Cardinal Pierbattista Pizzaballa, the Latin patriarch of Jerusalem, told reporters during an online meeting Oct. 16 that he is willing to do "anything" to "bring to freedom and bring home the children" taken into Gaza during Hamas' Oct. 7 attack on Israel,
Although it is easy to feel powerless in the face of war, "prayer is the meek and holy force to oppose the diabolical force of hatred, terrorism and war," Pope Francis said. Pope Francis again pleas for peace in the Holy Land
Just before the children in her kindergarten class went on vacation for the Jewish Sukkot festival, Romina Shvalb, 42, a kindergarten teacher in the quiet Israeli kibbutz of Nir Oz near the Gaza border, had baked challah -- the braided sweet bread
A terrorist group called Fulani herdsmen attacked the rectory at St. Raphael Church in Fadan Kamantan in Nigeria Sept. 7.
Bishop Julius Kundi of Kafanchan told the Catholic agency Aid to the Church in Need that the parish priest, Father Emmanuel Okolo, and
On the International Day Commemorating the Victims of Acts of Violence based on Religion or Belief, observed on the United Nations' calendar Aug. 22, Pakistan and India are among places of particular concern for Christian rights advocates.
Israeli President Isaac Herzog denounced the increasing violence against Christians in Israel during a visit on Aug. 9 to the Stella Maris Carmelite Monastery in Haifa.
Herzog was accompanied by Israel Police Inspector General Yaakov Shabtai and emphasized Israel's commitment to the full
On June 16, after three weeks of hearing evidence, the jury found Robert Bowers — who committed the horrific mass shooting at the Tree of Life Synagogue in Pittsburgh in 2018 — guilty on 63 counts, including hate crimes resulting in death
Jason Aldean says his song and video "Try That in a Small Town" are not meant as racist dog whistles. Elizabeth Scalia has some thoughts.
Catholic bishops in Kenya appealed for an end to violence and for a pivot to dialogue, as scores are killed in anti-government protests.
The bishops are worried that escalating protests called by Raila Odinga, leader of opposition party Azimio La Umoja (Declaration of
After writing a recent column for a nationally syndicated newspaper about Jason Aldean’s controversial song, Katherine Jean Lopez was shocked by one of the comments. “This is no time for Christian charity,” it said. While she understands where those in support of