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Priests from various countries, members of the "Priests Against Genocide" network, carry a shroud bearing the names of 300 Palestinian and Lebanese children whom organizers say were killed by the Israeli military after ceasefires were declared, during a demonstration near St. Peter's Square at the Vatican, Tuesday, Sept. 22, 2026. (Credit: Gregorio Borgia/AP.)

Priests and nuns march to Vatican to demand end to ‘genocide’ in Gaza

  • Sep 23
  • Associated Press

Holy Land situation ‘not positive,’ as internal battles in Islam pose global challenges to dialogue

  • Sep 10
  • Fionn Shiner
Christian pilgrims walk past the site where a nun was attacked by a man last Wednesday, after visiting the Cenacle, traditionally believed to be the site of the Last Supper, in Jerusalem, Friday, May 1, 2026. (Credit: Leo Correa/AP.)

Jerusalem court acquits a man indicted in nun attack, orders psychiatric care

  • Aug 28
  • Giovanna Dell'Orto
Christian Orthodox pilgrims hold up candles during the Holy Fire ceremony, at the Church of the Holy Sepulcher in the Old City of Jerusalem, Saturday, April 11, 2026. (Credit: Mahmoud Illean/AP.)

Reporter spends the night locked inside Jerusalem’s holiest church with clergy and pilgrims

  • Aug 26
  • Giovanna Dell'Orto
Taybeh, a town in the West Bank. (Credit: Wikimedia.)

Jerusalem Patriarch visits Taybeh, calls for protection of Christian presence

  • Aug 20
  • Crux Now Staff

Pope appeals for persecuted Palestinian Christians as violence continues

  • Aug 16
  • Christopher R. Altieri
Israeli settlers put up an Israeli flag on a hilltop after it was taken down by Israeli and foreign peace activists during a protest in support of local landowners whose property is threatened with seizure by settlers, on the outskirts of the West Bank city of Beit Sahour, Friday, Aug. 14, 2026. (Credit: Mahmoud Illean/AP.)

There’s a reason why Israel has done little to rein in settler violence. It’s not just Netanyahu

  • Aug 16
  • Joseph Krauss
A priest enters the Basilica of the Transfiguration on Mount Tabor, northern Israel, on Aug. 6, 2026. (Credit: Ariel Schalit/AP.)

Israel’s Christians rely on faith and allies as they fear rising harassment

  • Aug 16
  • Giovanna Dell'Orto

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

  • Aug 13
  • Crux Now Staff

Israeli settlers creating ‘climate of fear’ for West Bank Christians

  • Aug 11
  • Crux Now Staff

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