Vol. II · No. 201Friday, October 2, 2026 · Late Edition

Section

Middle East

Reporting from and about the ancient Christian lands — Israel, the West Bank, Syria, Iraq, Egypt, and their diaspora.

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Israel Says Hijacker ‘Underwent Islamist Radical Indoctrination’ Before Trying to Crash Plane of Jews

Charisma Magazine · 6 hours ago

Record Number of Israelis Join ICEJ Feast of Tabernacles Celebrations

Charisma Magazine · 10 hours ago

VATICANO - Nasce la Fondazione "Donum Missionis": un unico ente per i Collegi missionari di Roma

Fides News Agency · 12 hours ago

Holy Land: “Living space for Christians is getting smaller and smaller”

Aid to the Church in Need · 13 hours ago

Christian boy pepper-sprayed while riding bike on Israel’s holiest holiday; suspect arrested

Christian boy pepper-sprayed while riding bike on Israel’s holiest holiday; suspect arrested

Christian Post · 13 hours ago

With their playoff slump broken and a pope on their side, the White Sox want more this October

With their playoff slump broken and a pope on their side, the White Sox want more this October

Crux · 14 hours ago

‘ACN is a charity of love,’ says outgoing international ecclesiastical assistant

Aid to the Church in Need · 14 hours ago

What to know about the viral claim about Brazil’s patron saint jolting a tight presidential race

What to know about the viral claim about Brazil’s patron saint jolting a tight presidential race

Crux · 14 hours ago

The Manchester City cheating scandal makes it harder to find the good in soccer

The Manchester City cheating scandal makes it harder to find the good in soccer

Crux · 14 hours ago

Revealed: How the Co-Pilot Saved Israel-Bound Flight While Suffering Massive Blood Loss from Hijacker Stabbing

Charisma Magazine · 15 hours ago

L'emergenza scolastica e educativa tra migranti e rifugiati. Convegno alla Pontificia Università Urbaniana

Fides News Agency · 16 hours ago

ASIA/PAKISTAN - La famiglia francescana celebra gli 800 anni del Transito di San Francesco, nel segno del dialogo e della pace

Fides News Agency · 18 hours ago

AFRICA/ETIOPIA - Tigray, l’allarme dell’eparca di Adigrat: «Siamo totalmente isolati, urgente l’accesso umanitario»

Fides News Agency · 19 hours ago

Giggle for God: America’s witty church signs aim to inspire, attract drivers and passersby

Giggle for God: America’s witty church signs aim to inspire, attract drivers and passersby

Crux · 19 hours ago

ASIA/PAKISTAN - A Mariamabad la memoria di padre Frank Van Butsele, missionario Cappuccino che diede la vita per il Vangelo

Fides News Agency · 19 hours ago

Judah Is the Calendar for Daniel’s 70th Week, Not Israel

Charisma Magazine · 23 hours ago

Massive Temple Mount Discovery Could Explain the Acts 2 Baptism of 3,000

Charisma Magazine · 1d ago

Tony Blair Lays Out Prerequisites for a ‘Free Palestine’ at Board of Peace Gathering

Charisma Magazine · 1d ago

Tens of Thousands Gather for Biblical Priestly Blessing at Western Wall

Charisma Magazine · 1d ago

Pope Leo calls for dialogue to solve the Tigray crisis in Ethiopia

Pope Leo calls for dialogue to solve the Tigray crisis in Ethiopia

Le esperienze missionarie di “Wecare”/II - Quando la missione diventa un cammino di fede

Fides News Agency · 1d ago

White Sox receive a letter from Pope Leo XIV before winning playoff opener

White Sox receive a letter from Pope Leo XIV before winning playoff opener

Hulk star Lou Ferrigno fulfils childhood dream meeting with Pope Leo XIV

Hulk star Lou Ferrigno fulfils childhood dream meeting with Pope Leo XIV

Possible Terror Attack on Israel-Bound Flight Triggers Hijacking Scare Across Region

Charisma Magazine · 1d ago

‘Second 9/11 prevented’: Israel suspects pilot tried to hijack flight to Tel Aviv in attempted terror attack

‘Second 9/11 prevented’: Israel suspects pilot tried to hijack flight to Tel Aviv in attempted terror attack

Christian Post · 1d ago

I Cieli aperti, la missione del Vescovo e la grazia di essere un piccolo gregge

Fides News Agency · 1d ago

AFRICA/ETIOPIA - Torna la tensione in Tigray: timori per una nuova guerra civile

Fides News Agency · 1d ago

Il Vangelo porta frutto tra i gruppi etnici minoritari delle montagne del Nord Vietnam 

Fides News Agency · 1d ago

AFRICA/BENIN - Famiglie che formano i seminaristi missionari: passi piccoli e concreti per superare i conflitti e costruire la pace

