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A man walks past the ruins of St. Paul Orthodox Church during debris removal efforts following the February 2023 earthquakes in Antakya, southern Turkey, Wednesday, Feb. 4, 2026. (Credit: Murat Kocabas/AP.)

Architect aims to rebuild a church and help restore a quake-hit Turkish city’s multicultural past

Feb 7
Serra Yedikardes,
Associated Press

Members of the National Palace General Security Unit in Port-au-Prince, Haiti, on Jan. 26, 2026. (Credit: Odelyn Joseph/AP.)

Church concerned about mass deportations of Haitians from the US

Jan 31
Eduardo Campos Lima

US ambassador to Israel issues response to Holy Land patriarchs’ concerns over ‘Christian Zionism’

Jan 21
Crux Staff

People inspect the site where at least four Palestinians died following the collapse of walls onto tents sheltering displaced people in Gaza City amid rainfall and strong winds, Tuesday, Jan. 13, 2026. (Credit: Jehad Alshrafi/AP.)

Gaza’s living conditions worsen as strong winds and hypothermia kill 5

Jan 14
Wafaa Shurafa,
Samy Magdy, Associated Press

A general view shows the Sheikh Maqsoud neighborhood of Aleppo, Syria, Tuesday, Oct. 7, 2025. (Credit: Omar Albam/AP.)

Syrian police officer killed in Aleppo suicide bombing in Christian area

Jan 1
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

People attend the lighting of a Christmas tree at the Greek Orthodox Mar Elias Church, months after the church was the site of a deadly suicide bombing, in the Dweila neighborhood of Damascus, Syria, Tuesday, Dec. 23, 2025.(Credit: Omar Sanadiki/AP.)

Syrian church marks Christmas and reaffirms faith months after deadly attack

Dec 25, 2025
Abby Sewell,
Associated Press

Cardinal Pierbattista Pizzaballa, the Latin Patriarch of Jerusalem, poses for the photos with Palestinian parishioners after leading a mass ahead of Christmas celebrations at the Holy Family Catholic Church in Gaza City, Sunday, Dec. 21, 2025. (Credit: Jehad Alshrafi/AP.)

Gaza’s tiny Christian community tries to capture the holiday spirit during the ceasefire

Dec 23, 2025
Mariam Fam,
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