Jewish ultra-Orthodox men and children, some wearing costumes, read the Book of Esther, which tells the story of the Jewish ...

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At Israel’s founding in 1948, the new nation’s leaders agreed that ultra-Orthodox men — known as the Haredim, or God-fearing, ...

One of Israel's most divisive domestic issues has reared itself again to challenge Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, after a group in the ruling coalition said it would bring the government down ...

A 30-year-old man from Israel living in Brooklyn, NY shot and killed himself while driving along the Palisades Interstate ...

St. Patrick is as a Roman Catholic figure, but a church in Grevena, in northern Greece, has always celebrated him.

Archbishop Elpidophoros, who leads the Greek Orthodox Archdiocese of America visited New Orleans Friday, bringing a message ...

Israel's political landscape faces tension as ultra-Orthodox coalition members demand exemption from military service for their youths, threatening to topple Netanyahu's government if not granted.

Albania’s Orthodox Church has elected Joan Pelushi as its new leader following the death in January of Archbishop Anastasios, who had revived the church after the fall of communism in 1990.

The Department of Transport and Planning paid $11.48 million to acquire this Bulleen site. But the Greek Orthodox Community ...

A 30-year-old man from Israel living in Brooklyn, NY shot and killed himself while driving along the Palisades Interstate ...

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