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Syrian security inspects the site after an explosive device was detonated in a cafe near the main courthouse complex, in Damascus, Syria, Thursday, July 2, 2026 (Credit: Ghaith Alsayed/AP.)

Explosive device goes off in cafe in Syria’s capital, killing at least 9 people

  • Jul 3
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    Associated Press
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Two Christian communities navigate life in southern Lebanon, in photos

  • Jun 17
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    Associated Press

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Israelis celebrate ahead of a march marking Jerusalem Day, an Israeli holiday celebrating the capture of east Jerusalem in the 1967 Mideast war, in Jerusalem's Old City, Thursday, May 14, 2026. (Credit: Ohad Zwigenberg/AP.)

Ultranationalist Jews chant racist slogans during annual march into Jerusalem’s Old City

  • May 15
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A new crucifix that was sent by Italy to replace the one that was defaced by Isreali troops in Lebanon. (Credit: Houssam Naddaf/via AP.)

Israeli troops get prison for desecration of Virgin Mary statue in Lebanon

  • May 12
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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
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Rescue workers search through the rubble of a damaged building for survivors following an Israeli airstrike in Dahiyeh, Beirut's southern suburbs, Lebanon, Wednesday, May 6, 2026. (Credit: Hassan Ammar/AP.)

Pope Leo XIV comforts 13 priests from southern Lebanon with a surprise video call from Rome

  • May 7
  • Bassem Mroue
Catholics attend Mass at Palm Sunday in Jerusalem on March 29, 2026. (Credit: Mahmoud Illean/AP.)

Anti-Christian violence is an ‘existential challenge’ for Israel, say Christian leaders in the Holy Land

  • May 6
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‘Toward a more perfect union’: Pope Leo XIV on 250 years of US independence

  • Jul 4
  • Crux Now Staff

Pope marks July 4 by praying in Lampedusa for migrants who died seeking freedom and prosperity

  • Jul 4
  • Nicole Winfield, 
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Pope urges US to recommit to founding ideas of protecting life, human dignity on 250th anniversary

  • Jul 4
  • Nicole Winfield

Catholic group that defied pope and caused schism defends its actions and casts itself as the victim

  • Jul 4
  • Nicole Winfield