Christians

Ilia II, Georgian Church leader who shaped national identity, dies at 93

Ilia II, the Catholicos-Patriarch of Georgia, died on Tuesday after being hospitalized, said senior cleric Metropolitan Shio.

|ByREUTERS
People pay their last respects to Georgia's late Patriarch Ilia II as his remains are carried to the Holy Trinity Cathedral in Tbilisi, Georgia March 18, 2026.
A memorial service is held at Sayyidet al-Najaat Church for five Christians, including a priest, who were killed in attacks in Rumiyeh, north of Beirut, Lebanon, on March 15, 2026.

Christians in Lebanon navigate fear and neutrality amid ongoing regional conflict

Christian communities are opposing Lebanon’s involvement in the conflict while weighing whether Hezbollah’s weakening could open space for stronger state authority.

|ByGIORGIA VALENTE / THE MEDIA LINE
CEO of the International Fellowship of Christians and Jews, Yael Eckstein, in the field.

Answering the call: Yael Eckstein, one of the women leading Israel’s wartime front

The president of the International Fellowship of Christians and Jews reflects on leadership, faith, and responsibility in a time of war.

|ByRONNIE ROSENMAN
Maronite Father Pierre al-Raei, in an undated picture.

Lebanese Maronite priest killed by IDF tank fire targeting suspected Hezbollah terrorists

Father Pierre al-Raei was a Maronite parish priest in a Christian village near the border who reportedly spoke out against Hezbollah terrorists and coordinated with Israeli authorities.

|ByYOAV ETIEL, JAMES GENN

Pope Leo asks God for 'a world with no more antisemitism' on Holocaust Remembrance Day

"On this annual occasion of painful remembrance, I ask the Almighty for the gift of a world with no more antisemitism," Pope Leo said.

JANUARY 28, 2026ByREUTERS, LEO FEIERBERG BETTER
Pope Leo XIV presides over the Ecumenical Vespers at the Basilica of St. Paul Outside the Walls, on January 25, 2026 in Rome, Italy.

Brazil a 'Christian, Jewish country,' Bolsonaro tells 'Post'; pitches pro-Israel reset - interview

Flavio Bolsonaro wants Brazil back in Israel’s corner and wants the evangelical and conservative forces reshaping Latin America to see Israel as a symbol of shared values and shared enemies.

JANUARY 28, 2026ByZVIKA KLEIN
Flavio Bolsonaro at the 2026 “Generation of Truth” antisemitism conference in Jerusalem.

NJ church deletes video of antisemitic pageant, says critics took it ‘out of context'

St. Mary Protectress Ukrainian Orthodox Church’s pageant, known as a vertep, featured an antagonist named Moshko who danced with the devil while wearing faux Hasidic garb.

JANUARY 27, 2026ByJACKIE HAJDENBERG/JTA
A Ukrainian church in Connecticut advertised its 2026 Christmas vertep using a poster featuring a Jewish caricature that has drawn criticism as antisemitic.

More than 600 churches worldwide stand with Israel ahead of Holocaust Remembrance Day

Eagles’ Wings’ “Solidarity Sunday” sends a global message against Antisemitism with a public act of solidarity with Israel and the Jewish people

JANUARY 26, 2026ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF
Encouraging Christian communities to reflect. The main Solidarity Sunday event in Buffalo, New York.

Patriarchs’ statement on Christian Zionism lacked pastoral care - opinon

Church leaders’ January 17 message prioritizes jurisdiction and control over empathy, dialogue, and guidance for local believers.

JANUARY 26, 2026ByREV. DR. PETRA HELDT/THE MEDIA LINE
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

Bishop Robert Stearns' fight for justice and the next generation

Stearns sat with Jpost for a conversation about why Israel, justice, and Christian responsibility are inseparable today

JANUARY 22, 2026ByRONNIE ROSENMAN
Bishop Robert Stearns ,Founder and Executive Director Eagles' Wings

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.

JANUARY 20, 2026ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF
US Ambassador to Israel Mike Huckabee looks on during an interview with Reuters in Jerusalem, September 10, 2025.

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.

JANUARY 20, 2026ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF
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.

Jerusalem's Armenian church leaders say Christian Zionism is 'damaging,' warn of harm to unity

The statement comes after a recent report by the Council of Patriarchs and Heads of Churches in Jerusalem found “threats to Christian heritage."

JANUARY 18, 2026ByDANIELLE GREYMAN-KENNARD
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

Grapevine, January 16, 2026: Christian ‘Who’s Who’ in Israel

Movers and shakers in Israeli society.

JANUARY 16, 2026ByGREER FAY CASHMAN
Greek Orthodox Patriarch Theophilos III shares a laugh with President Isaac Herzog.