On Eid Al-Adha, as prayers and greetings traveled across communities, a troubling signal rose from West Jerusalem: an Israeli ministerial committee approved a measure that would reach into the soundscape of worship and hand new powers to police at sacred Muslim sites. The bill — sponsored and advan»»»

Israeli police have launched a program to recruit religious Jews and far-right activists for service at the Al-Aqsa Mosque compound, according to an Israeli media report, in a move seen as an effort to tighten the Israeli grip over the holy site in occupied East Jerusalem. The Haaretz newspaper rep»»»

South Korean President Lee Jae Myung operates a rice transplanter during a rice planting in Sobo Myeon, Gunwi County, Daegu, Friday. (Yonhap) President Lee Jae Myung stepped into the rice paddies of rural Daegu on Friday, driving a rice transplanter and later sharing Korean rice wine, or makgeolli,»»»

The lockdown in Jerusalem’s Old City comes amid fears of further raids on Friday, which coincides with Nakba Day Israeli forces violently blocked Palestinian Muslims from accessing Al-Aqsa Mosque on Thursday, as they facilitated large-scale raids by ultranationalists ahead of the “Flag March” throu»»»

Israeli security forces are looking for ways to enable worship at the Church of the Holy Sepulchre during Holy Week after police prevented the Latin Patriarch from holding Mass there on Palm Sunday, citing security concerns. “There was no malicious intent whatsoever, only concern for his safety and»»»

JERUSALEM - Israeli security forces are looking for ways to enable worship at the Church of the Holy Sepulchre during Holy Week after police prevented the Latin Patriarch from holding mass there on Palm Sunday, citing security concerns. “There was no malicious intent whatsoever, only concern for hi»»»

A wave of protests swept across the city on Sunday as members of the Christian community and human rights activists rallied against a recent court ruling in the widely debated "Maria case," calling it a threat to the safety and rights of minority girls. Demonstrators gathered outside the Karachi Pr»»»

ReligionIsraelIsraeli police block Catholic leaders from Palm Sunday MassEmmy Sasipornkarn with AP, Reuters, AFPIsraeli police said they had notified the church that no mass could be held on Palm Sunday due to safety concerns. Authorities have banned large gatherings since the Iran war began. https»»»

Portugal on Sunday condemned the Latin Patriarch of Jerusalem being denied entry to the Church of the Holy Sepulchre on Palm Sunday, one of Christianity’s holiest days. "The obstruction of access for Cardinal Pizzaballa, Latin Patriarch of Jerusalem, to the Church of the Holy Sepulchre for the Palm»»»