40 Nigerians killed in church bombing call for canonization

Jun 04, 2023 14:48

John Newton

San Francisco Xavier Catholic Church, in Owo. Photo: Jorge Enrique Mújica, LC- Evangelism digitalization

Testimonies

Sudan: As fighting breaks out, priests remain with their flocks

Although no Church workers have been killed so far, despite the rising number of civilian casualties, churches have been damaged, as have other public buildings, including hospitals.

May 03, 2023 02:03

John Newton

Interview•Local Church•Testimonies of Faith

Interview with the Person in Charge of Aid to the Church in Need’s Projects in Africa, to Understand the Situation in Sudan

Sudan is Africa’s third largest gold producer, and Hemedti owns gold mines in the north of the country.

Apr 27, 2023 18:36

ZENIT Staff

Pope Francis•Testimonies

Pope Baptizes Child Admitted in the Same Hospital as He Was

The Pope visited the oncology area of the same hospital where he was hospitalized and baptized a child who bears the Christian name of Michelangelo.

Mar 31, 2023 15:15

ZENIT Staff

Persecuted Christians•Testimonies of Faith

Vatican Reports to UN That One Out of Every Seven Christians Suffers Persecution

Bishop Fortunatus Nwachukwu, permanent observer of the Holy See: «It is worrying that people are persecuted for the mere fact of publicly professing their faith.»

Mar 30, 2023 19:35

ZENIT Staff

Local Church•Testimonies

Archbishop optimistic about new Nigerian president

According to Nigeria’s Independent National Electoral Commission, Tinubu received 8,794,726 votes in February’s presidential election, putting him ahead of main challenger Atiku Abubakar who came second with 6,984,520.

Mar 29, 2023 04:41

John Newton

The Middle East, the spread of war, and the position of the Pope and the Catholic Church

As the Middle East faces the prospect of a broader regional war, the Vatican’s hope remains that diplomacy — not missiles — will ultimately shape the future of the region.

Leo XIV perfects the mission of the Pontifical Academy for Life

The 2026 update is narrower in scope. Its most visible innovation is the formal introduction of “collaborators” — a new category distinct from the academy’s academic members.

40 Nigerians killed in church bombing call for canonization

Woman, Catholic and Irish: this is the new director of Aid to the Church in Need

The testimony of an Ethiopian bishop in a country divided by war

Relics of Saint Thérèse of the Child Jesus Will Be in Saint Peter’s Square during Pope’s General Audience on June 7

5 guard dogs and armed escort: this is the life of the bishop of the world’s most dangerous diocese

Catholics in South Sudan set out to help those fleeing Sudanese civil war

Priest Explains Why Demons Can’t Look at Themselves in a Mirror

Sudan: As fighting breaks out, priests remain with their flocks

Interview with the Person in Charge of Aid to the Church in Need’s Projects in Africa, to Understand the Situation in Sudan

Pope Baptizes Child Admitted in the Same Hospital as He Was

Vatican Reports to UN That One Out of Every Seven Christians Suffers Persecution

Archbishop optimistic about new Nigerian president