Viral videos of haredi anti-draft chants have reignited Israel’s conscription debate, sparking public outrage and political ...

Most famously, this is the area where King Saul fell on his spear rather than face capture by the Philistines. His sons ...

We are about a quarter of the way through the season of Lent. So, the words of the column's title are familiar to us as they return each Lent in the prayers of the liturgy and in our own practices ...

The Broadway run of Jez Butterworth’s The Hills of California highlighted how strong reviews don’t always translate to packed ...

Area houses of worship are invited to share their news for our free weekly listings. Email information to Mercury Editor Tony ...

I write a quarterly column for Preach magazine, in which I explore a significant word, phrase, or idea in the Bible, or a ...

Find out more about three new Easter-specific hymns and several other new releases in the Church’s new hymnbook project.

Bring out the coffin, let the mourners come. Let the traffic policemen wear black cotton gloves. I thought that love would ...

JERUSALEM (AP) — Hamas said Friday it has accepted a proposal from mediators to release one living American-Israeli hostage and the bodies of four dual-national hostages who died in captivity.

Defense Minister Israel Katz was filmed Thursday night praising ultra-Orthodox singer Arale Samet, who on Tuesday provoked ...

JERUSALEM (AP) — The U.S. and Israel have reached out to officials of three East African governments to discuss using their territories as potential destinations for resettling Palestinians uprooted ...