MOUNT HERMON, Syria — After an hour-long flight from the relative warmth of central Israel, freezing air rushed into an Israeli Air Force helicopter as Defense Minister Israel Katz, deputy ...

But when I was looking down on Tuesday, I was looking down from the Syrian peak of Mount Hermon, which is far above the 6,690-foot peak of the Israeli Hermon that I have been on a few times.

The Mount Hermon ski resort in northern Israel reopened on Tuesday nearly a year and a half after it was forced shut by Hezbollah’s attacks on Israel. Though operators celebrated opening the ...

Israel's Mount Hermon site reopened to visitors on Tuesday morning for the first time since October 7. The site has been closed for 514 days. "There is a great buzz this morning," said Rafael Naveh, ...

The Vatican has released a health update on Pope Francis 12 years after he was first elected to lead the Roman Catholic Church. Thursday, March 13, marks a special day for Pope Francis ...

Pope Francis was well enough on Tuesday to meet with the Vatican secretary of state and carry out essential work despite being in hospital in critical condition with double pneumonia. The 88-year ...

University of Dayton provides funding as a member of The Conversation US. For more than two weeks, eyes have been on the Vatican, awaiting news about Pope Francis’ health. The pope has been at ...

A media report says the Vatican’s doctrine office could be close to a decision in the case of the ex-Jesuit Father Marko Rupnik. According to OSV News, a “sentence is expected in the not too ...

ROME (AP) — Pope Francis participated remotely in the Vatican’s spiritual retreat Tuesday after getting good news from his doctors: They upgraded his prognosis and say he is no longer in ...

The Vatican has expressed its solidarity with Muslims participating in the Ramadan fast, noting that Catholics also fast and do penance during the season of Lent and inviting greater dialogue and ...