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ISRAEL AT WAR - DAY 376

David Crary

Republican presidential nominee and former US President Donald Trump acknowledges the crowd after speaking at the Israeli American Council National Summit in Washington, DC, September 19, 2024. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci)
September 28, 2024, 9:32 am
Trump’s latest religious loyalty tests leave Jews and Catholics on edge
Prominent rabbi says GOP candidate blaming potential loss on Jews ‘puts target’ on community, as allies of former US president tout his pro-Israel record while in office
By David Crary and holly meyer
Pope Francis speaks during his weekly general audience in St. Peter's Square at The Vatican, on October 18, 2023. (AP/Alessandra Tarantino, File)
December 19, 2023, 6:31 am
In radical shift, Pope Francis approves priestly blessings for same-sex couples
Blessings must not be tied to any specific Catholic celebration or religious service, and may not be conferred at the same time as a civil union ceremony, says Vatican document
By Nicole Winfield and David Crary
A swastika on an antisemitism awareness billboard in New York City, May 5, 2022. (Courtesy/JewBelong)
December 8, 2022, 8:47 pm
Jews across America confront rising antisemitism with anxious resolve
Though publicly embracing their Jewishness is seen as a powerful response to hatred, some yearn for more Americans and their leaders to speak out
By David Crary, holly meyer and JESSIE WARDARSKI
Rabbi David Wolpe speaks to congregants at Sinai Temple on September 23, 2022, in Los Angeles. (AP Photo/Marcio Jose Sanchez)
September 29, 2022, 6:25 am
US rabbis and reverends strive to reconcile politically divided congregations
Despite some leaving over his refusal to condemn Trump from pulpit, others bolting due to COVID policies, David Wolpe and others still committed to leaving politics out of sermons
By David Crary
Cars are stopped at a roadblock set by civil defensemen at a road leading to central Kyiv, Ukraine, Monday, Feb. 28, 2022. (AP/Emilio Morenatti)
March 11, 2022, 6:10 am
Apocalypse now? To some evangelicals, Ukraine invasion spells the end of days
Pastors tells congregations to buckle up and prepare to be raptured once Putin sets his sights on Israel, but others worry more over the actual hell Ukrainians are caught in
By David Crary
People march in solidarity from Foley Square over the Brooklyn Bridge, concluding their rally against antisemitism at Cadman Plaza, on December 5, 2020, in the Brooklyn borough of New York. (AP Photo/Jessie Wardarski, File)
February 5, 2022, 10:29 pm
In wake of Whoopi Goldberg’s race comments, US Jewry reflects on identity in America
As actress serves suspension for her statements on Holocaust, a range of Jewish leaders note the complexity of describing how race fits into the overall Jewish experience
By David Crary, Peter Smith and LUIS ANDRES HENAO
This image released by HBO shows Pastor Craig Duke, of Newburgh, Indiana, appearing in drag in a scene from the HBO series 'We're Here' (Jakes Giles Netter/HBO via AP)
December 10, 2021, 1:12 pm
Joining drag queens on TV show costs Indiana pastor his job
Rev. Craig Duke asked to be relieved of his duties after appearance on inclusivity program led to attacks by congregants. He says he was heartbroken by the response
By David Crary
Aa simulation of Facebook's prayer request feature. (Facebook via AP)
August 9, 2021, 10:45 am
‘I prayed’: Facebook faces praise and doubts as it rolls out new prayer tool
Feature is being embraced by some religious leaders as a cutting-edge way to engage the faithful online, but some worry about social media giant’s privacy and security safeguards
By holly meyer and David Crary
Seth Pollack pours wine for his family, wife Jessica Choe and children Micah and Mina Pollack, as they being their Passover meal in Seattle, April 8, 2020 (AP Photo/Elaine Thompson)
May 11, 2021, 11:37 pm
Pew survey of American Jews shows worries about antisemitism are widespread
US Jewry is thriving in many ways, but most feel unsafe amid rising anti-Jewish hatred, according to study
By David Crary
Rachel Levine, nominated to be an assistant secretary at the US Department of Health and Human Services, testifies before the Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions committee on Capitol Hill in Washington, February 25, 2021. (Caroline Brehman/Pool via AP, File)
March 25, 2021, 4:49 am
US Senate confirms transgender Jewish doctor as assistant health secretary
Rachel Levine, who served as Pennsylvania’s top health official, becomes the first openly transgender person to win Senate confirmation
By David Crary
ILLUSTRATIVE -- In this January 3, 2020, photo, faith leaders pray with US President Donald Trump during a rally for evangelical supporters at the King Jesus International Ministry church in Miami, Florida (AP Photo/Lynne Sladky)
November 7, 2020, 8:52 am
Evangelicals stick with Trump, see upside even if he loses
With high turnout rate, community has outsized influence on election results; pastor hails ‘most pro-faith president in American history’
By ELANA SCHOR and David Crary
File: A menorah and flowers are seen outside the Tree of Life Synagogue in preparation for a celebration service on the first night of Hanukkah, in the Squirrel Hill neighborhood of Pittsburgh, December 2, 2018. (AP Photo/Gene J. Puskar)
October 25, 2020, 10:45 am
Now dispersed by pandemic, Pittsburgh Jews seek healing 2 years after massacre
Organizers plan commemorations to bring community together online, as well as virtual one-on-one counseling as October 27 anniversary of Tree of Life shooting approaches
By David Crary
In this October 4, 2020, file photo, two women walk with children during the Jewish holiday of Sukkot in the Borough Park neighborhood of the Brooklyn borough of New York. (AP/Kathy Willens)
October 6, 2020, 3:32 am
Orthodox Jews bristle at NYC’s selective response to virus surge
‘It’s not like we’re the only people in New York getting COVID,’ says one resident amid mounting anger that city is singling them out for criticism, closures
By David Crary and MARIAM FAM
Illustrative: Teachers check students before a summer camp at Wylie High School in Wylie, Texas, July 14, 2020. (AP Photo/LM Otero)
July 18, 2020, 1:37 am
Millions of kids in US warned a full return to school in fall is unlikely
Announcements come as infections surge in southern US states; WHO reports 1-day global record of over 237,00 new cases; UN ups appeal for humanitarian aid to over $10 billion
By FREIDA FRISARO and David Crary
Workers clean graffiti from a statue of Belgium's King Leopold II in Brussels on June 11, 2020, that was targeted by protesters during a Black Lives Matter demonstration (AP Photo/Francisco Seco)
June 12, 2020, 12:06 pm
Historical figures face reckoning around the globe after Floyd death
Protests and vandalism have taken place in cities from Boston and New York to Paris, Oxford and Brussels, in an intense reexamination of centuries of racial injustice
By Sarah Rankin and David Crary
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