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.

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

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

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

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


US pressure is forcing action on anti-Christian violence, Nigerian Christian leader tells 'Post'

RELIGIOUS AFFAIRS: A Nigerian Christian leader told 'The Jerusalem Post’ that the Trump administration is forcing authorities to intervene in Islamist killings.

An example of the Nigeria Evangelical Fellowship food relief and medical outreach for Christian Internally Displaced Persons in Adamawa, northeast Nigeria.

Women's Christian leadership mission meets with Herzog, first lady in Oct. 7 solidarity mission

The group was brought by Eagles’ Wings, a Christian organization that says it has spent nearly three decades building ties between Christian communities and Israel through advocacy.

Largest Christian Women’s Leadership Mission Arrives in Israel

Tremors in Washington: The targeted campaign to turn Christians against Israel - opinion

In countries across the region, Christian communities are persecuted and even massacred. By contrast, Christians in Israel are protected by law with full civil rights, representation, and security.

An Orthodox Christian boy holds a crucifix as he attends a service in the Church of the Holy Sepulcher in Jerusalem.

‘To be a light unto the nations Israel must lead the global struggle for the survival of the West'

The First Judeo-Christian Zionist Congress convenes in Tennessee: ‘In Nashville, I expanded Zionism to the nations’

 Sagiv Asulin: “To be a light unto the  nations means that Israel  must lead the global  struggle for the survival  of Western civilization”

Tucker Carlson 'totally wrong' about Christian mistreatment in Israel, NGO founder says - interview

Khalloul extended an invitation to the right-wing American commentator in early February, hoping to shed light on the true experience of Christians in Israel, but Carlson had failed to respond.

TUCKER CARLSON speaks during AmericaFest, the first Turning Point USA summit since the death of Charlie Kirk, in Phoenix, Arizona, US December 18, 2025.

'A world that is ablaze': Pope Leo laments war, environmental destruction, in Ash Wednesday service

Before sprinkling ashes on the heads of participants, a sign of mortality, the pope said the ashes could represent "the weight of a world that is ablaze, of entire cities destroyed by war."

POPE LEO XIV puts ash on a faithful's head during the Ash Wednesday Mass at the Santa Sabina Basilica in Rome, Italy, February 18, 2026.

Marjorie Taylor Greene meets with Bethlehem mayor, decries alleged 'Christian prosecution'

Greene lauded Bethlehem for being the birthplace of Jesus, but condemned alleged "Christian persecution" occurring in the area.

MARJORIE TAYLOR Greene meets with Bethlehem Mayor Maher Canawati, February 15, 2026.

Where heroes fell, tulips now bring color and comfort

Red tulips planted by Dutch Christian supporters of Israel, bringing color, comfort, and renewed hope to Gaza border communities that are still healing from the October 7 massacre.

Dutch volunteers plant tulips with children in November, in the agricultural community of Mivtachim along the Gaza border.

Israel must deepen alliances past the Jewish world, embrace faith-based allies - opinion

After October 7, not one serious Evangelical leader in the world flinched in the face of the new antisemitism, and many have doubled down in their friendship.

PASAGES STUDENTS attending last week's rally in Washington to show their support for Israel

Looking back at George Washington’s 1790 letter, the root of American religious freedom

George Washington to the Jews of Newport, Rhode Island, and the presentation of him by artist Arthur Szyk.

Declaration of Independence of the United States. New Canaan, 1950. Featuring George Washington.