100 children kidnapped from Catholic school in Nigeria are freed… hostages remain

Dec 10, 2025 18:04

ZENIT Staff

Schools have often been the target of terrorist attacks in Nigeria Photo: ACN

Religious Freedom

In the Name of Secularism, France Bans Film About the Sacred Heart of Jesus

The Marseille City Council issued a statement on October 23, justifying the ban based on a 1905 law that prohibits the exhibition of religious content in public places.

Nov 07, 2025 22:18

Rafael Llanes

Justice and Peace•Persecuted Christians•Religious Freedom

California’s Democratic government removes statue of Saint Junípero Sierra after lying about consulting the Archbishop of San Francisco

Archbishop Salvatore Cordileone of San Francisco, whose archdiocese encompasses many of the missions Serra founded in the 18th century, says he was blindsided by the decision

Nov 04, 2025 10:09

ZENIT Staff

Religious Freedom

Pope Leo XIV Grants Plenary Indulgence for Schoenstatt Centennial Pilgrims

The indulgence, announced at the start of the Schoenstatt Sisters of Mary’s centennial jubilee, is available from October 1, 2025, through November 4, 2026

Nov 01, 2025 21:43

ZENIT Staff

Religious Freedom

India’s Supreme Court Questions Anti-Conversion Law, Reasserting the Nation’s Secular Soul

At issue is the Uttar Pradesh Prohibition of Unlawful Conversion of Religion Act, introduced by Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath’s Hindu nationalist government

Nov 01, 2025 12:01

ZENIT Staff

Religious Freedom

Napa Legal Institute’s: New Report Finds Religious Freedom Waning Across Most U.S. States

At the top of the list stands Alabama, which received an 86 percent score and was praised for its robust legal framework safeguarding religious autonomy. Michigan, on the other hand, ranked last with just 22 percent, described by the report as “one of the most difficult environments in the nation for faith-based nonprofits.”

Oct 30, 2025 20:09

Tim Daniels

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Argentina Prepares to Welcome Leo XIV: Papal Vehicles, a Mass of 2,000 Ministers and a Nation Invited to Rise Together

Toyota Argentina formally handed over the Buenos Aires vehicle to Apostolic Nuncio Archbishop Michael Wallace Banach on October 28, at the Kansai dealership, which represented the Holy See in the arrangement. The second vehicle is already in Córdoba, where it is being held under the protection of the National Gendarmerie until the Pope’s activities there

Holiness, beautifully explained by Leo XIV on the Solemnity of All Saints

Address on the Occasion of the Angelus Prayer on Sunday, November 1, 2026

100 children kidnapped from Catholic school in Nigeria are freed… hostages remain

A Tested Church in a Tense Land: Beijing’s Recognition of a Detained Bishop Rekindles Debate Over the Vatican–China Deal

Nigeria: President Tinubu declares state of emergency due to insecurity and orders recruitment of additional police officers and soldiers

This is what the study says, which shows a growing wave of anti-Christian persecution in Europe

Spain’s anti-clerical government presents winning project to redefine the Valley of the Fallen from the left

Mexico: MORENA Party representative withdraws bill that restricted freedom of expression for clergy

Mexico: MORENA party pushes for law to restrict freedom of expression of Catholic clergy

In the Name of Secularism, France Bans Film About the Sacred Heart of Jesus

California’s Democratic government removes statue of Saint Junípero Sierra after lying about consulting the Archbishop of San Francisco

Pope Leo XIV Grants Plenary Indulgence for Schoenstatt Centennial Pilgrims

India’s Supreme Court Questions Anti-Conversion Law, Reasserting the Nation’s Secular Soul

Napa Legal Institute’s: New Report Finds Religious Freedom Waning Across Most U.S. States