page_title: Christianity in Israel
section_title: Religiosity
hierarchical_section_title: Christianity in Israel / Religiosity
caption_attribution_description: Deutsch: Impressionen Wikimania 2011 Nazareth-Galilee Tour English: Impressions Wikimania 2011 Nazareth-Galilee Tour Italiano: Immagini di Wikimania 2011 Nazareth-Galilee Tour
context_page_description: In terms of demographics, adherents to Christianity make up around two percent of the population in Israel as of the end of 2019. By far, most of these followers are Arab-Christians, who are mostly adherents of the Melkite Greek Catholic Church. Some 42% of all Israeli Christians are affiliated with the Melkite Greek Church, and 30%-32% with the Orthodox Church; smaller numbers are split between Latin Rite Catholics with 13% of Christians, about 25,000 Russian Orthodox Christians, about 15,000 Arameans who adhere to the Maronite and Syriac Churches, 3,000 to 10,000 adherents of Armenian Churches, 1,000 Assyrians affiliated with the Assyrian Churches, a community of around 1,000 Copts, being registered as "Arab Christians", though their Arab identity is disputed, and small branches of Protestants.
context_section_description: Christians in Israel are generally more religious than Israeli Jews and Druzes. Over half (57%) say religion is very important in their lives. About one third (34%) pray daily and 38% report that they attend church at least once a week. Israeli Christians also are more likely than Jews and Druze to participate in weekly worship services. Nearly all (94%) Israeli Christians believe in God, of whom 79% say they are absolutely certain.
caption: Catholic Mass in the Basilica of the Annunciation in Nazareth.
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