A court decision allowing Israeli women to take the Chief Rabbinate’s exams is the latest sign of growing recognition for ...

Orthodox believers celebrate the Feast of the Entry of the Most Holy Theotokos into the temple on December 4. On this day, it ...

IPRAY House envisions building a mosque and community center with cultural programs and community spaces. But first it needs ...

Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan, under criticism from rights groups over his government s treatment of senior clergy from ...

Almost immediately after the horrific Hamas attack of Oct. 7, 2023, most Orthodox Jewish congregations began the practice of saying additional Tehillim (Psalms), usually chapters 121 and 130, after ...

NASHVILLE, Tenn. (WSMV/Gray News) - Dolly Parton’s sister is clearing the air and clarifying her prayer request. Freida Parton said she “didn’t mean to scare anyone” when she asked for prayers for ...

Prayer for a child, including a daughter, is a stable and long-standing practice in Orthodoxy, rooted in the liturgical and family life of Christian communities. Parents made petitions for the health, ...

Sam Sokol is the Times of Israel's political correspondent. He was previously a reporter for the Jerusalem Post, Jewish Telegraphic Agency and Haaretz. He is the author of "Putin’s Hybrid War and the ...

Russian Patriarch Kirill on August 23 enforced the decision to defrock Orthodox priest Andrei Kudrin over his prayers for reconciliation between Russians and Ukrainians. Orthodox priests across Russia ...

A chaplain (C) blesses servicemen of Ukraine's 141st separate infantry brigade on Easter Eve near the frontline in Zaporizhzhia region. Andriy Andriyenko/SOPA Images via ZUMA Press Wire/dpa President ...