‘We are occupying, deporting and settling’
Kate Linthicum | Los Angeles Times (TNS) YITZHAR, West Bank — Carrying planks of plywood, a group of Israeli settlers pushed past soldiers guarding the barrier surrounding the Gaza Strip and …
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Bay Area’s Muslims say Gaza’s suffering, death bring sorrow, frustration, guilt to Ramadan
For Muslims in the Bay Area, a time of fasting, prayer, charity and gatherings with family and friends now carries sadness, frustration and guilt, as the suffering and death in …
Evangelical Christians are fierce Israel supporters. Now they are visiting as war-time volunteers
TEL AVIV, Israel — When Shawn Landis, an evangelical Christian from Pennsylvania, heard about the Oct. 7 Hamas attack on southern Israel, he knew he would come to Israel to …
A Ramadan etiquette guide for non-Muslims
By Saeed Ahmed | CNN There are more than 8 billion people in the world. And about a quarter of them are fasting from sunup to sundown. Every day. For …
On eve of Ramadan, Jerusalem’s Old City offers little festivity
By Jack Jeffery | Associated Press JERUSALEM — On the eve of the Muslim fasting month of Ramadan, Jerusalem’s Old City bears few of its usual hallmarks of festivity. Nearly …
Voucher expansion leads to more students, waitlists at religious schools
By Holly Meyer | Associated Press The Miami Archdiocese’s superintendent of schools says Catholic education is increasingly in demand in South Florida, now that all K-12 students regardless of income …
What’s Going On With Justin and Hailey Bieber?
Photo-Illustration: by The Cut; Photos: Getty Images If there’s one thing Justin and Hailey Bieber love to do together, it’s pray. But a bizarre new post from Hailey’s father, actor …
Henry Ford’s Great-Grandson Joined With UAW Royalty To Turn A Piece Of Auto History Into A Hare Krishna Center
In Detroit, it’s hard to escape the automotive industry, and that was even more true 50 years ago when the strangest team-up story happened in the Motor City. In 1975, …
The powerful constraints on medical care in Catholic hospitals across America
Rachana Pradhan, Hannah Recht | KFF Health News (TNS) Nurse midwife Beverly Maldonado recalls a pregnant woman arriving at Ascension Saint Agnes Hospital in Maryland after her water broke. It …
Savannah Guthrie reveals faith first connected her to Jenna Bush Hager
Savannah Guthrie shares her emotional encounter with Sandy Hook mother “Today” co-host Savannah Guthrie chats with USA TODAY’s Erin Jensen about her new book, “Mostly What God Does.” Savannah Guthrie’s …