Middle East

(OSV News) — For the past three months, Israeli settlers have been bringing their sheep herd up to the Kaabnah family compound just outside Taybeh village twice a day like …

(OSV News) — Warning against increased violence in the West Bank, Pope Leo XIV urged world leaders to decisively pursue an independent Palestinian state alongside Israel. “I renew my appeal …

“Even after more than nine months of the ceasefire, the war’s impact is still present in every part of daily life,” said Mousa Ayad, a hospital manager.

“Lebanon is called upon today more than ever to adhere to this historical message that has made it a homeland of coexistence, dialogue and openness.”

(OSV News) — Heated rivalries among soccer fans bubbled to the surface in the lead-up to the World Cup Final that ultimately saw Spain clinch a 1-0 victory over Argentina in …

“The implications of a Holy Land without a mediating Christian community is dire,” the Franciscan leaders told U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio in a letter.

The Church of Our Lady of the Mount commemorating the Virgin Mary is located next to a Catholic school that aids orphans and disabled children.

JERUSALEM (OSV News) — There has been a sharp rise in reported harassment against Christians in Israel, according to new data presented June 4 by the Religious Freedom Data Center. …

(OSV News) — The celebration of Corpus Christi in the land where Jesus lived, died and rose from the dead serves as a reminder that the gift of life does not …

“Christians stay and live in a kind of constant siege,” with many refusing to leave because they fear departure would mean permanent exile.