A Catholic priest has been murdered in Bangassou, Central African Republic. One more name on the long list of African martyrs, in a country where the Church has been paying a price in blood for years.
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The toll of the June 22-23 massacres in Nigeria's Middle Belt is confirmed: 28 Christians killed. The perpetrators remain at large. International silence persists.
yesterday 9 8
A Catholic nun has been sentenced to eight months in detention by the Burmese military regime. Pierre-Antoine Vasseur reports on the facts and places this persecution within the context of violence against Christian communities since the 2021 coup.
Jun 29, 2026 9 8
After the Kawel massacre, kidnappings are multiplying in Nigeria's Middle Belt. Bishops raise their voices. The international community remains silent.
Jun 28, 2026 11 6
The ceasefire signed on June 19 between the United States and Iran is faltering: Trump now threatens to "destroy Iran," while the Israeli-Lebanese front remains tense. The diplomatic architecture still holds, but without conviction. The Christians of the East are still not part of it.
Jun 28, 2026 12 5
After the Kawel massacre on June 22, the violence continues in another form: students and teachers have been abducted. Nigerian bishops are demanding their return. ACN and Open Doors are documenting a terror that targets the future of Christian communities.
Jun 27, 2026 12 12
The death toll rises: 28 Christians killed in a nighttime attack in Nigeria's Middle Belt. A silent persecution the world refuses to see, and one we have no right to forget.
Jun 27, 2026 8 5
A new armed attack targeted a Christian community in central Nigeria, leaving twenty civilians dead. Anti-Christian violence in Nigeria's Middle Belt shows no signs of abating.
Jun 26, 2026 9 4
An English Catholic bishop has been charged with child rape. The indictment is confirmed by the Crown Prosecution Service. The Church of England is facing another upheaval.
Jun 25, 2026 9 0
While the West debates pastoral reforms to reach out to men, Brazil responds with its feet: 1.2 million male pilgrims, a record. A signal the universal Church cannot ignore.
Jun 25, 2026 9 2
On June 22, 2026, the Latin Patriarch Pizzaballa and the Orthodox Patriarch Theophilus III traveled together to Gaza. At the parish of the Holy Family—the city's only Latin parish—the faithful welcomed them with visible joy amidst the rubble.
Jun 24, 2026 9 4
The Archdiocese of Detroit is considering ending Sunday Mass in up to 90 parishes. Paradoxically, Archbishop Weisenburger last year eliminated the Extraordinary Form Mass in 13 locations, known for attracting young people and families. Pierre-Antoine Vasseur analyzes what this decision reveals about the structural crisis of the Church in the United States.
Jun 24, 2026 9 4
