New arrests of house church members in China

Jan 19, 2026 17:10

ZENIT Staff

police raided the home in Deyang of the current house church leader, Li Yingqiang Photo: Asia News

Religious Freedom

Nicaraguan dictatorship bans Bibles from entering the country

his latest restriction unfolds against a grim backdrop. Since 2018, Nicaragua has witnessed a systematic rollback of civil liberties

Dec 17, 2025 11:19

Enrique Villegas

Gender Ideology•Religious Freedom

Faith at 35,000 Feet: United Airlines, Catholic Doctrine, and the Limits of Corporate Tolerance

The Sanchez case is not isolated. United is currently involved in separate litigation brought by two former employees, Lacey Smith and Marli Brown, who allege they were terminated for criticizing the airline’s support of the proposed Equality Act on religious grounds

Dec 17, 2025 11:17

Tim Daniels

Religious Freedom

Following ADF lawsuit, Houston school district respects parents’ wishes concerning daughter

A family is suing a Houston school district over its policy that allows minor students to change their name and gender pronouns at school without parental consent.

Dec 15, 2025 11:05

ZENIT Staff

Religious Freedom

NC high school student sues school district for censoring her Charlie Kirk tribute

A family is suing the Charlotte-Mecklenburg Board of Education for censoring the speech of their high school daughter who painted a rock on school grounds with the words “Freedom 1776” and “Live Like Kirk—John 11:25” after the assassination of Charlie Kirk.

Dec 15, 2025 10:02

ZENIT Staff

Cardinals and Bishops•Local Church•Religious Freedom

This is how the Venezuelan dictatorship revoked the cardinal’s passport and prevented him from leaving the country

For now, Cardinal Porras remains in Caracas, deprived of his documents and unable to fulfill obligations abroad

Dec 11, 2025 16:04

Enrique Villegas

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

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New arrests of house church members in China

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

Comedy Writer Claims that the Human Skeletons of Men and Women Are Not the Same and Goes to Jail

Church Bell Rings Daily for Aborted Babies: Left Attacks Bishop

U.S. Congressional Report Maps a Broadening Repression in China

The Jewish state of Israel bans Caritas, the charitable arm of the Church (and more than 20 humanitarian organizations), from Gaza

Scottish Bishops statement on Withdrawal from Religious Education amendment

Nicaraguan dictatorship bans Bibles from entering the country

Faith at 35,000 Feet: United Airlines, Catholic Doctrine, and the Limits of Corporate Tolerance

Following ADF lawsuit, Houston school district respects parents’ wishes concerning daughter

NC high school student sues school district for censoring her Charlie Kirk tribute

This is how the Venezuelan dictatorship revoked the cardinal’s passport and prevented him from leaving the country