12 years as leader of the largest Eastern Rite Catholic community: the Ukrainian one

Mar 28, 2023 00:21

ZENIT Staff

His Beatitude Sviatoslav Shevchuk. Photo: Ukrainian Greek Catholic Church

Local Church•Persecuted Christians•Testimonies

Nicaraguan Bishop Who Refuses to Leave The Country Is Sentenced to 26 Years of Prison

The sentence was given on Friday, February 10, in the afternoon, local time. The country’s Ortega dictatorship accused him of organizing violent groups through the media to destabilize the country.

Feb 11, 2023 20:17

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Justice and Peace•Testimonies

Cardinal Joseph Zen, Archbishop Emeritus of Hong Kong, Is Nominated for the Nobel Peace Prize

Other Hong Kong nominees have spent time in prison for defending human rights.

Feb 06, 2023 22:32

ZENIT Staff

Persecuted Christians•Testimonies

New Iraq convent is a milestone in Christians’ return

The Dominican Sisters returned in 2017 and began ministering to the families which had come back to Batnaya. Initially they lived in a house in nearby Telskuf provided to the order by a resident.

Jan 26, 2023 14:39

John Newton

Persecuted Christians•Testimonies

From prisoner of jihadists… to archbishop

Father Jacques Mourad was head of Mar Elian Monastery when the region was overrun by rebel militia groups in 2015. The monastery tended to hundreds of IDPs forced to flee the fighting.

Jan 17, 2023 02:08

ZENIT Staff

Local Church•Testimonies

Lawyer Says She Will Continue to Take Forward Lawsuit against Cardinal Pell

This is a different case, and the lawyers’ firm affirms that they are interested in “the legacy that Pell has left”.

Jan 13, 2023 15:25

ZENIT Staff

12 years as leader of the largest Eastern Rite Catholic community: the Ukrainian one

Killed for teaching kidnapper the ‘Our Father’

Five People Can Inherit From Benedict XVI

Raped at gunpoint. Christian teen describes her horrific captivity

Emotive Address of the Principal Catholic Leader of Great Britain to the New King

New film about Saint José Sánchez del Río set for exclusive U.S. release through Fathom Events on April 18th

New Reliquary Enables Public to See Saint Thomas Aquinas’ Cranium

Nicaraguan Bishop Who Refuses to Leave The Country Is Sentenced to 26 Years of Prison

Cardinal Joseph Zen, Archbishop Emeritus of Hong Kong, Is Nominated for the Nobel Peace Prize

New Iraq convent is a milestone in Christians’ return

From prisoner of jihadists… to archbishop

Lawyer Says She Will Continue to Take Forward Lawsuit against Cardinal Pell