Egyptian author Mohamed Samir Nada was awarded the 2025 International Prize for Arabic Fiction (IPAF) for his novel The ...

This long but substantial drama now on stage in Skokie tells the story of two generations of a family, one in the last days ...

The resurrection of Jesus is indeed the basis of our hope. For in the light of this event, hope is no longer an illusion.

Pope Francis, who is in daily contact with Gazans, has consistently called for an end to the Israeli assault and for ...

Gaza’s Christians mark Good Friday As Israel continued its offensive, Palestinian Christians gathered inside Gaza’s Greek ...

Some Jews traditionally place pieces of paper with prayers into the cracks of the ancient wall, hoping they ascend to God.

As Passover and Holy Week came to a close, U.S. Ambassador to Israel Mike Huckabee fulfilled a vow he had made to President ...

Many worshippers said the prayer had special meaning this year, given the ongoing war, which has stretched on for more than ...

I have been looking through my archive of Chronicle articles and divrei Torah for Pesach and it looks like I return to one of ...

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JERUSALEM (AP) — In a story published Apr. 15, 2025, about the traditional Jewish priestly blessing in Jerusalem, The Associated Press erroneously described the plaza in front of the Western ...

The prayers have become a decade-long tradition as the number of attendees swelled into the thousands, began before sunrise. Monday's were dedicated to victory in the war against Israel's enemies ...