Christianity

German nun awarded order of merit after decades of caring for leprosy patients in Pakistan

Sister Annette Dimigen, a member of the Protestant Sisterhood of the Christ Bearers, has played a key role in humanitarian outreach through the Aid to Leprosy Patients Association.

Nuns walk with flowers to attend the funeral of the German-born Sister Dr. Ruth Pfau, outside the St. Patrick's Cathedral in Karachi, Pakistan August 19, 2017.
A GREEK Orthodox priest holds up a bible during the Holy Friday service at the Greek Orthodox Monastery of St George in Coptic Cairo on May 3, 2024.

Christian converts still face discrimination, arrests in Egypt, US State Dept. confirms

(FROM L): RABBI Yakov Nagen; Rafi Nahra, patriarchal vicar for Israel, based in Nazareth; and Rabbi Sarel Rosenblatt at the Vatican.

For Zion’s sake: An emerging Catholic voice for Israel - opinion

US Army soldiers walk in formation during the Sword 26 exercise, approaching a MEDEVAC vehicle as NATO forces demonstrate innovation in battlefield casualty evacuation using drones and medical tech in Bemowo Piskie, Poland, May 11, 2026.

Pentagon updates US military's list of recognized religions following backlash from Mormons


IDF soldier 'smokes' with Virgin Mary statue in latest act of disregard towards Lebanese Christians

The photo, Kan News reported, had been uploaded by IDF soldiers to social media and taken in the village of Debel sometime over the last day.

AN IDF soldier puts a cigarette in the mouth of a statue of the Virgin Mary.

When faith is desecrated in Jerusalem, silence is complicity - opinion

Christians in Israel must be respected, clergy, pilgrims, churches, and monasteries, and every Christian holy site must be treated with the dignity that the Torah demands.

This X/Twitter screenshot shows an alleged incident where an IDF soldier is seen smashing a statue of Jesus in southern Lebanon on April 19, 2026.

After leaving Amish roots in Kentucky, Brianna Leapley built a Jewish life in Jerusalem

Raised without phones or internet, Brianna Leapley left Amish life, converted to Judaism, and moved to Jerusalem.

BRIANNA TO NECHAMA: The journey.

Academics recover over 40 lost pages of a 6th-century New Testament manuscript

The New Testament manuscript, also known as Codex H, was lost in the 13th century after it was disassembled at the Great Lavra Monastery on Mount Athos in northeastern Greece. 

Recovered page from the lost sixth century copy of the Letters of St. Paul, recovered by an international team of academics, April 30, 2026.

What South Park and Dante get wrong about the Hebrew Bible’s Hell - study

A new academic essay argues that the fiery underworld familiar from Dante, TV, and pop culture replaced the Hebrew Bible’s older, quieter idea of Sheol.

Dante and Virgil in the Second Circle of Hell, 1823. Found in the Collection of Thorvaldsens Museum, Copenhagen. Artist Koch, Joseph Anton (1768-1839).

Israel appoints new envoy to Christian world after Lebanese Jesus statue, Pizzaballa controversies

The new appointment, George Deek, had previously been Israel's ambassador to Azerbaijan. He was also, the Foreign Ministry noted, Israel's first Christian ambassador in history.

FOREIGN MINISTER Gideon Sa'ar and new envoy to Christian world George Deek.

Washington letter on Bosnia sparks fears of expanding foreign influence in Europe - opinion

A congressional letter reignites debate over Bosnia’s fragile balance, Dodik’s role, and Western strategy in the Balkans.

Former President of the Republic of Srpska, Milorad Dodik, gestures during a parade as Bosnian Serbs celebrate their autonomous region's statehood day with a parade of special forces and armoured vehicles in, Banja Luka, Bosnia and Herzegovina, January 9, 2026.

Yakov Schacht: How a Ninjutsu coach navigates life in Israel’s war zone

Yakov Schacht finds the mentality behind ninjutsu – which also forms the basis of his Shinobi Leadership Coaching business – invaluable and instructive in these scary times.

YAKOV SCHACHT, business leadership coach.

Pete Hegseth compares media to Pharisees, ancient Jewish sect derided by Christians

Hegseth's comments follow a similar incident in 2019, when then-Indiana mayor Pete Buttigieg compared Mike Pence to the Pharisees.

US Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth speaks during a press briefing at the Pentagon in Washington, DC, on April 16, 2026.

Pope pledges to keep speaking against war, Trump draws outrage for AI Jesus-like image of self

The post on Trump’s Truth Social platform, which Trump later said was meant to portray him as a doctor, came amid his escalating feud with Pope Leo.

A combination picture shows Pope Leo XIV and and U.S. President Donald Trump after disembarking Air Force One at Joint Base Andrews in Maryland, US, April 12, 2026.