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A new release by the human rights NGO highlights the increased pressure by Chinese authorities on Catholics in the shadow of "sinicisation" and the agreement with the Holy See on episcopal appointments. A member of an underground community merged into an official diocese laments that, “We started praying like we were thieves.” A United Front document has emerged calling for telling on parents who “instill religious ideas to their children”. The post Human Rights Watch: church ban for minors in China violates human rights appeared first on ZENIT - English.

Faced with the destructive power of modern weapons, it is very difficult to speak, as was done in past centuries, of the possibility of a ‘just war.’ As early as 1963, Pope John XXIII, in 'Pacem in Terris,' wrote that in the atomic age it becomes almost impossible to think that war can be considered an instrument of justice. In this same spirit stands Pope Leo XIV, who is making peace one of the central themes of his pontificate. The post Popes and wars in the contemporary era appeared first on ZENIT - English.

Police in New Lenox, a suburban community outside Chicago, responded on the evening of April 15 at approximately 6:30 p.m. to reports of a bomb threat at the home of John Prevost, one of the Pope’s two older brothers The post Amid the polarization between Trump and Leo XIV, U.S. police respond to a bomb threat at the home of the Pope’s brother appeared first on ZENIT - English.

The driver, identified as Muhammad Bilal, fled the scene, while his assistant was detained and the vehicle seized. Charges have been filed under provisions related to reckless driving, but investigators have not yet clarified whether negligence alone explains the event The post Pakistan: Truck Plows Into Catholic Procession on Easter Sunday appeared first on ZENIT - English.

Pope Benedict XVI appeared three times, while Francis was featured on six occasions, reflecting different phases in the Church’s engagement with global issues The post Leo XIV on TIME magazine’s list of the 100 most influential people appeared first on ZENIT - English.