Following the mourning of Tisha b'Av (commemorating the destruction of the First Temple in Jerusalem in 586 BCE and the Second Temple in 70 CE), Jews traditionally read selections from prophets (Haftorot) that draw on images of comfort: the sense

Each night around 3 a.m. when I go to sleep, things seem very bad in Israel, Lebanon, and the Occupied Territories. When I wake up four hours later to get my son ready for school, they are inevitably worse. How

It's time to water the mailman," I said. The woman standing in line with me at the supermarket pretended not to hear me. When I turned toward her, she nervously looked at me out of the corner of her eye.

Far from being a sin, sloth has become a goal. By Steven Waldman

From MyWay.com: A preacher's wife was arrested after police say she pulled a gun on her husband because she allegedly was upset over text messages he had sent to a member of a church youth group.

In a conflict that could have wide repercussions for the deeply divided Episcopal Church, four California bishops have accused a fellow prelate of planning to break away from the church and have asked a disciplinary panel to stop him.

NEW YORK, August 2 - Unethical corporate managers contribute to lower worker productivity, drive away recruits and make some employees leave, a new survey says.

KABUL, Afghanistan, August 3 - Afghanistan on Thursday ordered hundreds of South Korean Christians to leave the country, accusing them of seeking to undermine Islamic culture.

MASAKA municipality will be the centre of attraction when over 300 sports personalities under the Uganda Christian Sports Contact (Chrisc) convene next month.

The role of youths in the prevention of HIV/AIDS, the State and the Church and prayer chants are some of the topics for discussion at the Congress of the Youths of the 7th Day Adventist Church that opened Thursday in

A 1 minute video and prayer for protection for the nation of Israel.

Once every 6 years the Mkhitarist Congregation holds elections of the high priest and the 4 advisers. Prior to the election the Congregation presents reports on the 6 years of activity of the candidates. An ad hoc commission studies all

The Dire Dawa Town Islamic Affairs Supreme Council and the Sharia Court jointly condemned the terror war declared over Ethiopia by the Al-Ithad fundamentalist group operating in Mogadishu.

The Catholic Church has rejected the first ever African Bible commentary authored by Protestant and evangelical scholars.

A new book published through BYU's Religious Studies Center tells members of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints they have a sacred responsibility to preserve and care for the environment.

AS the nation mourns the assassination of Chief Funso Williams by yet to be identified assailants, Ebonyi State was yesterday thrown into mourning following the murder of a Catholic priest, Rev. Chidi Okorie by unknown persons.

MORE troubles await the General Overseer of the Christian Praying Assembly (CPA) Ajao Estate, Lagos, Rev. Emeka Ezeugo King as the police are set to file murder charges against him.

The researchers claim a recent U.S. Department of Education study of the same test results was flawed. The government study, which fanned the flames of the school voucher debate when it was released last month, said public school students did

The Bishop of Kumbo has just announced the death of Rev. Fr. Patrick Adeso. The 55-year-old Fr. Adeso was found slumped in a chair in his room in Yaounde. He is said to have died five days ago.

Kyiv — According to oboz.com.ua, the Ukrainian Orthodox Church-Moscow Patriarchate (UOC-MP) is satisfied with the new text of the "Declaration [Universal] of National Unity" signed on 3 August 2006 by President Viktor Yushchenko and leaders of the factions of Parliament.