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Gaza's Catholics mourn Pope Francis. 'He used to call us at 7 p.m. every night'

12:36pm April 22, 2025

Pope Francis called to check in on a Christian congregation in Gaza sheltering at their church almost every night since the Gaza war began. "Today we feel like we are orphans," a spokesperson says.

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Evangelicals from Brazil wade, pray and get baptized in the Jordan river in Israel.

Conservative Christians are lending support — and cash — to Israel at war

12:33pm May 26, 2024

by Jaclyn Diaz

There is a growing number of Christians around the world looking to visit Israel, driven by the desire to show support for the country and Jews as popular support for Israel falters.

Traditionally, Christians celebrate the season of Advent during the four weeks leading up to Christmas Day. But some are expanding the observance to seven weeks for practical and religious reasons.

A longer Advent helps some Christians prepare for more than Christmas

5:00am November 20, 2023

by Jason DeRose

Some churches are arching their backs against earlier and earlier celebrations of Christmas by extending Advent, the season that leads up to Christmas.

In this photo provided by district police office, a police officer pours water into a burning house in a Christian neighborhood in Jaranwala, near Faisalabad, Pakistan, Wednesday. A mob burned a church and damaged at least four others, police and local Christians said. The mob also demolished a man's house after accusing him of desecrating Islam's holy book, and attacked other Christian homes.

A mob in Pakistan burned a church and Christian homes after blasphemy accusations

11:43am August 16, 2023

by The Associated Press

A Pakistani Christian leader appealed for help on social media, asking authorities to "assure us that our lives are valuable in our own homeland that has just celebrated independence and freedom."

Christian worshippers carry a wooden cross on Friday along the path where tradition says Jesus took his final steps before his crucifixion in Jerusalem's Old City.

Jerusalem's Old City Comes Alive With Religious Festivals As Vaccination Rate Rises

1:05pm April 02, 2021

by Daniel Estrin

The city is seeing Christian and Jewish religious gatherings this week after the same events were canceled last year due to the coronavirus pandemic.

"JESUS SAVES" banners were among those carried during a rally on Jan. 6, 2021, in Washington before rioters stormed the Capitol.

Militant Christian Nationalists Remain A Potent Force, Even After The Capitol Riot

12:57pm January 19, 2021

by Tom Gjelten

The conviction of some Christians that God has a particular plan for America gave extra potency to efforts in support of Trump's attempts to overturn his election defeat.

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Religious leaders urge people of faith to pray for political leaders, both in general and when those elected officials are ill, even if people disagree with those leaders' policies.

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Faith Leaders Reflect On The Proper Response To Trump's Illness

2:24pm October 09, 2020

by Tom Gjelten

Even harsh critics of the president have been careful not to wish him ill, and some religious leaders hope he gains wisdom from his experience.

The Accusation: Blood Libel in an American Town, by Edward Berenson

'The Accusation' Tracks The False Narrative Of Blood Libel

4:13pm September 13, 2019

by Ilana Masad

Edward Berenson looks at what led up to the false narrative that Jewish people murder Christian children and use their blood, its perpetuation, and the single 1928 U.S. allegation of blood libel.

Sharon Litton of Shreveport, La., is baptized by immersion in the Jordan River, where Jesus is said to have been baptized. Such baptisms are a staple of evangelical tours of Israel.

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As U.S. Jews Cool To Israel, Evangelicals Flock There As Tourists

2:36pm August 25, 2019

by Tom Gjelten

Evangelicals are emerging as the most reliable U.S. supporters of the Israeli government and as the fastest-growing segment of the Israeli tourism market.

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Christian icons damaged by fighting are seen in a monastery in the village of Maaloula, north of Damascus, Syria. U.S. evangelicals are concerned that a pullout of U.S. troops will leave Syrian Christians vulnerable to attack.

U.S. Evangelicals Push Back Against Trump's Syria Pullout Plan

10:29pm January 16, 2019

by Tom Gjelten

Christian leaders in the U.S. fear President Trump's decision to pull out of Syria will leave Christian minorities in the region vulnerable to attack.

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