Fides News Agency · 1d ago

AFRICA/BENIN - Famiglie che formano i seminaristi missionari: passi piccoli ma concreti per superare i conflitti, tessere relazioni e costruire la pace

Fides News Agency · 1d ago

ASIA/BANGLADESH - Nell'area tribale di Joypurhat, "la nuova diocesi tra povertà e speranza", racconta il Vescovo Gomes

Fides News Agency · 1d ago

Il Vescovo Martinelli al Simposio inter-cristiano di Salonicco: i migranti hanno reso la Penisola arabica un “Laboratorio di Chiesa inter-culturale”

Fides News Agency · 2d ago

Venezuela: Earthquake victims remembered “for the light they left behind”

Aid to the Church in Need · 2d ago

PAPA IN FRANCIA/XI - Leone XIV a Metz: nella «Lanterna del Buon Dio» l’Europa cerca la pace

Fides News Agency · 2d ago

Filipino bishops back signature drive to ban political dynasties

Filipino bishops back signature drive to ban political dynasties

Pope asks for fairer solutions in story of disabled Spanish woman, 87, evicted from her home

Pope asks for fairer solutions in story of disabled Spanish woman, 87, evicted from her home

AFRICA/ETIOPIA - “Come essere Chiesa laddove una chiesa ancora non c'è?” Nuova presenza missionaria a Ghinnir, nel Bale est

Fides News Agency · 2d ago

Pope Leo says German far right’s views on Christianity ‘not authentic’

Pope Leo says German far right’s views on Christianity ‘not authentic’

ASIA/KIRGHIZISTAN - “Il destino del gregge è il mio destino”: il percorso missionario del Vescovo Anthony Corcoran

Fides News Agency · 3d ago

BBC reviews 53 Gaza ‘journalists’ over possible terrorist ties

BBC reviews 53 Gaza ‘journalists’ over possible terrorist ties

Christian Post · 3d ago

Contradicting Trump, Pope Leo says artificial intelligence safety concerns not ‘fake news’

Contradicting Trump, Pope Leo says artificial intelligence safety concerns not ‘fake news’

Pope takes up ACN’s worldwide call to pray the Rosary for peace

Aid to the Church in Need · 3d ago

Meet Israel’s Top 50 Christian Allies of 2026

Charisma Magazine · 3d ago

Man gets 6 years in prison for taking explosives to church hosting annual Red Mass for justices

Man gets 6 years in prison for taking explosives to church hosting annual Red Mass for justices

Why controversy skipped the Rupnik unveiling in Brazil

Why controversy skipped the Rupnik unveiling in Brazil

5 Arrested in Suspected Terror Plot Near US Air Base in Britain

Charisma Magazine · 3d ago

Three Italian priests killed by Nazis beatified in Bologna

Three Italian priests killed by Nazis beatified in Bologna

100 ANNI DALLE ORDINAZIONI DEI PRIMI 6 VESCOVI CINESI/II - Il Vescovo Melchior Sun Dezhen a la Diocesi di Anguo

Fides News Agency · 3d ago

Pope Leo wraps up France trip by urging Europe to blunt ‘desire for domination’ driving today’s wars

Pope Leo wraps up France trip by urging Europe to blunt ‘desire for domination’ driving today’s wars

Church leaders in Scotland want city of Aberdeen to provide a Catholic high school

Church leaders in Scotland want city of Aberdeen to provide a Catholic high school

‘This brought me reconciliation’: Abuse survivors praise Sunday’s meeting with Pope Leo

‘This brought me reconciliation’: Abuse survivors praise Sunday’s meeting with Pope Leo

At the United Nations, the Vatican rejects ‘The Art of The Deal’

At the United Nations, the Vatican rejects ‘The Art of The Deal’

Pope urges religious leaders in France to preach peace as he recalls foundations of European unity

Pope urges religious leaders in France to preach peace as he recalls foundations of European unity

EUROPA/POLONIA - Si tengono martedì 29 settembre i funerali di padre Zbojnowicz, ucciso nell’assalto al monastero di Jarosław

Fides News Agency · 3d ago

ASIA/INDIA - A Mumbai, la missione della Chiesa nel cuore della megalopoli

Fides News Agency · 3d ago

EUROPA/UNGHERIA - Differenti ma uniti nell'amore di Cristo: il messaggio dell'annuale incontro della Infanzia Missionaria

Fides News Agency · 3d ago

PAPA IN FRANCIA/X - A Lourdes, dove i fragili portano la luce

Fides News Agency · 3d ago

Pope blasts assisted suicide as ‘false compassion’ at French shrine known for miraculous cures

Pope blasts assisted suicide as ‘false compassion’ at French shrine known for miraculous cures

The ‘great enigma’ of modern media’s patron, Blessed Fulton Sheen

The ‘great enigma’ of modern media’s patron, Blessed Fulton Sheen

Tensions run high in Northern Ireland after contentious march given go-ahead

Tensions run high in Northern Ireland after contentious march given go-ahead