You heard the African student’s prayer before a BYU football game. Here’s the story behind it
BYU football coach Kalani Sitake wants his team to connect with the world. Here's how he did it, and how it increased a sense ...
Yom Kippur, Judaism’s Holiest Day of 2024, Begins at Sundown on Friday
San Diego-area congregations holding Kol Nidre services. Yom Kippur means “Day of Atonement” in Hebrew. It is a time of ...
The Michigan Daily8d
On pain and prayer
My mother prays sitting down now. When I speak that simple fact, when I think it, it is full of desperation and ...
What and when is Yom Kippur? Judaism's holiest day, the Day of Atonement, starts Friday
At sundown this Friday, Jews across the world will begin Yom Kippur when they will fast and reflect on wrongdoings from the ...
The Times of Israel6d
One year after Oct. 7, a Yom Kippur ritual of communal mourning takes on fresh meaning
Leaders try to find ways to ritualize grief, with some putting out supplements to the usual prayers that focus on the tragedy ...
National Catholic Register9d
Pope Francis Prays Rosary for Peace on Eve of First Anniversary of Hamas’ Oct. 7 Attack
Rome’s largest Marian basilica was packed for the Rosary prayer on Oct. 6 with bishops, cardinals, priests, religious sisters ...
I Run Jewish Voice for Peace. These Are My Reflections on a Year of Unthinkable Horror
JVP executive director Stefanie Fox reflects on a year since October 7, demanding accountability in place of impunity.
America Magazine1d
Synod Diary: At the synod’s ecumenical prayer service, a cry for unity in a world at war
The cry for peace and unity at the synod’s ecumenical vigil struck me as particularly moving at a time of war that has ...
National Catholic Register9d
Christians Join Supporters of Israel at Rally on National Mall on Oct. 7
Following news of the escalation between Israel and Iran’s proxies in Lebanon last week, Pope Francis called on Christians ...
Catholic News Agency10d
Pope Francis prays rosary for peace on eve of first anniversary of Hamas’ Oct. 7 attack
Credit: Daniel Ibañez/CNA At the end of the prayer ... reiterating his invitation for a global day of prayer and fasting for peace in the world on Oct. 7. “Let us unite with the power of ...
In New York on Oct. 7, Honoring the Dead and Calling for an End to War
In the city, which is home both to the largest Jewish population outside Israel and to thousands of Palestinians, some ...
Arutz Sheva10d
The Fast of Gedaliah 2024
8) There are days inbued with unique powers ... incluidng Avinu Malkenu at the end of the Silent Prayer and inserts and word changes in the Silent Prayer itself. (See here and here for details.) ...