World Oct 16 Released hostage attends funeral of Israeli soldier whose body was among those returned from Gaza Mourners in Jerusalem gathered at Capt. Daniel Peretz’s funeral, where Matan Angrest, a recently released hostage, paid his respects.
World Oct 14 As fragile Gaza ceasefire holds, Israelis lament incomplete return of dead hostages While Israeli officials understood there could be some delay in the recovery effort, the families of hostages and their supporters expressed dismay that only four of the 28 bodies were returned on Monday.
World Sep 28 Netanyahu says Israel and U.S. working on Gaza ceasefire plan as death toll tops 66,000 On the eve of meeting with U.S. President Donald Trump, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said Sunday that Israel is working on a new ceasefire plan with the White House, but details are still being sorted out.
Nation Aug 28 Authorities seek motive in videos, writings of shooter who killed 2 kids at Minneapolis church Investigators are pouring over the videos, writings and movements of the shooter who fired through the windows of a Catholic church in Minneapolis.
World Mar 01 Pope stable after respiratory crisis, spent ‘long periods’ off noninvasive ventilator Francis had no fever and no signs of new infection, was feeding himself solid food and coffee for breakfast, and continued his respiratory physiotherapy, the Vatican said.
World Feb 25 Pope’s health crisis sparks prayers from thousands gathered in St. Peter’s Square Thousands of people have gathered in St. Peter’s Square to pray for an ailing Pope Francis, expressing sorrow for his suffering, hope for his recovery and gratitude for his efforts to steer the Catholic Church in new directions.
Nation Dec 20 Wisconsin shooter was new student at Christian school where her victims had deep ties, official says An official at the Wisconsin school where a student shot and killed a teacher and a fellow student says the 15-year-old was in her first semester there.
Politics Aug 31 Catholic diocese sues federal agencies over green card backlog for foreign-born priests For more than a year, religious organizations have lobbied Congress and the Biden administration to fix a sudden procedural change in how the government processes green cards for religious workers, which threatens the ability of thousands of them to continue to…
Nation Jan 15 Record 3 million cases clog U.S. immigration courts Fueled by record-breaking increases in migrants who seek asylum after being apprehended for crossing the border illegally, the court backlog has grown by more than 1 million over the last fiscal year and it’s now triple what it was in…
Nation Nov 30 When is Hanukkah, and how is it celebrated around the world? In Hebrew, Hanukkah means “dedication."…