Christians

Pope Leo to hold Wednesday audience for first time since lung cancer surgery

Leo pledged on Sunday, in his first public event since the surgery, that he would slowly resume his usual activities as the leader of the world's 1.4 billion Catholics.

Pope Leo walks ahead of Stefano Margaritora, who was his lead surgeon, as he leaves Gemelli Hospital following his lung surgery and cancer diagnosis, in Rome, Italy, October 17, 2026
IDF troops operating in southern Lebanon on April 22, 2026.

IDF allows Lebanese, Syrian workers into northern security zone to harvest olives - report

Pope Leo leaves Gemelli Hospital following his lung surgery and cancer diagnosis, in Rome, Italy, October 17, 2026.

Pope Leo returns to Vatican four days after lung cancer surgery

 Pope Leo XIV speaks as he attends a meeting with the authorities, civil society and the diplomatic corps in Luanda, Angola, April 18, 2026.

Pope Leo had lobe of lung removed as doctors found cancer, Vatican says


Hezbollah building Christian ‘independent’ support base in Lebanon - Alma

Delegations from the Christian Independents for Lebanon previously met with Hezbollah’s secretary-general in 2024 and received a Hezbollah delegation at its headquarters last year.

A gaping hole in the wall of a church following Israeli military activity in the southern Lebanese village of Zawtar al-Gharbiyah on August 8, 2026.

What hospice work taught me that politics never will - opinion

In hospice, the person comes before the politics, a lesson that could make public life more humane.

Palliative medicine. A respectful end to life

Miss Israel Melanie Shiraz joins 1,000 Christian leaders in Jerusalem for Oct. 7 anniversary summit

Participants will meet released hostages, bereaved families and survivors of the Nova massacre during a week of events intended to strengthen ties between Israel and Christian communities.

Miss Israel Melanie Shiraz in Jerusalem.

Texas wins case forcing Galveston school district to display Ten Commandments posters in classrooms

Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton, a Republican, had sued the school district last November after the school board voted against exhibiting the Protestant version of the Ten Commandments.

A copy of the Ten Commandments is displayed in a classroom at Bagdad Elementary School in Leander on Nov. 19, 2025.

Historic 24-hour Oct. 7 Christian prayer gathering shows Israel is not alone - opinion

Three years after the Hamas attacks of October 7, 2023, Christians from around the world will unite to remember the victims, pray for Israel and the Jewish people, and demonstrate they are not alone.

Pastor Mike Evans of the Friends of Zion Heritage Center speaks to more than 1,000 Christian  influencers on a delegation organized by his group and the Israeli Foreign Ministry, Dec. 3, 2025.

Baseball in Israel gets a boost from Jerusalem’s passionate baseball mom

A Christian woman brings her love of God and baseball to Jerusalem, growing the great American game in the Holy Land.

Callie Mitchell at her Jerusalem home wearing a Baltimore Oriole’s shirt –  one of the teams her father, Jerry Narron, coached.

‘Who has a say in the history children learn?’ Texas standards fight draws Laurie Cardoza-Moore

Cardoza-Moore says state education standards offer a powerful way to shape how millions of students learn about American history, Israel, antisemitism, and Judeo-Christian values.

School board members gather as the Texas Board of Education votes on various proposals, among them a new social studies curriculum and required reading lists to include Christian stories across the state’s public K-12 schools, in Austin, Texas, US, June 26, 2026.

Far-right figure James Fishback likens abortion to Holocaust, demands US decouple from Israel

“Abortion is a holocaust, and by every single historical metric available, it was worse than the other one,” Fishback said, claiming that “61 million children have been killed" since Roe v. Wade.

Republican Florida gubernatorial candidate James Fishback takes a picture with a supporter after giving a campaign speech at the University of Central Florida in Orlando, Florida, US April 23, 2026.

Thousands of Christians visit West Bank settlements in support after European sanctions, trade bans

"The laws enacted in Europe against purchasing products from Jewish communities in Judea and Samaria are antisemitism, pure and simple," a Norwegian Christian leader said.

Dag Juliussen, head of the Christian Embassy’s Norwegian branch, visiting the Psagot winery.

Israel faces growing hostility around the world, going beyond its policies - opinion

Israel faces growing global hostility driven by religious, ideological and historical forces that extend far beyond its policies.

Hezbollah rockets found by the IDF during operations in the Mount Dov area in southern Lebanon, September 15, 2026.