Christianity

Pope Leo asks God for 'a world with no more antisemitism' on Holocaust Remembrance Day

"On this annual occasion of painful remembrance, I ask the Almighty for the gift of a world with no more antisemitism," Pope Leo said.

Pope Leo XIV presides over the Ecumenical Vespers at the Basilica of St. Paul Outside the Walls, on January 25, 2026 in Rome, Italy.
A CROSS is seen in the German death camp Auschwitz II Birkenau.

A desecration: A church inside Birkenau is a violation of Holocaust memory - opinion

Latin Patriarch of Jerusalem, Cardinal Pierbattista Pizzaballa, attends a Christmas service, at the Church of the Nativity, in Bethlehem, in the West Bank, on Christmas Eve, December 24, 2025.

ICEJ challenges church leaders’ claim that Christian Zionism is 'damaging ideology'

Armenian Orthodox worshippers arrive at the Church of the Nativity, in the West Bank city of Bethlehem, to celebrate Christmas and Epiphany, January 18, 2026

Jerusalem's Armenian church leaders say Christian Zionism is 'damaging,' warn of harm to unity


Jewish mysticism: Did hassidic masters use the Pope Joan legend to heal?

If the Pope Joan narrative is mystically powerful, and telling the tale of that narrative is also potent, then recounting the story of the tale of the narrative might alleviate the pain.

 POPE JOAN with the papal tiara, illustrated manuscript, c. 1560, Bibliothèque nationale de France.

Good for the Jews? Inside Christian Zionism: Is it kosher?

On this episode of Good for the Jews, Zvika Klein and Yael Eckstein speak with Rabbi Meni Even-Israel and Bishop Paul Lanier on how Jews and Christians should approach one another.

 A Jewish man wears a blue Kippah with a Star of David on it in Sao Paulo, Brazi

1,500-year-old figurines found in Negev point to early Christians in southern Israel

Experts say that the figurines prove that a Christian community lived in southern Israel nearly 1,000 years ago.

 Heads of carved African figures discovered at the site. They may indicate the origin of the buried individuals.

Pope Leo invokes spirit of Nostra Aetate in hope of renewed Jewish-Catholic ties - editorial

Every year, Jews have an opportunity to "wipe the slate clean" - it seems that the new Pope is also taking the same approach.

 Newly elected Pope Leo XIV, Cardinal Robert Prevost of the United States appears on the balcony of St. Peter's Basilica, at the Vatican, May 8, 2025.

WATCH: Vatican elects Robert Prevost as pope, becomes first American in role

The election came on the first full day of voting by the 133 cardinal electors, who secluded themselves behind the Vatican's medieval walls on Wednesday afternoon.

 Newly elected Pope Leo XIV, Cardinal Robert Prevost of the United States appears on the balcony of St. Peter's Basilica, at the Vatican, May 8, 2025.

Ben Cohen of Ben & Jerry’s goes on Tucker Carlson and says, ‘I love Jesus Christ’

Ben Cohen told Tucker Carlson: “I was born a Jew. I love Jesus Christ."

Ben Cohen sits for an interview with Tucker Carlson on May 5, 2025.

'Even Iran sent a minister': Did petty politics keep Israel from sending rep to the Pope's funeral?

Conference of European Rabbis President Pinchas Goldschmidt discusses Pope Francis' legacy on Israel and views on the Ukraine war and Israel-Hamas war.

 Faithful and members of the clergy attend the funeral Mass of Pope Francis, in St. Peter's Square at the Vatican, April 26, 2025.

Vatican ambr. and MKs condemn harassment of Christians, says ‘no place for hate’

This marks the first time the committee has held a discussion on the harassment of Christians.

 Gilad Kariv and Archbishop Adolfo Tito Yllana attend a meeting of the Knesset's Committee for Immigration, Absorption and Diaspora Affairs on Monday 5, May 2025.

Irish pres. attacks Netanyahu over Gaza war during Pope Francis's funeral

It is not wrong to "criticise a prime minister who is strengthening an army that is in breach of international humanitarian law," President Higgins told the press.

Irish President Michael D. Higgins before a soccer match.

Trump will bring ‘biblical’ Middle East peace, US ambassador tells 'Post' - comment

EDITOR'S NOTES: "My prayer is that during my time here, we’ll see the children of Jews, Muslims, and Christians walk the streets of Jerusalem in peace," Huckabee said.

 US Ambassador to Israel Mike Huckabee at the Western Wall, April 18, 2025.