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Church Leaders Urge Peace Amid Escalating Conflict in Jerusalem

3/31/2026

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Patriarchs and Heads of Churches in Jerusalem issued an Easter message describing the conflict as an "expanding wreckage" and a "deep darkness."
Benjamin Netanyahu, Israel's prime minister, ordered military actions in southern Lebanon, resulting in the deaths of three journalists in an airstrike.
The patriarchs called for an immediate end to bloodshed and urged the faithful to advocate for justice and peace in Jerusalem, Gaza, and Lebanon.

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Patriarchs and Heads of Churches in Jerusalem issued an Easter message describing the conflict as an "expanding wreckage" and a "deep darkness."
Benjamin Netanyahu, Israel's prime minister, ordered military actions in southern Lebanon, resulting in the deaths of three journalists in an airstrike.
The patriarchs called for an immediate end to bloodshed and urged the faithful to advocate for justice and peace in Jerusalem, Gaza, and Lebanon.