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Saint Andrew’s Parish in Leicester, England, after it was damaged by a fire on July 28, 2026. (Credit: Rev. Johannes Arens.)

Anglican priest ‘chuffed’ by message from Pope Leo after fire hit his church in Leicester

Aug 13
Charles Collins

Bishop Christopher Saunders of Broome, left, tries to play a didgeridoo during a World Youth Day 2008 media event in Sydney, Australia, on April 17, 2008. (Credit: Rob Griffith/AP.)

Australian jury convicts former Catholic bishop of sexually abusing 2 men

Aug 13
Associated Press

British bishop condemns Israeli military closure of last fully Christian village in Palestine

Aug 13
Crux Now Staff

A fan wears a promotional pope hat during a baseball game between the Cincinnati Reds and Chicago White Sox on Aug. 11, 2026 in Chicago, Illinois. (Credit: Melissa Tamez/AP.)

Pope hats, bloody shirts and so many bobbleheads: The creative ways MLB teams lure fans to the park

Aug 13
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Details emerge, questions persist after British bishop’s court appearance on child rape charges

Aug 14
Fionn Shiner

British bishop condemns Israeli military closure of last fully Christian village in Palestine

Aug 13
Crux Now Staff

Adult baptisms increase in Germany as overall numbers continue to decline

Aug 13
Fionn Shiner

Saint Andrew’s Parish in Leicester, England, after it was damaged by a fire on July 28, 2026. (Credit: Rev. Johannes Arens.)

Anglican priest ‘chuffed’ by message from Pope Leo after fire hit his church in Leicester

Aug 13
Charles Collins

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Christian pilgrims visit the Cenacle, traditionally believed to be the site of the Last Supper, in Jerusalem, Friday, May 1, 2026, as they walk past the site where a nun was attacked by a man last Wednesday. (Credit: Leo Correa/AP.)

Israel indicts Jewish man accused of attacking Christian nun in Jerusalem

May 7
Melanie Lidman

Cardinal Pierbattista Pizzaballa, the Latin Patriarch of Jerusalem, holds a prayer service to mark Palm Sunday in Jerusalem, Sunday, March 29, 2026. (Credit: Ammar Awad/Pool Photo via AP.)

Israeli police say new framework aims to ‘enable freedom of worship’ in Jerusalem

Mar 30
Melanie Lidman,
Nicole Winfield, Associated Press

A locked door and empty stairs leading to the Church of the Holy Sepulchre in Jerusalem's Old City, closed to visitors amid heightened security during the war with Iran, Friday, March 27, 2026. (Credit: Mahmoud Illean/AP.)

Jerusalem heads into a subdued Passover and Easter under the shadow of the Iran war

Mar 29
Melanie Lidman,
Associated Press

U.S. Ambassador to Israel Mike Huckabee poses for a photo during an interview in Jerusalem, Aug. 20, 2025. (Credit: Ohad Zwigenberg/AP.)

US says ambassador’s comments on Israel and the Middle East were taken out of context

Feb 23
Melanie Lidman,
Samy Magdy, Associated Press

Palestinian parishioners check a recently installed Christmas tree after the previous one was destroyed at the Holy Redeemer Latin Church in the West Bank town of Jenin, Tuesday, Dec. 23, 2025. (Credit: Majdi Mohammed/AP.)

3 Palestinians arrested on suspicion of torching a Christmas tree at a Catholic church in West Bank

Dec 25, 2025
Melanie Lidman,
Associated Press

Latin Patriarch Pierbattista Pizzaballa, the top Catholic clergyman in the Holy Land, arrives at the Church of the Nativity, traditionally believed to be the birthplace of Jesus, on Christmas Eve, in the West Bank city of Bethlehem, Wednesday, Dec. 24, 2025. (Credit: Nasser Nasser/AP.)

Thousands flock to Bethlehem to revive the Christmas spirit after 2 years of war in Gaza

Dec 25, 2025
Melanie Lidman,
Associated Press

Cardinal Pierbattista Pizzaballa, the Latin Patriarch of Jerusalem, left, leads a Christmas Eve Mass at the Holy Family Catholic Church in Gaza City, Sunday, Dec. 21, 2025. (Credit: Jehad Alshrafi/AP.)

Cardinal celebrates Christmas mass in Gaza City

Dec 21, 2025
Melanie Lidman,
Associated Press

Palestinian vendors wait for clients in Manger Square in the West Bank city of Bethlehem, Tuesday, Dec. 16, 2025. (Credit: Mahmoud Illean/AP.)

Christmas spirit returns to Bethlehem after ceasefire in Gaza

Dec 20, 2025
Jalal Bwaitel,
Melanie Lidman, Associated Press

The Jerusalem Regional Archaeologist for the Israel Antiquities Authority, Dr. Amit Re'im, walks in a section of an excavation site where, according to the institution, a city wall from the Hasmonean period, dating to the late 2nd century BCE, was uncovered under the Tower of David Citadel Museum, in the Old City of Jerusalem, Monday, Dec. 8, 2025. (Credit: Leo Correa/AP.)

Archaeologists uncover intact section of ancient Jerusalem wall from Hanukkah era

Dec 10, 2025
Melanie Lidman,
Associated Press