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Holy Land situation ‘not positive,’ as internal battles in Islam pose global challenges to dialogue

  • 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
  • Giovanna Dell'Orto
Taybeh, a town in the West Bank. (Credit: Wikimedia.)

Jerusalem Patriarch visits Taybeh, calls for protection of Christian presence

  • Aug 20
  • Crux Now Staff

Pope appeals for persecuted Palestinian Christians as violence continues

  • Aug 16
  • Christopher R. Altieri
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
  • Joseph Krauss
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
  • Giovanna Dell'Orto

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

  • Aug 13
  • Crux Now Staff

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

  • Aug 11
  • Crux Now Staff
A Palestinian visitor takes a photo at the Roman historical site in the West Bank town of Sebastia on Nov. 20, 2025. (Credit: Nasser Nasser/AP.)

UNESCO adds West Bank site and Lebanese castles to World Heritage List despite Israeli objections

  • Jul 24
  • Kim Tong-hyung, 
    Associated Press

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British parliament rejects bill seeking to legalize assisted suicide

  • Sep 11
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For these Midwest farmers, regenerative agriculture is about more than soil health. It’s spiritual

  • Sep 11
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  • Sep 11
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  • Sep 10
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