Church

Federal agents arrested two Minessota civil rights activists over church protest

In a speech in Ohio, Vice President JD Vance said Bondi had told him the "ringleader" of the church protest had been arrested.

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US Vice President JD Vance is greeted upon arrival on Air Force Two at the Minneapolis–Saint Paul International Airport in Saint Paul, Minnesota, US, January 22, 2026.
US Ambassador to Israel Mike Huckabee looks on during an interview with Reuters in Jerusalem, September 10, 2025.

Huckabee says no single church 'speaks for Christians worldwide' in Holy Land dispute

Huckabee's post followed a January 17 statement by the Patriarchs and Heads of Churches in Jerusalem, published on the Jerusalem Patriarchate’s website.

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Participants of nativity scene, Vertep in Ukraine, adjust their costumes before performing in the subway in Kyiv on December 24, 2025, amid the Russian invasion of Ukraine.

Ukrainian Christmas tradition depiction of Jews draws criticism after New Jersey pageant

The Christmas pageant, performed on Sunday in New Jersey, also included a Hasidic Jewish caricature, carrying a sack of coins and dancing with the devil.

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Salt Lake City where a shooting at a Mormon Church leaves two dead.

Shooting at Salt Lake City church leaves two dead, six injured

A shooting in Salt Lake City, Utah, at a Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints venue left two people dead and several wounded.

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Int’l foundations raise urgent funds for Gaza’s tiny Christian community

St. Porphyrius is one of the oldest churches in the world, located in Gaza. It suffered a direct hit by an Israeli missile on October 19, killing 18 people and injuring many others.

FEBRUARY 10, 2024ByMAAYAN JAFFE-HOFFMAN
Archbishop Alexios and a volunteer stand within the storeroom of the Church of St. Porphyrius, where essential supplies are organized to support the vulnerable Christian community in Gaza.

Georgian woman ordered detained for defacing Stalin icon in Tbilisi

Orthodox Church activists, believers, and far-right groups have agitated for her to be subject to further criminal investigation for what they say was an act that insulted the icon and their beliefs.

FEBRUARY 2, 2024ByREUTERS
A view shows an icon, an element of which depicts Soviet leader Joseph Stalin being blessed by Russian Orthodox saint Matrona of Moscow, and that was recently defaced with paint in an act of protest amid controversy over the icon’s apparent honouring of Stalin in Tbilisi, Georgia, January 10, 2024.

Masked gunmen kill one person in Istanbul church -Turkish interior minister

Two masked gunman shot one person dead at an Istanbul church on Sunday, the motive is still unclear.

JANUARY 28, 2024ByREUTERS
A Turkish police armoured vehicle drives outside the Italian Santa Maria Catholic Church after two masked gunmen were shooting during Sunday service, in Istanbul, Turkey January 28, 2024.

Kenya cult leader charged with terrorism-related crimes in starvation deaths

The head of the Good News International Church, ordered his followers in southeastern Kenya to starve themselves and their children to death so that they could go to heaven before the world ended.

JANUARY 18, 2024ByREUTERS
Relatives of followers of a Christian cult named as Good News International Church, who believed they would go to heaven if they starved themselves to death in Shakahola, stand outside the steel gate of the Malindi sub district hospital mortuary in Malindi, Kilifi county, Kenya April 27, 2023.

Uncovering Christian missionary efforts: What's the price of support during war?

While some come with the best intentions, other organizations seem to be taking advantage of the war situation to spread the gospel in Israel.

DECEMBER 30, 2023ByATARA BECK
TRAINING MATERIAL for missionaries on how to convince Jews to accept ‘salvation’ through Jesus

Ohio church shows its love for the IDF, Cincinnati Bengals NFL team

“Who Dey,” to football cognoscenti, is the iconic cheer used by fans of the Bengals to indicate their approval when the team scores or wins a game.

DECEMBER 8, 2023ByALAN ROSENBAUM
HAMMER presents an Israeli flag to Pastor Ray Phillips (Stratford)

Former US Rep Justin Amash says relatives killed in Gaza church air strike

The Israeli military said part of the church was damaged in a strike on a nearby militant command center, and that it was reviewing the incident.

OCTOBER 21, 2023ByREUTERS
U.S. Rep. Justin Amash (R-MI) speaks at the Liberty Political Action Conference (LPAC) in Chantilly, Virginia September 19, 2013.

Pastor introduced AI-generated sermon during church services in Texas

Pastor Jay Cooper decided to harness the power of artificial intelligence to bring his congregation into the 21st century while maintaining their devotion to God. 

OCTOBER 3, 2023ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF
Should we be wary of the risks that powerful Artificial Intelligence systems could pose to humanity? (illustrative)

Mexican church roof collapses during Sunday mass killing 9, about 30 others missing

Bishop Jose Armando Alvarez from the Roman Catholic Diocese of Tampico said the church roof crumbled as worshipers were receiving communion.

OCTOBER 2, 2023ByREUTERS
Members of security forces, people and a priest work at a site where a church roof collapsed during Sunday mass in Ciudad Madero, in Tamaulipas state, Mexico in this handout picture distributed to Reuters on October 1, 2023

At least 14 killed in militant attack on Congo church- local official

In the Ituri province, some 3 million people are in desperate need of aid, according to a UN humanitarian agency.

AUGUST 28, 2023ByREUTERS
A Congolese girl covers her head as she in Rhoe camp for the internally displaced people (IDPs) in Djugu's territory, Ituri's province, north-east of the Democratic Republic of Congo April 19, 2023.