‘The pope is traveling to a wounded country,’ Lebanese priest says
The upcoming visit of Pope Leo XIV to Lebanon, scheduled for Nov. 30 to Dec. 2, comes as a new wave of Israeli bombings have shaken several towns near the southern border. “We have been experiencing continuous attacks like this for almost two and a half years. But we have never evacuated, we have never left our village,” said Maronite parish priest
Artist and Franciscan: art as a way of Evangelization
The Terra Sancta Museum - Art and History is not the only artistic work of the Custos of the Holy Land, the Magnificat music conservatory and its choir, as well as individual friars, belong to it, exploring the link between art and mission. We met one of them, Fr. Balu. At the beginning of November, in the convent of Saint Saviour in
Beirut’s Maronite Archbishop: The Pope’s presence is enough for us
The Maronite Archbishop of Beirut, Paul Abdel Sater, looks forward to Pope Leo XIV's upcoming visit to Lebanon. He upholds the Pope's continuing closeness to the country and says his mere presence will provide huge encouragement to the population.
Will Future Generations Believe?
Professor Michel Abs The Secretary General of the Middle East Council of Churches (MECC) A tribute to the Palestinian Christian Initiative – Kairos Palestine 2025 After one or two generations, or perhaps after a century, even a millennium, will future generations believe what has happened, and what continues to happen, for more than three quarters of a century on the
Modern martyrs give witness: More Christians than ever suffer for the faith worldwide
It’s a stark reality that — no matter how many times it’s repeated — never loses the power to shock: The 20th century produced double the number of Christian martyrs than all the previous nineteen centuries put together. In this century and the present day, religious persecution and discrimination — a frequent precursor to martyrdom — currently impacts nearly 5.4
Christian leaders declare solidarity with Palestinian Christians
iCitizens and relatives of the Palestinian man who died in an Israeli ceasefire violating drone attack on a group of Palestinians in the northern Gaza Strip attend the funeral ceremony after his body was taken from the Al Ahli Baptist Hospital for burial in Gaza City, Gaza on November 4, 2025. It was reported that one person was killed and
Campaign to immunize children in Gaza underway
A catch-up immunization campaign is underway in Gaza to reach over 40,000 children under three who have missed routine vaccines due to two years of conflict.
After West Bank settler attacks, Christians express importance of hope
As violence continues in Taybeh - the last Palestinian village inhabited entirely by Christians - parish priest Fr. Bashar Fawadleh says “these acts of vandalism and violence are unacceptable and require firm condemnation from everyone.”
Cardinal Pizzaballa: To achieve peace, we must listen to others’ pain
Speaking to Vatican News, the Latin Patriarch of Jerusalem expresses hope that the U.S. plan will lead to solutions offering “clearer prospects” and relief for the Palestinian population of Gaza.
Analysis: What does the future hold for the small Christian community of Gaza?
With the steady de-escalation of tensions in the Gaza Strip and the waves of peace blowing over the area, a question that persistently arises about the future that awaits the Christian community in Gaza, this community which one day numbered over 2,000 people and has nowadays dwindled to merely several hundreds. The dwindling presence of Christians of Gaza is quite