Artist Tobi Kahn receives ‘chaver’ honor, an ancient tradition with a modern twist

(RNS) — Israelis observe a moment of silence amid the challenges of an ongoing war.
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GORELOVKA, Georgia (AP) — Around 750 Doukhobors settled in Arkhangelskoye more than 30 years ago. Now, only a few elderly women attend Sunday prayers, and only a couple of Doukhobors sing traditional anthems at funerals...

(RNS) — Pope Francis called for a day of prayer and fasting on the anniversary of the attack by Hamas on Israeli citizens. The post Those who cause war ‘will be subject to the inflexible judgment of God,’ Pope says...