after 15 months of war between Hamas and Israel. This comes as dozens more people were killed in Gaza Wednesday night. New Orleans organizations on both sides spoke out amid negotiations ...

American cardinals who voted in the conclave played down the significance of the new pope’s roots in the United States, ...

Israeli officials say the country will seize more land in Gaza and has new plans for how aid gets distributed there. NPR's Michel Martin speaks with Shaina Low of the Norwegian Refugee Council.

TEL AVIV, Israel — Newly confirmed U.S. Ambassador to Israel Mike Huckabee arrived in Israel this week, and his first order of business on Friday was to visit the Western Wall in Jerusalem ...