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Church in the Middle East

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
  • Julia Frankel
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
  • Julia Frankel
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
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
  • Fionn Shiner
Gunmen fire their weapons as men carry the coffins with the bodies of Pierre Mouawad, an official with the anti-Hezbollah Lebanese Forces party, and his wife during their funeral in Yahshush, in Lebanon, Tuesday, April 7, 2026. (Credit: Emilio Morenatti/AP.)

Melkite Catholic bishops express concern over Israeli demolitions in southern Lebanon

  • May 5
  • Bassem Mroue

Interview: Israeli envoy says Christian presence in Middle East must be preserved

  • May 5
  • Elise Ann Allen

Israeli airstrikes kill 7 in southern Lebanon as a Catholic convent is bulldozed

  • May 3
  • Bassem Mroue
Man attacks nun in Jerusalem on April 29, 2026. (Credit: Israeli Police.)

EXCLUSIVE: Latin patriarchate condemns ‘repulsive and barbaric’ attack on French nun in Jerusalem

  • May 1
  • Fionn Shiner
The Apostolic Nuncio to Lebanon Archbishop Paolo Borgia, center, poses with residents next to a crucifix sent by Italy to replace one that was defaced last week by an Israeli soldier in the Christian village of Debel, south Lebanon, Wednesday, April 22, 2026. (Credit: Houssam Naddaf via AP.)

Lebanon resident recognizes family crucifix smashed by Israeli soldier in viral image

  • Apr 25
  • Sally Abou AlJoud

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  • Jun 10
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  • Jun 9
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  • Jun 9
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  • Jun 9
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