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Vance privately addresses Republican Jewish Coalition during tension over Israel and antisemitism
1+ week, 4+ day ago (1002+ words) LAS VEGAS — Vice President JD Vance left a positive impression after his highly anticipated appearance before the Republican Jewish Coalition on Monday, assuaging some skeptical attendees of his commitment to Jewish Americans and the U.S. alliance with Israel while stopping…...
Reporter spends the night locked inside Jerusalem’s holiest church with clergy and pilgrims
2+ week, 5+ day ago (1070+ words) 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.) JERUSALEM — The enormous doors were pushed shut, the clanking bolts…...
Jerusalem Patriarch visits Taybeh, calls for protection of Christian presence
3+ week, 3+ day ago (712+ words) Taybeh, a town in the West Bank. (Credit: Wikimedia.) During a recent visit to Palestine’s last remaining entirely Christian village, the Latin Patriarch of Jerusalem called for the Christian presence in the village to be preserved. Located in the central…...
Archbishop of Westminster joins push for international religious freedom
3+ week, 5+ day ago (677+ words) The leader of the Church England and Wales has joined a major ongoing campaign against religious discrimination around the world. Archbishop Richard Moth of Westminster released a statement on Tuesday in support of Aid to the Church in Need’s (ACN)…...
Pope appeals for persecuted Palestinian Christians as violence continues
4+ week, 20+ hour ago (639+ words) Pope Leo XIV at the Angelus on Sunday, 16 August 2026. (Image credit: Vatican Media) Pope Leo XIV appealed for an end to violence against Palestinian Christians on Sunday and called on the international community to increase diplomatic and mediation efforts. “I…...
There’s a reason why Israel has done little to rein in settler violence. It’s not just Netanyahu
4+ week, 21+ hour ago (1037+ words) 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…...
Israel’s Christians rely on faith and allies as they fear rising harassment
4+ week, 22+ hour ago (1112+ words) A priest enters the Basilica of the Transfiguration on Mount Tabor, northern Israel, on Aug. 6, 2026. (Credit: Ariel Schalit/AP.) MOUNT TABOR, Israel — Sister Mayela wears her black veil and habit as she walks to work near where another Catholic nun…...