prevented the 80-year-old prelate from leaving the country

Feb 02, 2026 18:56

ZENIT Staff

Religious Freedom

China’s National Procurators’ Meeting: Prosecutors as Priests of the Gospel According to Xi

The gathering reminded the officers that “constitutionalism,” “separation of powers,” and “judicial independence” are Western concepts that have no place in China.

Feb 01, 2026 18:56

ZENIT Staff

Local Church•Religious Freedom

Armenian Prime Minister confronts Patriarch Kakerin: he wants to remove him from office and calls him schismatic

The initiative, reportedly supported by ten Armenian bishops, represents an unprecedented escalation in a conflict that has been simmering for months between Armenia’s government and the Mother See of Holy Etchmiadzin, the spiritual center of the Armenian Apostolic Church

Jan 29, 2026 11:57

ZENIT Staff

Characteristics and elements of the governance of an ecclesial community: this is what the Pope told the leaders of ecclesial movements

The Pope’s Remarks to Participants in the Meeting with Leaders of Lay Associations, Ecclesial Movements, and New Communities

Pentecost: An Inspiration for the World of Diplomacy. What Leo XIV Told New Ambassadors to the Vatican

Address by the Pope on the occasion of the presentation of the credentials of the new ambassadors of Sierra Leone, Bangladesh, Yemen, Rwanda, Namibia, Mauritius, Chad, and Sri Lanka

The last historic Christian village in the Holy Land, threatened with annexation by the Jewish state of Israel

Armenia’s Prime Minister and the Catholicos Collide in a Struggle Over Power, Identity and the Rule of Law

Catholic Church in the US publishes its 2026 annual report on religious freedom in the country

USA: Judge orders that migrants detained by ICE be allowed to receive ashes on Wednesday, 2026

Jewish state of Israel lifts ban on Church charity arm: Caritas will be able to continue working in Gaza

China’s “official” Catholic Church aligns itself with the policies of the Chinese Communist government

Brazil Against Christianophobia: Proposal to Ban Costumes Mocking Christianity at Carnival

Significant drop in arrests of priests in 2025 but deaths increase

Priests, Dissidents, and a Warning from Havana: Cuba Tightens the Screws on Voices of Conscience

After one month of Nicolás Maduro’s imprisonment, the Venezuelan government restores Cardinal Porras’ passport

China’s National Procurators’ Meeting: Prosecutors as Priests of the Gospel According to Xi

Armenian Prime Minister confronts Patriarch Kakerin: he wants to remove him from office and calls him schismatic