Middle East

11 June 19:15 Israeli Police Recruit Religious Officers for Temple Mount Unit 11 June 00:45 Church Officials Warn of Growing Threats to Historic Christian Community in Taybeh 10 June 23:15 Christian Leaders Appeal for Protection of Tyre's Christian District 22 April 12:45 IDF Jails Soldier Over Destruction of Jesus Statue in Lebanon 08 April 11:00 Patr. Theophilos Reads at Sparsely Attended Holy Week Service 07 April 11:00 MECC Calls for Protection of Civilians in Lebanon 01 April 15:15 Strikes Damage St. Nicholas Orthodox Church in Tehran 31 March 09:45 Metr. Saba Calls for Compassion and Aid This Palm Sunday 30 March 09:15 Israel Announces Plan After Holy Sepulchre Dispute 26 March 09:15 Metr. Saba Appeals for Lebanon Relief Donations 21 March 10:30 33 Baptized in Orthodox Mission in Pakistan 20 March 13:15 Syria’s Christian Population Plunges 80% Amid War and Persecution 17 March 10:00 Missile Fragment Falls Near Holy Sepulchre in Jerusalem 16 March 12:00 Veneration of the Cross Celebrated Outside Holy Sepulchre Amid Tensions 10 March 03:00 Patr. Theodore II Calls Antioch and Jerusalem Leaders Amid Middle East Tensions