Hamas has approved an Israeli list of captives that need to be freed as part of the first stage of a Gaza ceasefire deal, a source close to negotiations told Middle East Eye on Monday. The source ...

Pope Francis attended the episcopal ordination of Rome’s new auxiliary bishop and vicegerent at the Basilica of St. John Lateran Saturday afternoon. Monsignor Renato Tarantelli Baccari ...

The father of an Israeli captive held in Gaza said on Monday that Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is "committing war crimes", as he expressed his support for the international arrest warrant ...

Now, 25 years later, their numbers have dropped to fewer than 2,500. That’s so low that the state recently approved launching a captive breeding program to save them from extinction. The December ...

In India, where elephants are revered as sacred symbols of wisdom and strength, privately-held captive elephants live a stark contradiction. Reflecting on this grim reality, the Kerala High Court ...

Captives, including children, were forced to watch videos of the October 7 atrocities. According to the report, some hostages experienced a dramatic loss in weight due to starvation and lack of ...

By David Laskin It’s a common complaint that Rome’s churches are overwhelming: There are too many, they look too much alike, their gilt and marble often speak more to the eye than the soul.

The Passetto del Borgo was built in 1277 as a papal escape route and was most famously used by Pope Clemente VII in 1527 during the Sack of Rome when 147 Swiss Guards died protecting the pontiff from ...

The American University of Rome invites applications for a full-time, tenure-track position at the rank of Assistant Professor in the program of Film, beginning Fall 2025. AUR’s well-established ...

During the weekly rally at Tel Aviv’s Hostages Square, the mother of captive surveillance soldier Liri Albag addresses Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and Defense Minister Israel Katz ...