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GwenPriest in West Bank’s Only Christian Village Reports Israeli Settler Attacks and Calls for Justice
Father Bashar Fawadleh, the parish priest of Taybeh, the only Christian village in the West Bank, has expressed concerns over the growing pressure on the community from both...
Chaldean Patriarch Identifies Emigration and Youth Disillusionment as Key Challenges for Iraqi Christians
The Chaldean Patriarch has described the emigration of Iraqi Christians as a “serious challenge,” emphasizing the deepening crisis within the community. He noted that the greatest challenge faced...
Israel Allegedly Spies on Millions of Christian Americans Through Digital Campaigns
Israel is alleged to be engaging in a large-scale digital surveillance campaign targeting Christian communities in the United States, according to documents filed under the Foreign Agents Registration...
Jerusalem Christian Schools Close for Protest Over Palestinian Teacher Permit Denials
Nearly 10,000 students in Jerusalem’s Christian schools began the academic year a day late after the schools closed on Tuesday, September 1, to protest Israel’s refusal to renew...
Catholic Church in Jaffa Vandalized Amid Rising Anti-Christian Harassment in Israel
The recent vandalism at the Church of St. Anthony of Padua in Jaffa has raised troubling questions about the safety of Christian communities in Israel. On August 16,...
Israeli Forces Demolish Palestinian Christian Home in West Bank, Illegal Settlers Displace Another Family
Israeli forces demolished the home of a Palestinian Christian family in the al-Saqi area of Birzeit, north of Ramallah, according to the Presidential Higher Committee for Church Affairs....
Holy Land increasingly emptied of Christians, says Benedictine abbot
Abbot Nikodemus Schnabel, a Benedictine leader with ties to key Christian sites in the Holy Land, has raised concerns about the declining Christian population in the region. Speaking...
Christians in the Holy Land Describe Unprecedented Crisis Amid Regional Conflict
George Akroush, director of the Development Office of the Latin Patriarchate of Jerusalem, described the current situation in the Holy Land as unprecedented. After Israel and the United...
Cyprus to fund restoration of Gaza’s Saint Porphyrius Church damaged by Israeli strikes
Cyprus has announced a €150,000 contribution to the restoration of the historic Church of Saint Porphyrius in Gaza, which was partially destroyed during an Israeli strike in October...
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