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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.)

Church in the Middle East

Israeli troops get prison for desecration of Virgin Mary statue in Lebanon

by Julia Frankel May 12, 2026

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.)

Church in the Middle East

Israel indicts Jewish man accused of attacking Christian nun in Jerusalem

by Melanie Lidman May 7, 2026May 7, 2026

Catholics attend Mass at Palm Sunday in Jerusalem on March 29, 2026. (Credit: Mahmoud Illean/AP.)

Church in the Middle East

Anti-Christian violence is an ‘existential challenge’ for Israel, say Christian leaders in the Holy Land

by Fionn Shiner May 6, 2026

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.)

Church in the Middle East

Melkite Catholic bishops express concern over Israeli demolitions in southern Lebanon

by Bassem Mroue May 5, 2026

Church in the Middle East

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

by Elise Ann Allen May 5, 2026May 6, 2026

Associated Press

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

by Bassem Mroue May 3, 2026

Man attacks nun in Jerusalem on April 29, 2026. (Credit: Israeli Police.)

Church in the Middle East

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

by Fionn Shiner May 1, 2026

In this photo released by the Iranian Foreign Ministry, Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi, right, meets with Pakistan's Army Chief Field Marshal Gen. Asim Munir in Tehran, Wednesday, April 15, 2026. (Credit: Iranian Foreign Ministry via AP.)

Church in the Middle East

Archbishop, others support Pakistan efforts to work for peace in Iran

by Samy Magdy and Associated Press April 16, 2026

Patriarch Theophilos III, the Greek Orthodox Patriarch of Jerusalem, center left, performs the Washing of the Feet ceremony, at the Church of the Holy Sepulcher, after restrictions were lifted following a ceasefire reached between Iran, Israel and the United States, in Jerusalem's Old City, Thursday, April 9, 2026. (Credit: Mahmoud Illean/AP.)

Church in the Middle East

Israel lifts restrictions at holy sites in Jerusalem after fragile ceasefire announced

by Sam Mednick and Associated Press April 10, 2026

Bystanders try to comfort and assist a woman as she reacts near the site of a strike that, according to a security official at the scene, destroyed half of the Khorasaniha Synagogue and nearby residential buildings in Tehran, Iran, Tuesday, April 7, 2026. (Credit: Francisco Seco/AP.)

Pope Leo welcomes ceasefire between US, Israel, and Iran

by Crux Now Staff April 8, 2026April 8, 2026

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