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Jerusalem court acquits a man indicted in nun attack, orders psychiatric care
3+ hour, 22+ min ago (445+ words) JERUSALEM -- A Jerusalem Magistrate's Court judge acquitted a man accused of attacking a Catholic nun based on his insanity defense, but ordered him committed to psychiatric hospitalization for up to six years. The violent assault in April on a nun…...
Jewish scholar chosen to lead the Catholic Biblical Association is hit by antisemitic backlash
1+ day, 2+ hour ago (759+ words) When Amy-Jill Levine was a child in Massachusetts, a schoolmate in her predominantly Catholic hometown told her she was guilty of killing Christ because she was Jewish. Her mother reassured her that wasn't the case -- and instead of being embittered…...
Israel???s Christians rely on faith and allies as they fear rising harassment
2+ week, 1+ day ago (1030+ words) MOUNT TABOR, Israel -- Sister Mayela wears her black veil and habit as she walks to work near where another Catholic nun was violently attacked in Jerusalem's Old City -- but she's now accompanied by a Jewish volunteer for protection. Many Christians…...
Many U.S. Jewish adults have experienced assault or harassment over the past year, AP-NORC poll finds
1+ mon, 2+ week ago (1134+ words) WASHINGTON -- Many Jewish adults feel unsafe in the United States, a new AP-NORC poll finds, with a majority saying they feel less safe than they did before Hamas' Oct. 7, 2023 attack on Israel. The findings highlight the vulnerability that many Jewish…...
These houses of worship are older than America. How they outlasted wars, schisms and lawsuits
2+ mon, 2+ week ago (1742+ words) On Ash Wednesday this year, about a dozen people attended a noon service at Boston's Old North Church, founded in 1723. Two days later, a handful of worshippers took part in a Shabbat service at Newport, Rhode Island's Touro Synagogue, dedicated…...