Breaking News: Israel Shuts Down Christ’s Resurrection Site. Bishop Strickland & Tucker Respond.

Bishop Joseph Strickland on Israel closing the holiest church in Christendom and the “holocaust of our time” in Gaza. Most Reverend Joseph E. Strickland is a Catholic bishop known for his unwavering fidelity to Jesus Christ, his defense of the Deposit of Faith, and his courageous witness to the truth in an age of confusion. Ordained to the priesthood for the Diocese of Dallas in 1985, he was appointed by Pope Benedict XVI in 2012 as the fourth Bishop of the Diocese of Tyler, Texas, a role he served until 2023. A lifelong shepherd devoted to the Holy Eucharist and the Blessed Virgin Mary, Bishop Strickland has consistently proclaimed the Church’s teachings on the sanctity of life, moral truth, and Eucharistic reverence. In 2025, he founded Pillars of Faith, an apostolate dedicated to strengthening Catholics in fidelity to Christ and His Church. Today, Bishop Strickland continues his apostolic mission nationally and internationally through preaching, teaching, writing, and media outreach. Paid partnerships with: #podcast Chapters: 0:00 Israel&Forced Closure of the Church of the Holy Sepulcher 7:30 Why Are Christians Being Targeted? 15:25 What Is a Justified War? 26:26 So-Called Christian Leaders Using the Bible to Promote War 41:49 Why Bishop Strickland Defended Carrie Prejean Boller 50:28 The Response to Bishop Strickland&Statement 56:04 How God Uses Evil for Good 1:05:31 How to See Truth 1:11:41 Will Christian Persecution Intensify?