(RNS) — The advent of summer fills me with dread. Not that I don’t enjoy warm days, barbecues or vacations. They’re all very nice. But, as an Orthodox Jew, summers, to me, also mean days of fasting and mourning. That’s...
VATICAN CITY (RNS) — An outspoken critic of Pope Francis, the Auxiliary Bishop Athanasius Schneider of Astana, Kazakhstan, said that...
(RNS) — “An elderly man with poor memory.” “Doddering.” “Too old to be president,” which the overwhelming majority of Americans...
(RNS) — Laurence and Sharon Garnett live in the northern Jordanian city of Mafraq, home to a large Bedouin community,...
CAIRO (AP) — More than 1,300 people died during this year’s Hajj pilgrimage in Saudi Arabia as the faithful faced...
AYETORO, Nigeria (AP) — The coastal Nigerian community of Ayetoro was founded decades ago and nicknamed “Happy City,” meant to...
(The Conversation) — If we were to watch the Sun rise every morning, we would notice that its location appears...
(The Conversation) — Clergy, chaplains and other spiritual leaders play vital roles in their communities, from celebrating life’s most joyous...
Adam, according to Genesis, was made of the dust of the earth. Not so Eve. Adam’s better half was fashioned...
MOSCOW (AP) — More than 15 policemen and several civilians, including an Orthodox priest, were killed by armed militants in...
