Mayor Zohran Mamdani tapped the head of a left-leaning Jewish organization as his antisemitism czar Thursday — but she’s already facing the ire of some Orthodox Jewish leaders. Phylisa Wisdom, 39, the ...

Addis Ababa, January 18, 2026 (ENA)—Millions of Ethiopian Orthodox Tewahedo faithful celebrated Ketera, the solemn eve of Timket (Epiphany) today, 18, January 2026 across the country. The celebrations ...

BELGRADE, Serbia (AP) — Nearly two weeks after celebrating New Year, many Serbians did it again on Tuesday evening, this time according to old Orthodox Christian tradition. Some Eastern Orthodox ...

Thousands gathered for Ethiopia's Orthodox Christmas Eve in Addis Ababa, marking the end of a 43-day fast with prayers, hymns, and midnight Mass. Ethiopia marked Orthodox Christmas Eve on Tuesday with ...

Judge Alvin Hellerstein, a 92-year-old Orthodox Jewish federal judge, is among the longest-serving active federal judges in the country. Judge Alvin Hellerstein, 92, an Orthodox Jew, will preside over ...

Under Orthodox Church canon law, a patriarch cannot be married and must be celibate. But according to a new Proekt investigation, Russian Orthodox Church head Patriarch Kirill has had a “secret common ...

The Orthodox baptism rite includes a three-stage exorcism that is extremely detailed about the spiritual warfare that surrounds new Christians. It concludes with this appeal to God: "Redeeming this ...

BUCHAREST, Oct 30 (Reuters) - Maria Rusu and her husband drove all night from their hometown of Cluj in western Romania to the capital Bucharest to visit the country's nearly completed national ...

Upwards of 10,000 haredi Orthodox Jewish men protested on Sunday night outside the Israeli consulate in New York City against the conscription of Orthodox Jews in the Israeli military. The protest, ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. NEW YORK (AP) — Thousands of ultra-Orthodox Jews packed the streets and sidewalks for blocks around the Israeli consulate in New ...

An Ocean County developer is seeking approval to build a new private Orthodox Jewish boys’ school with dormitories in Jackson. The Jackson Township Planning Board received an application from ...