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(RNS) Opposition to a government plan to turn a site at the Western Wall into an official, government-funded pluralistic prayer space is mounting. JERUSALEM (RNS) An Orthodox Jewish organization ...

A banner with "PRAY FOR UKRAINE" is displayed in front of St. Vladimir's Ukrainian Orthodox Church in the Ukrainian Village in Parma. During Sunday rites, worshippers in the Orthodox Church in America ...

“This Siddur seeks to reflect a sensitivity to women’s prayer experiences.” That understated line is nestled in the editor’s introduction to a Modern Orthodox group’s new siddur, or prayer book. It’s ...

ANCHORAGE — Orthodox Christians across Alaska have been taking part in three days of prayer for peace ahead of Friday's summit there between U.S. President Donald Trump and Russian President Vladimir ...

A new siddur and chumash, with more emphasis on Israel and the experience of Orthodox women, are challenging the publisher’s primacy. NEW YORK (JTA) — For decades, one name dominated the bookshelves ...

Israeli Court Allows Non-Orthodox Prayer by Women at Western Wall (Jerusalem) JERUSALEM — In a landmark ruling on the struggle over prayer at Judaism’s holiest shrine, an Israeli court ruled Thursday ...

The Russian Orthodox Church launched a nationwide prayer service this weekend that urges women against having an abortion, ...

Bulgaria's predominant Orthodox Church has ordered its clergy not to take part in prayers or services with the pope when he visits the country in early May. "The invitation to Pope Francis comes from ...