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When families crossed a bridge and paid tolls every Sunday to worship in Arabic, Charbel Zgheib noticed. As pastor of Salam Arabic Church in Brooklyn, N.Y., Zgheib met families who...

Orthodox Church condemns attacks on Christians in Jordan, Palestine

The Orthodox Church on Saturday denounced the recent wave of attacks targeting Christians in Palestine, Jordan, and elsewhere in the Middle East. The rebuke followed Friday's incid...

Three Young Lebanese Men Turn Small Bible Study into Largest in the Middle East

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What can we learn from The Cauldron of the Middle East?

from Psephizo The situation in the Middle East dominates our news—yet so much comment is woefully ill-informed. What do we need to understand, and how can the Church remedy its fai...

If Hope Is Gone, Slow Extinction Looms for Middle East Christians

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Across the Middle East, Children Answer Pope Leo’s Call to Pray the Rosary for Peace

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Church is attacked in Jordan in region known for interfaith coexistence

Three gunmen attacked a church during a funeral in an area of Jordan known for Christian-Muslim coexistence. Jordan swiftly moved to protect Christian houses of worship around the...

The Triumph of the Chaldean Catholic Church

It has been said that the Catholic Church is a community of communities. It is a collection of various groups that share a common communion, but have different traditions, rites, a...

The Dangerous Journey Home for Christian Communities in Southern Lebanon

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Six killed at church shooting in Jordan

The regions where church closures are hitting communities hardest

Church closures are accelerating in the Northeast and Midwest as aging congregations shrink, while immigrant and tech-savvy churches show growth.

Church leaders condemn Israeli settler attacks on Palestinians

At Least Seven Killed in Church Shooting in Southern Jordan

The interior ministry of Jordan said on Friday that a group of “extremists” attacked St. George’s Greek Orthodox church in the southern al-Karak governorate, killing at least seven...

Pope Leo says Middle East conflicts strain Jewish-Christian relations

VATICAN CITY, Sept 16 (Reuters) - Pope Leo said on Wednesday that recent conflicts in the Middle East had tested relations between Jews and Christians, adding that differing views...

'Gaza's Christians are tired. They want to leave': A Palestinian bishop on survival, settlers and reconciliation

About half of Gaza's pre-war Christian population is left. In the West Bank, Palestinian Christians are contending with unremitting settler violence. But Bishop William Shomali, th...

Exclusive — Orthodox Patriarch Encourages All World Leaders to Follow Trump, Vance in Visiting Jerusalem’s Church of Hol...

ATHENS, Greece — The Patriarch of the Greek Orthodox Church in Jerusalem Theophilos III told Breitbart News exclusively that he is encouraging world leaders of all faiths to follow...

The African Orthodox Church: Agency, History, and the Unbroken Pursuit of Truth

Erastus WaichaThe Church in Africa belongs to Jesus Christ. An African priest is an active participant in the Universal Church, guided by a history of sacrifice, a trained conscien...

The 23 Eastern Catholic Churches: Ancient Traditions in Communion With Rome

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UN experts demand explanation for St Peter’s Church confiscation

from Articleeighteen.com Two UN experts sent an official communication to the Islamic Republic of Iran over the summer, demanding a response to allegations that the oldest Protesta...

After Oct. 7, the Middle East Is Transformed — but Into What?

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Council of Churches in East Asia Anglican bishops meet in Seoul, South Korea

[Anglican Communion News Service] The Diocese of Seoul in the Anglican Church of Korea hosted the bishops’ meeting of the Council of Churches in East Asia. The council gathers chur...

Catholic children in the Holy Land suffer persecution

Jason Jones traveled to southern Lebanon with his 18-year-old son on a humanitarian mission to assist vulnerable Christian communities caught between Israel and Hezbollah. They sle...

How a new Texas parish reminds us that the age of Christian martyrs is not over

The newest Catholic parish in Arlington, Texas, is named for Matthew Ayariga, one of 21 men murdered by Islamic State terrorists on a Libyan beach in February 2015.Ayariga was a Gh...

Texas church to host Latin American-themed service as a celebration and ‘joyful protest’

[Episcopal News Service] Trinity Episcopal Church in Houston, Texas, will host a “Celebrate the Feast” bilingual Latin American Signature Music Mass on Sept. 6. Texas Assistant Bis...