I watch my toddler pore over her children’s Bible, tracing the illustrations with her chubby finger and retelling herself the stories in her sweet, ...

World / Just as in Palestine, the Israeli government is framing its latest conflict as a holy war of extermination. Séamus Malekafzali On March 2, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu spoke from ...

Later on in Luke’s Gospel, Jesus will speak another phrase that has become a proverb: “To whom much is given, much will be required.” There it is again, the assertion that God does show special favor ...

They were among nine people killed Sunday when an Iranian missile strike demolished a synagogue and homes in Beit Shemesh.

The price of oil surged to more than $90 a barrel and U.S. gasoline prices rose again. Israeli airstrikes pummeled Tehran and Lebanon, and President Trump’s demanded Iran’s “unconditional surrender.” ...

The conflict in Iran may give Moscow a short-term boost economically and in Ukraine. But it has also shown the limits of Russia’s partnerships. By Paul Sonne The Feb. 28 school strike in Minab, which ...