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New Israeli Land Reforms Raise Fears Among West Bank Christians

Zain Jaafar
Cows graze on the outskirts of Taybeh, a Palestinian Christian village northeast of Ramallah in the West Bank, on July 28, 2025. Taybeh is identified with the Ephraim mentioned in the Gospel of John, where Jesus went after raising Lazarus.

The Security Cabinet’s reforms would alter long-standing land rules in the West Bank, shifting authority in ways critics say could weaken prospects for a two-state solution.

Hundreds Attend First-Ever Arabic Mass at 2026 RECongress

Katie Trejo
Father Ala Musharbash, the chaplain for the Arab American Catholic Community, based out of St. Joseph Church in Pomona, California, offers the homily during the first-ever Arabic Mass at RECongress on Feb. 21, 2026.

For the first time in its history, RECongress hosted an Arabic Mass put on by the Arab American Catholic Community, comprised of an estimated 6,000 families.

Meet the New Campus Radicals

Scott Olson
A student wearing a mortarboard decorated with pro-life symbols attends a rally on the campus of the University of Notre Dame in South Bend, Indiana, on May 17, 2009.

COMMENTARY: Rooted in first principles, these students are reshaping campus debates through moral courage rather than outrage.

Notre Dame Pro-Lifers Plan Protest Against Appointment of Abortion Supporter

Jonathan Liedl/EWTN News
Bishop Kevin Rhoades of Fort Wayne-South Bend leads a crowd of about 50 in praying the Rosary at the Grotto of Our Lady of Lourdes on the campus of the University of Notre Dame on Feb. 24, 2026. The upcoming protest planned for Friday will end with a prayer service at the grotto.

The university has stuck by Susan Ostermann as next head of its Asian studies institute.

Bangladesh Bishop Rejects Government Stipend, Warns of Political Pressure On Church

Stephan Uttom Rozario
Members of the Catholic Bishops’ Conference of Bangladesh, priests, religious, and laypeople gather in Dhaka during the 50th jubilee celebration of the conference on Nov. 12, 2022.

While Catholic leaders thanked the government, Bishop Sebastian Tudu warned that accepting state money could invite political pressure.

Pope Leo XIV Responds to an Atheist ‘Who Loves God’

Daniel Ibáñez/EWTN News
Pope Leo XIV waves to pilgrims in St. Peter’s Square at the Vatican.

An atheist expresses his quandary that although he does not believe in God yet somehow he loves him. Pope Leo responds with thoughtful, insightful counsel.