In Parshat Balak, Bilaam never saw the people he was meant to curse. He viewed them from a distance; abstractly, impersonally. His words came not from relationship, but rather from obligation, from po ...

A new poll finds few Americans support allowing religious schools to become tax-funded public charter schools.

At a peaceful vigil in downtown Los Angeles, interfaith community leaders came together for prayer, support and healing.

Colombian authorities have charged a 15-year-old with attempted murder for the assasination attempt on Miguel Uribe, the conservative presidential candidate who was shot in the head this weekend and ...

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Tucked into the 176 verses of this week’s portion, Naso, five, those describing the priests offering their daily blessings, contain profound lessons for us in our daily lives, millennia later.

Barbara Smaller’s Daily Cartoon humorously riffs on avoiding the news and our troubling times.

JERUSALEM (AP) — Tens of thousands of people gathered at the holiest Jewish prayer site in Jerusalem on Tuesday for the traditional priestly blessing prayer. Today in History: July 5, Dolly the ...

JERUSALEM (AP) — Tens of thousands of people gathered at the holiest Jewish prayer site in Jerusalem on Tuesday for the traditional priestly blessing prayer. The “Birkat Cohanim,” or Cohen ...

What started as a humble vegetable stand in Colonie has transformed into a beloved spot for comfort food.Blessings, now under new management, continues to deli ...

Little Blessings Child Care Center of Portsmouth set to close after 40 years. Here's why leaders say it's "no longer possible" to stay open.

This is the scene in the John Paul II hospital chapel, where a daily Holy Hour of Eucharistic adoration is being held just floors below where Pope Francis, 88, is receiving treatment for pneumonia ...