Middle East
Archbishop Timothy Broglio, the head of the Archdiocese for the Military Services and president of the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops, declared on CBS "Face the Nation" that the U.S. Israeli war in Iran does not meet the criteria for a just war under Catholic teaching.
Middle East
Dozens of armed men on motorcycles stormed the predominantly Christian town of Suqaylabiyah in Syria's Hama province on March 27, firing guns into the air, smashing vehicles, looting shops, and vandalizing a shrine of the Virgin Mary.
Middle East
A new 28 page parliamentary report has called on the UK and Iraqi governments to take stronger action to protect Christians, Yazidis, and other religious minorities across Iraq.
Middle East
Activists are sounding the alarm over what they call the systematic erasure of Syriac Christians in Syria, as the ancient Aramaic language is being removed from public buildings in the northeastern city of Hasakah.
UK
Dame Sarah Mullally, the first woman to serve as Archbishop of Canterbury, used her inaugural Easter sermon at Canterbury Cathedral on Sunday to issue an urgent plea for peace in the Middle East.
Middle East
Armed gunmen on motorcycles stormed the predominantly Christian town of Suqaylabiyah in Syria's Hama province on the night of March 28, 2026, destroying a shrine to the Virgin Mary, riddling a statue with bullets, smashing cars, and looting shops as terrified residents hid inside their...
US
President Donald Trump delivered his first primetime national address on the Iran war from the Cross Hall of the White House on April 1, 2026, telling the American people that U.S. forces have achieved "swift, decisive, overwhelming victories on the battlefield."
Middle East
The Gospels of Matthew, Mark, and Luke all record that darkness covered the land from noon until 3 p.m. during the crucifixion of Jesus Christ. For centuries, scholars and believers have debated whether this darkness could have been caused by a solar eclipse.
UK
Church leaders from across the globe used their Easter 2026 messages to remember the victims of war, with conflicts in the Middle East, Ukraine, and Sudan at the forefront of their statements.
Middle East
For the first time in centuries, Israeli police prevented senior Catholic Church leaders from entering the Church of the Holy Sepulchre in Jerusalem to celebrate Palm Sunday Mass on March 29, 2026.
UK
An Iranian aligned terror group calling itself Harakat Ashab al Yamin al Islamia (Islamic Movement of the People of the Right Hand) has claimed responsibility for torching four Jewish charity ambulances in London's Golders Green neighborhood on March 23, 2026.
Middle East
Eastern European Mission (EEM) says the ongoing conflict in the Middle East could create a "historic opportunity" to bring the Gospel into Iran, one of the most restricted nations on earth for Christians.