In Fight Against Antisemitism, Israel Steps Up U.S. Catholic Outreach

August 31, 2026 World News

View of Aug. 13, 2026, meeting attended by a delegation of U.S. Catholic influencers in Haifa, Israel, with, from left to right: Tammy Ben-Haim, head of Religious and Interfaith Affairs, Israel Ministry of Foreign Affairs; Father Stephen Akers of the Diocese of Monterey, California; Archbishop Youssef Matta, Melkite Greek archbishop of Acre, Haifa, Nazareth, and All Galilee; and Cesare Marjieh, senior director of the Christian Department of Israel’s Ministry of Interior Affairs.

The Coalition of Catholics Against Antisemitism has been tapped by the Government of Israel as part of its latest outreach to American Catholics.