Church

US lawmakers seek 100-foot buffer zone around houses of worship to protect against protests

Those efforts have now been joined by Slotkin, who is Jewish, and Cruz, who has often taken aim at antisemitism within the Republican coalition over the past year.

An anti-Israel protest in New York City. Ilustrative.
Man cleaning the Byzantine-era mosaic in Nahariya, taken in 2022; file photo.

Nahariya's Byzantine church hit by Hezbollah rocket reopens to public after four months

Members of the clergy take part in the yearly Christmas procession led by Latin Patriarch of Jerusalem outside the Church of the Nativityon December 24, 2025 in Bethlehem, West Bank.

Christian Zionists ignore reality of West Bank living, Palestinian Christian leaders say

Monastery of St. James, Jerusalem - the Armenian Quarter.

Six arrested after allegedly spitting, throwing rocks at Armenian church in Jerusalem's Old City


A rabbi walked into a convention of Lutherans, rebuked their ‘one-sided’ debate on Israel

As Jacobs listened to attendees debate a memorial, Jacobs said he felt compelled to speak out over what he saw as a “one-sided” narrative.

 Rabbi Rick Jacobs, president of the Union for Reform Judaism poses for a picture at the First Station Complex in Jerusalem on June 27, 2018.

American Jewish Committee donates $25K to Gaza church damaged by Israeli strike

The donation is notable because it marks a rare if not unprecedented donation by a mainstream US Jewish group toward Gaza Palestinians while Israel is at war.

A view shows the damage at the Holy Family Church which was hit in an Israeli strike on Thursday, in Gaza City July 18, 2025.

Ancient oil lamps reveal hidden Jewish legacy of Spanish church

Archeologists suggested that, if confirmed as a synagogue, it could be among the oldest known in Spain, possibly the earliest.

Ancient oil lamps reveal hidden Jewish legacy of Spanish church.

Frescoes of saints discovered behind white paint at Albania's Saint Nicholas Church

"To have white walls and suddenly forms and faces appearing beneath them is a great joy and revelation".

Frescoes of saints discovered behind white paint at Albania's Saint Nicholas Church.

IDF: Artillery misfire led to mistaken hit of Gaza church, no punishments for soldiers involved

The incident has led the Catholic Church and many Western allies of Israel to condemn the IDF as having a negligent lack of control over its forces in Gaza.

A view shows the damage at the Holy Family Church which was hit in an Israeli strike on Thursday, in Gaza City July 18, 2025.

Church of St. George burning shows justice demands honesty before all else - editorial

Newsrooms blasted out bulletins that settlers had torched Taybeh’s 1,500-year-old Church of St. George, but independent reporting told a different story.

 Ancient church in Taybeh set on fire by Israeli settlers

Taybeh church: Retractions don't undo damage of false narratives - comment

Blasting that settlers had torched Taybeh’s 1,500‑year‑old Church of  St. George without waiting for an official investigation shows how the international media reports on Israel.

US Ambassador Mike Huckabee tours Taybeh

St. Thomas More's skull may be exhumed from Canterbury church after nearly 500 years

Sue Palmer stated, "It is unusual to have any relics in an Anglican church, especially those of a Catholic saint, and the PCC views this as an opportunity for ecumenical outreach and cooperation."

A statue of Sir Thomas More, located at Chelsea Old Church in Chelsea, London, UK.

Claims that extremist settlers set fire to ancient West Bank church may be inaccurate, probe finds

The report said it found evidence that local Jewish residents were fighting the fire; however, the investigation was inconclusive as to who the perpetrators of the fire were. 

US Ambassador Mike Huckabee tours Taybeh

Pope Leo calls for end to 'barbarity of war' after strike on Gaza church

Speaking after his Angelus prayer, Leo read out the names of those killed in the inciden

 Pope Leo XIV addresses the crowd for the Angelus prayer in Piazza della Liberta (Liberty Square) in front of Palazzo Apostolico (Apostolic Palace) in the summer papal estate in Castel Gandolfo, near Rome, Italy, July 13, 2025.