Pope Francis:

Jews and Christians Shared Religious Heritage, an Incentive for Fraternity and Peace

Pope addresses a delegation of the World Jewish Congress (WJC), saying the shared religious heritage of Jews and Christians should be an incentive to act together for fraternity and peace in a broken world.

Pittsburgh Jewish Spiritual Leaders View on Nonbinary Individuals

“You are who you are. Who you are is the way God made you. How can we reject that?” — Rabbi Yaier Lehrer.

A Rabbi’s Contentious Quest for Religious Pluralism in Israel

There is more than one way to be Jewish, says Gilad Kariv, the first Reform rabbi in Israel’s Parliament. The idea poses a challenge to the country’s Orthodox establishment.

Apology, 800 years on, for laws that expelled Jews from England

Church service to mark eight centuries since Synod of Oxford brings together chief rabbi, senior Anglicans and Roman Catholic bishop.

A Jewish understanding of conversion

Hebrew scholar Irene Lancaster considers Jewish approaches to conversion and how new believers are welcomed into the fold.

Inflation Drives up Passover Food Prices for US Jews

Some U.S. Jewish families observing Passover are struggling to pay for matzo, eggs and gefilte fish as soaring inflation drives up prices during one of the most important Jewish holidays.

Josh Mandel Runs Ohio GOP Senate Campaign 'Through Churches'

We’re blowing up the playbook. I’m sidestepping all of the Republican Party groups and, I’m running a campaign through churches.

Finding a place for faith: Few options exist for Athens’ religious minorities

Al-Huda is a nonprofit religious institution funded by charitable donations and is the only mosque in Athens. Founded in 1987 by a group of Muslim UGA students, the mosque currently cannot afford to hire a full-time imam, the person who leads the prayers.

Israeli mayor under fire from rabbis for promoting LGBT issues

15 rabbis signed a letter of protest after the Efrat municipality released a survey on a variety of LGBT issues and topics.

The bat mitzvah turns 100, It marks more than a coming-of-age for Jewish girls

This weekend, Jewish communities across the country will be marking the 100th anniversary of that first American bat mitzvah. There will be talks and podcasts and celebrations of this coming-of-age ritual--stories about the past and plans for the future.

Australian religious groups say shelving of discrimination bill ‘disappointing’ and ‘confusing’

Groups such as the Australian National Imams Council urge Coalition to return focus to initial purpose of the bill.

Call for Papers: Scriptural Sexuality in the Three Traditions

The volume will explore the presentation, or mis-presentation, of sexual/ised characters through one, or more, of the three traditions of Judaism, Christianity, and Islam.