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

Feb 09, 2026 16:54

The new law prohibits any form of direct or indirect, implicit or explicit attack against symbols of the Christian religion throughout the city. Photo: Facebook

Religious Freedom

European Court Case May Determine the Future of Religious Symbols in Public Institutions

Ruling could affect public institutions across 46 Council of Europe states

Jan 27, 2026 09:42

ZENIT Staff

Holy Land•Religious Freedom

How a new Israeli law is redefining education—and survival, for the worse—in Palestinian Christian schools

Approved by 31 votes to 10 and promoted by Likud lawmakers Amit Halevi and Avichay Boaron, the new legislation bars graduates of Palestinian Authority–accredited universities from teaching in Israeli schools unless they also obtain specific Israeli certification

Jan 25, 2026 13:14

ZENIT Staff

Persecuted Christians•Religious Freedom

Nicaraguan regime bans urban and rural “door-to-door” missions in the country’s dioceses

The ban affected pastoral outreach scheduled for January 24 as part of the so-called Ecclesiological Year proclaimed by Bishop Sócrates René Sándigo, who governs both the dioceses of León and neighboring Chinandega

Jan 23, 2026 18:28

Enrique Villegas

Persecuted Christians•Religious Freedom

New arrests of house church members in China

On Tuesday, the authorities began cracking down on the leaders of Early Rain Covenant Church in Chengdu, an underground Evangelical community founded by Rev Wang Yi, who has been in prison since 2018. In October, the Zion Church suffered the same fate.

Jan 19, 2026 17:10

ZENIT Staff

Holy Land•Justice and Peace•Persecuted Christians•Religious Freedom

Between Drones, Settlers and Classrooms: How Violence and Administrative Israeli Pressure Are Reshaping Palestinian Life

The issue is further complicated by a draft law under consideration in the Knesset that would ban the employment of teachers who studied in Palestinian territories

Jan 18, 2026 19:52

ZENIT Staff

Pope Leo XIV writes to clergy around the world about holiness on the Feast of the Sacred Heart: the Pope’s letter that every priest should read

Letter from the Pope to all priests of the Catholic Church on the occasion of the Day for the Sanctification of Priests

León XIV traveled to Rome on the Spanish king’s private plane after the official plane that was supposed to transport him broke down: here’s what happened

What was supposed to be a routine return flight from Tenerife to Rome on June 12 transformed into an unusual episode that forced the Pontiff to abandon his scheduled aircraft and accept the personal assistance of King Felipe VI of Spain.

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

Christian Brothers Schools in Jerusalem Protest Israeli Restrictions on Palestinian Teachers

European Court Case May Determine the Future of Religious Symbols in Public Institutions

How a new Israeli law is redefining education—and survival, for the worse—in Palestinian Christian schools

Nicaraguan regime bans urban and rural “door-to-door” missions in the country’s dioceses

New arrests of house church members in China

Between Drones, Settlers and Classrooms: How Violence and Administrative Israeli Pressure Are Reshaping Palestinian Life