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Israeli-Palestinian Conflict

U.S. Ambassador to Israel Mike Huckabee poses for a photo during an interview in Jerusalem, Aug. 20, 2025. (Credit: Ohad Zwigenberg/AP.)

US says ambassador’s comments on Israel and the Middle East were taken out of context

Feb 23
Melanie Lidman,
Samy Magdy, Associated Press

U.S. Ambassador to Israel Mike Huckabee is seen during an interview in Jerusalem, Wednesday, Aug. 20, 2025. (Credit: Ohad Zwigenberg/AP.)

US ambassador causes uproar by claiming Israel has a right to much of the Middle East

Feb 22
Sam Mednick,
Samy Magdy, Associated Press

Cardinal Pietro Parolin. (Credit: Vatican Media.)

Vatican’s top diplomat says Holy See won’t join Board of Peace

Feb 18
Crux Now 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

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

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

Palestinian vendors wait for clients in Manger Square in the West Bank city of Bethlehem, Tuesday, Dec. 16, 2025. (Credit: Mahmoud Illean/AP.)

Christmas spirit returns to Bethlehem after ceasefire in Gaza

Dec 20, 2025
Jalal Bwaitel,
Melanie Lidman, Associated Press

Actress Patricia Heaton receiving an award in Boca Raton’s B’nai Torah Congregation in Boca Raton, Florida on Dec. 9, 2025. (Credit: Magen David Adom.)

Catholic actress Patricia Heaton receives award for her support of Israel

Dec 17, 2025
Charles Collins

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