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Middle East
Israel appoints George Deek as its first special envoy to the Christian world after soldiers defaced a crucifix and a Cardinal was blocked from praying.
Europe
Catherine of Siena died at 33, a Soviet martyr was executed for her faith, and an Evangelical archbishop shaped the Church of England forever.
Middle East
Archaeologists uncover a 1,400 year old marble artifact near the Sea of Galilee revealing early Christian baptismal rites at Hippos.
Middle East
Egyptian archaeologists uncover a 1,500 year old monastic complex in the Nile Delta, identified as the second largest monastic site in Christian history.
Europe
The Battle of Lake Peipus, Bakht Singh's radical conversion and ministry in India, and William Thomson's bestselling Holy Land masterwork.
Middle East
Armed mob of 100 men on motorcycles storms Syrian Christian town, destroys Virgin Mary shrine, forces churches to cancel all public Easter celebrations.
Middle East
Syriac Aramaic, the language of Jesus Christ, is being stripped from public buildings in Syria as activists warn of cultural erasure.
Middle East
Armed gunmen on motorcycles stormed the Christian town of Suqaylabiyah in Syria, destroying a Virgin Mary shrine and forcing churches to cancel Easter.
UK
Church leaders worldwide used Easter 2026 messages to remember war victims as the Holy Sepulchre closes and conflicts rage across the Middle East, Ukraine, and Sudan.
Middle East
Israeli police barred Cardinal Pizzaballa from the Church of the Holy Sepulchre on Palm Sunday sparking global outrage and condemnation from bishops worldwide.
Middle East
War forces cancellation of Palm Sunday procession and closure of the Church of the Holy Sepulchre during Holy Week in Jerusalem.
Europe
Patriarch Filaret of Kyiv, who championed Ukrainian Orthodox independence from Russian control, has died at 97 after decades of spiritual resistance.