Christianity

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

The International Christian Embassy Jerusalem says its support for Israel is biblically rooted, and urges direct dialogue after the statement by Patriarchs and Heads of Churches in Jerusalem.

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.
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

A woman raises her hands during a mass prayer with the one thousand Christian Pastors on the southern steps of the Western Wall in Jerusalem on December 4, 2025.

Defending persecuted Christians strengthens Israel - opinion

US VICE President JD Vance is seen at the Turning Point USA conference last week. His statements that the US will always be a Christian nation is nauseating in its inconsistency and undermining of the founding fathers’ intentions, the writer says.

America's separation of church and state maintains its strong bond to Israel - opinion


'A disgusting Jew': Uproar after Netflix casts Jewish-Israeli actress to play Mary, Jesus's mom

Noa Cohen, a 21-year-old Israeli actress, portrays the world’s most famous Jewish mom in the movie, but some social media users are calling for a boycott.

Noa Cohen as Mary in the Netflix movie, Mary

Why Trump is being compared to the obscure biblical king Jehu on the Christian right

Messianic community leaders declared Donald Trump a "trumpet of God."

 REPUBLICAN PRESIDENTIAL nominee and former US president Donald Trump speaks on Saturday during a campaign rally in Novi, Michigan.

Is Jewish universalism the source of antisemitism? - opinion

If the tides continue to turn against us, we must internalize that no universalist from outside the community is coming to help us. What that looks like will differ according to each person. 

 Pro-Israel counter-protesters stand around a demonstration by Harvard Law students participating in the National Day of Action organized by Law Students for a Free Palestine, at Harvard University on November 16, 2023.

Egyptian government legalizes 293 churches, reinforcing religious inclusivity

Under Article 8 of Law No. 80, which governs the construction and restoration of churches in Egypt, the government continues to support religious institutions by aligning them with legal standards.

Egyptian Coptic Pope Tawadros II receives President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi at the new Coptic Cathedral east of Cairo, Egypt

Archaeologists unearth ruins of 4th-century church, oldest in Armenia

The church, an octagonal structure with cross-shaped extensions, is the first building of such form to be unearthed in Armenia.

 Mount Ararat in Armenia. October 6, 2017.

Israel Allies Foundation publishes list of Israel's Top 50 Christian Allies

"The Christian leaders included in this exclusive list express their love and support for the State of Israel through meaningful action, rooted in their deeply held faith," the IAF said.

  Illustrative image of former US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo, TV personality Dr. Phil McGraw, and President of Samaritan’s Purse, Reverend Franklin Graham.

Christian leaders pray in Jerusalem for Israelis affected by Hamas atrocities

On the first anniversary of the Hamas massacre, Christian leaders gathered in Jerusalem for prayer a massive event.

 Prayer for Peace participants on Jerusalem's Old City

Prayerfest precedes pager plot in Big Apple Judeo-Christian event

Political and religious leaders who prayed for Israel at the Jerusalem Prayer Breakfast in New York seemed to have had their prayers answered with the successful cyberwarfare attack on Hezbollah.

Pro-Israel demonstrators protest in Times Square on the second day of the ongoing conflict between Israel and the Palestinian terrorist group Hamas, in Manhattan in New York City, U.S., October 8, 2023.

The strength of Hersh and his family compels us all. We can all learn from them - opinion

Hersh’s family worked tirelessly to see him freed, with a strength difficult to comprehend. And yet, they continued to be kind and generous.

 A MAN lights a candle next to a picture of the late Hersh Goldberg-Polin adorned with flowers, in Tel Aviv last week.

Jewish radicalism differs from Islamic and Christian fundamentalism - opinion

Jews who maintain that Jews are created differently than non-Jews do not extend their teachings to posit that Jews must rule the world and kill non-Jews. It doesn’t have a violent expression.

 A Star of David necklace.