4+ day, 8+ hour ago   (1606+ words) The 9/11 attacks are often remembered as a single event. That morning, 19 terrorists turned commercial airliners into weapons and the modern era of terrorism began. A total of 2,977 people died in the terror attacks at the World Trade Center, the Pentagon…...

5+ day, 8+ hour ago   (349+ words) As the country approaches the 25th anniversary of 9/11, Americans are reflecting on what was lost and what has endured since the attacks. One religious community that physically embodies both is St. Nicholas Greek Orthodox Church, a small Greek Orthodox parish that…...

1+ week, 4+ day ago   (280+ words) (ANALYSIS) Ultra-Orthodox Jewish families are among the most distinctive and increasingly influential communities in Israeli society. Their growing presence is visible not only in the streets, where large families and traditional dress make them immediately recognizable, but also in politics,…...

3+ week, 2+ hour ago   (741+ words) The Chinese Communist Party imprisoned Pastor John Cao for seven years because of his Christianity, advocates say, then confiscated his passport to prevent him from returning to his American wife and family in North Carolina. Cao, who holds permanent U.S. residency,…...

3+ week, 8+ hour ago   (841+ words) (ESSAY) Before a shrine of Bodhisattva Ksitigarbha lay a white Spitz, her lifeless body wrapped in a gold “dharani blanket” covered in Sanskrit and Chinese. To the left, a wall was stocked with Buddhist and Taoist offerings, to be burned....