Trump's meeting with Orthodox Christian patriarch sows confusion
The Greek Orthodox patriarch of Jerusalem, Theophilos III, met with President Donald Trump earlier this month in the White House and awarded him one of the highest honors in the church, the Grand C...
Despite obstructions, Israeli women sit for rabbinate exams in a historic first
In a historic breakthrough, three women were allowed to sit for the Israeli rabbinate’s competency exams earlier this week....
African Hebrew Israelites finally see legal victory against Israel's deportation threats
The small African Hebrew Israelite community in Israel’s Negev Desert last month celebrated a major milestone in its struggle for recognition in the Jewish state, as more than 100 members seem to h...
Police, monks gear up for another battle on Mount Athos
Monks are preparing for a major raid on Mount Athos, the Greek mountain considered a sacred site for Eastern Orthodox Christians, after Greek police sent a letter on July 16 asking for increased re...
Forgotten in a coconut field, an 800-year-old tombstone expands India's Jewish history
When coconut farmers in India’s Tamil Nadu state stumbled across a stone covered in strange inscriptions, it’s unlikely they expected it to be a groundbreaking find in Indian Jewish history....
For the first time in a century, the Holy Land has no chief rabbi
In a historic moment, Israel’s two chief rabbis, David Lau and Yitzhak Yosef, left office on Sunday with no clear successors elected in their stead, leaving the posts vacant for the first time sinc...
After Hagia Sophia, Turkey converts second ancient Byzantine church into mosque
Hundreds of worshippers filled the narrow streets of Istanbul’s Fatih district on Friday to hear the sounds of Friday prayers ringing out from the newly inaugurated Kariye Mosque....
After calendar change, many in Ukraine are looking forward to a new Christmas
Nearly five years after the Orthodox Church of Ukraine was recognized as independent from the Russian Orthodox Church by the Ecumenical Patriarchate of Constantinople, the OCU has further cemented ...