The world’s oldest map of the night sky was amazingly accurate. Newly discovered fragments of 2,200-year-old star coordinates—once thought lost—reveal the incredible skill of the ancient ...

David Gurevich’s shocking account of a contemporary blood libel – the case of Saint Philoumenos, supposedly ‘ritualistically’ murdered by ‘Zionists’ in 1979 and canonised by the Greek Orthodox ...

Each year, roughly 13,000 ultra-Orthodox men reach the conscription age of 18, but less than 10% enlist, according to parliament’s State Control Committee, which held a hearing examining the issue.

An ultra-Orthodox Jewish man shouts during a protest against army recruitment in Bnei Brak, Israel, Thursday, June 5, 2025. Leo Correa - AP FILE - Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu attends a ...

When she was a child and he a young father, she drew a map of a city in vivid blue. When he praised her blue map, she corrected him: It’s not a blue map, but a map of a blue city. The song is a ...

Orthodox and ultra-Orthodox slates have scored an unprecedented victory in the US World Zionist Congress elections, winning more than 40 percent of the total vote.

There’s levity, some anxiety and maybe a bit of wistfulness—but more than anything, a buzz of excitement for all that lies ahead. As the Class of 2025 prepares to graduate, some reflected on their ...

The Sephardic ultra-Orthodox Shas party will support the Ashkenazi ultra-Orthodox United Torah Judaism party’s efforts to introduce a bill to dissolve the Knesset over the coalition’s failure ...

BUFFALO, N.Y. — The Rev. Dr. Christos Christakis, longtime priest at Annunciation Greek Orthodox Church in Buffalo, has been fired after a church investigation into the misuse of parish funds by ...

Washington, D.C. Newsroom, Jun 4, 2025 / 17:06 pm. Pope Leo XIV spoke with Russian President Vladimir Putin in a phone call Wednesday afternoon.

Russia-Ukraine War Russia urges attention to alleged persecution of Orthodox believers in Ukraine Foreign Ministry claims Orthodox Church facing systemic pressure from Ukrainian authorities ...

The Jerusalem March for Pride and Tolerance will be held on Thursday, June 5, at Liberty Bell Park (Gan HaPa’amon). As in past years, I will be there with Free Parent Hugs, an organization of ...