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Wadie Abunassar, the coordinator of the Holy Land Christian Forum, called attacks targeting Christians a growing phenomenon.
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Yuliya Talmazan, NBC news, 1 May 2026
With the blessing and leadership of various popes, the nobles of Europe raised armies, crossed various countries or sailed to the Middle East to fight and save the Holy Land (Palestine) from Muslim domination, something that echoes down the centuries to today.
—Peter Lucas, Boston Herald, 18 Apr. 2026
Holy Week got off to a rough start last Sunday, after Catholic officials said Israeli police blocked Cardinal Pierbattista Pizzaballa, head of the Catholic Church in the Holy Land, from entering the Church of the Holy Sepulchre in Jerusalem to celebrate Palm Sunday Mass.
—The Editorial Board, Chicago Tribune, 5 Apr. 2026
As both Pilate and Herod acknowledged, in different versions of the story, Jesus had done nothing to deserve death, under the laws of the Jews or of the Romans who occupied and ruled the Holy Land at the time.
—The Editorial Board, Oc Register, 5 Apr. 2026
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Yuliya Talmazan, NBC news, 1 May 2026
With the blessing and leadership of various popes, the nobles of Europe raised armies, crossed various countries or sailed to the Middle East to fight and save the Holy Land (Palestine) from Muslim domination, something that echoes down the centuries to today.
—Peter Lucas, Boston Herald, 18 Apr. 2026
Holy Week got off to a rough start last Sunday, after Catholic officials said Israeli police blocked Cardinal Pierbattista Pizzaballa, head of the Catholic Church in the Holy Land, from entering the Church of the Holy Sepulchre in Jerusalem to celebrate Palm Sunday Mass.
—The Editorial Board, Chicago Tribune, 5 Apr. 2026
As both Pilate and Herod acknowledged, in different versions of the story, Jesus had done nothing to deserve death, under the laws of the Jews or of the Romans who occupied and ruled the Holy Land at the time.
—The Editorial Board, Oc Register, 5 Apr. 2026
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“The Holy Land.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/the%20Holy%20Land. Accessed 3 May. 2026.
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