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Patriarch Theophilos III, the Greek Orthodox Patriarch of Jerusalem, center left, performs the Washing of the Feet ceremony, at the Church of the Holy Sepulcher, after restrictions were lifted following a ceasefire reached between Iran, Israel and the United States, in Jerusalem's Old City, Thursday, April 9, 2026. (Credit: Mahmoud Illean/AP.)

Israel lifts restrictions at holy sites in Jerusalem after fragile ceasefire announced

Apr 10
Sam Mednick,
Associated Press

U.S. Ambassador to Israel Mike Huckabee is seen during an interview in Jerusalem, Wednesday, Aug. 20, 2025. (Credit: Ohad Zwigenberg/AP.)

US ambassador causes uproar by claiming Israel has a right to much of the Middle East

Feb 22
Sam Mednick,
Samy Magdy, Associated Press

A Palestinian vendor displays sardines for sale on a street of a local market in Gaza City, Friday, Dec. 19, 2025. (Credit: Abdel Kareem Hana/AP.)

Spread of famine in Gaza Strip averted, Cardinal visits only Catholic church

Dec 19, 2025
Sam Mednick,
Associated Press

Burkina Faso says at least 100 civilians killed in attack

Jun 5, 2021
Sam Mednick

Burkina Faso’s army chaplains tested by extremist conflict

May 8, 2021
Sam Mednick

Women fleeing Burkina Faso violence face sexual assault

Feb 14, 2021
Sam Mednick

Gunmen kill 24 in attack near church in Burkina Faso

Feb 17, 2020
Sam Mednick

Israeli settlers creating ‘climate of fear’ for West Bank Christians

Aug 11
Crux Now Staff

Pope’s 2027 Peace Day message to focus on ‘disarming technology’

Aug 11
Christopher R. Altieri

Pope sends condolences to quake-stricken Colombia

Aug 11
Crux Now Staff

British bishop calls new PM to bat for jailed Catholic Hong Kong activist Jimmy Lai

Aug 11
Fionn Shiner

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Israeli settlers creating ‘climate of fear’ for West Bank Christians

Israeli settlers creating ‘climate of fear’ for West Bank Christians

Aug 11
Crux Now Staff

British bishop calls new PM to bat for jailed Catholic Hong Kong activist Jimmy Lai

Aug 11
Fionn Shiner

Pope’s 2027 Peace Day message to focus on ‘disarming technology’

Aug 11
Christopher R. Altieri

Women and children who were rescued after being held in a forest after they were abducted from the Woro community by gunmen in February receive medical attention at a hospital Ilorin, Nigeria, on Aug. 7, 2026. (Credit: Abubakar Khadijak/AP.)

‘We saw death and suffering’: Dozens of Nigerians freed after 6 months in jihadi captivity

Aug 10
Pelumi Salako