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 4
Three weeks after the signing of the US-Iran protocol, tensions resume: Netanyahu cautiously resists the deal, Tehran brandishes the threat of the Strait of Hormuz, and Marco Rubio announces progress on the Israeli-Lebanese front. The fragile architecture of Trump's "deal" is being tested.
Jun 25, 2026 10 0
On June 18, Trump and Tehran signed the 14-point protocol. Hormuz was supposed to reopen. On June 20, Iran closed the strait again. Over 4,000 dead in Lebanon since the start of the conflict. Cardinal Pizzaballa remains on site and says: "I will not abandon you."
Jun 23, 2026 8 4
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.
53 min ago 7 8
Twenty-four hours before the episcopal ordinations of July 1st in Écône, the FSSPX dossier sees a triple development: Pagliarani asks for time, Leo XIV hardens his tone on the sacraments, and Viganò breaks ranks by accusing the Pope of manipulation.
18 h ago 13 8
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 7
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 3
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 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 5
The second day of the extraordinary consistory (27 June) took place under the sign of peace. Cardinal Re preached on fraternity; Cardinal Fernández described military interventions in Gaza and Lebanon as "disproportionate."
Jun 27, 2026 13 3
In four days, the SSPX could take the step that led Archbishop Lefebvre to the excommunications of 1988. Some observers invoke the Vatican's "flexibility"; canonical analysis, however, is unequivocal.
Jun 27, 2026 13 3
Reformed seminaries according to the synodal vision would exclude candidates attached to Tradition: if the practice is proven on a large scale, it violates canon law and deprives the Church of a generation of priests.
Jun 27, 2026 10 1
