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Filipino bishops back signature drive to ban political dynasties

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In this photo provided by WESMINCOM Armed Forces of the Philippines, a soldier views the site inside a Roman Catholic cathedral in Jolo, the capital of Sulu province in the southern Philippines after two bombs exploded Sunday, Jan. 27, 2019. (Credit: WESMINCOM Armed Forces of the Philippines Via AP.)

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Sep 15
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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
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Taybeh, a town in the West Bank. (Credit: Wikimedia.)

Jerusalem Patriarch visits Taybeh, calls for protection of Christian presence

Aug 20
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Pope appeals for persecuted Palestinian Christians as violence continues

Aug 16
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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
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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
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British bishop condemns Israeli military closure of last fully Christian village in Palestine

Aug 13
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Israeli settlers creating ‘climate of fear’ for West Bank Christians

Aug 11
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