Holocaust Remembrance Day: Antisemitism rises during pandemic
Commemorations are taking place amid a rise of antisemitism that gained traction during lockdowns as the pandemic exacerbated hatred online.
Commemorations are taking place amid a rise of antisemitism that gained traction during lockdowns as the pandemic exacerbated hatred online.
The Last Generation Of Holocaust Survivors, a FOX 5 special
January 27th, 2022 marks the 77th anniversary of the liberation of the Auschwitz Concentration Camp. It was an extermination camp in Nazi-occupied Poland, where more than a million innocent men, women and children were murdered.
January 27th, 2022 marks the 77th anniversary of the liberation of the Auschwitz Concentration Camp. It was an extermination camp in Nazi-occupied Poland, where more than a million innocent men, women and children were murdered.
Jewish leaders mark first Sabbath since Texas synagogue hostage siege
Jewish leaders marked the first Sabbath since last weekend's hostage-taking at Beth Israel in Colleyville, Texas, with a show of defiance against it and other acts of antisemitism.
Jewish leaders marked the first Sabbath since last weekend's hostage-taking at Beth Israel in Colleyville, Texas, with a show of defiance against it and other acts of antisemitism.
Thich Nhat Hanh, Buddhist monk, dies at 95
Thich Nhat Hanh, the revered Zen Buddhist monk who helped spread the practice of mindfulness in the West and socially engaged Buddhism in the East, has died. He was 95.
Thich Nhat Hanh, the revered Zen Buddhist monk who helped spread the practice of mindfulness in the West and socially engaged Buddhism in the East, has died. He was 95.
'Pastor' and wife arrested after 'frightening' discovery of people locked in Griffin home, police say
Police say as many as eight people were found locked in the basement of an unlicensed Griffin group home disguised as a church. The so-called pastor is accused of denying them medical care and medications.
Police say as many as eight people were found locked in the basement of an unlicensed Griffin group home disguised as a church. The so-called pastor is accused of denying them medical care and medications.
Burst pipes flood newly renovated dining hall at community center
Helping Hand Rescue Mission needs some rescuing after water gushed from burst pipes and ruined its dining facility. The mission had just installed a new heating system.
Helping Hand Rescue Mission needs some rescuing after water gushed from burst pipes and ruined its dining facility. The mission had just installed a new heating system.
NYPD increases security at synagogues due to Texas hostage situation
“Out of an abundance of caution, the NYPD has deployed additional resources to key Jewish locations around the city tonight,” Mayor Eric Adams said in a tweet.
“Out of an abundance of caution, the NYPD has deployed additional resources to key Jewish locations around the city tonight,” Mayor Eric Adams said in a tweet.
Bronx Fire: Communal funeral planned for Sunday
A communal funeral for victims of New York City's deadliest fire in years has been planned for Sunday at the Islamic Cultural Center in the Bronx. Funerals for the victim have started.
A communal funeral for victims of New York City's deadliest fire in years has been planned for Sunday at the Islamic Cultural Center in the Bronx. Funerals for the victim have started.
Bronx Fire: Families prepare to lay victims to rest
Prayers and the compelling need to bury the dead have filled a Bronx mosque, as a bereaved community prepares to say goodbye to those lost in New York City's most devastating fire in decades. In all, 17 people died, including eight children.
Prayers and the compelling need to bury the dead have filled a Bronx mosque, as a bereaved community prepares to say goodbye to those lost in New York City's most devastating fire in decades. In all, 17 people died, including eight children.
Outrage after Nazi flag draped over casket at Italy far-right funeral
A funeral procession outside a church in which the casket was draped in a Nazi flag and mourners gave the fascist salute was met with outrage in Italy.
A funeral procession outside a church in which the casket was draped in a Nazi flag and mourners gave the fascist salute was met with outrage in Italy.
NYC apartment fire: Pope sends condolences
Pope Francis offered his condolences Monday to the victims of the "devastating" apartment fire in the Bronx that killed 17 people, eight of them children.
Pope Francis offered his condolences Monday to the victims of the "devastating" apartment fire in the Bronx that killed 17 people, eight of them children.
Pope Francis baptizes 16 babies in Sistine Chapel after pandemic break
Pope Francis baptized 16 babies in the Sistine Chapel Sunday, resuming a decades-old Vatican tradition that had been interrupted last year by the pandemic.
Pope Francis baptized 16 babies in the Sistine Chapel Sunday, resuming a decades-old Vatican tradition that had been interrupted last year by the pandemic.
Pope criticizes couples who adopt pets instead of children: 'a form of selfishness'
Pope Francis on Wednesday branded couples who adopt pets instead of children as "selfish" as part of a call to resolve the "demographic winter" that the West faces.
Pope Francis on Wednesday branded couples who adopt pets instead of children as "selfish" as part of a call to resolve the "demographic winter" that the West faces.
Pope Francis starts new year with call to protect women, focus on the good
Pope Francis has used his New Year's Day appearances to encourage people to focus on the good which unites them and to decry violence against women.
Pope Francis has used his New Year's Day appearances to encourage people to focus on the good which unites them and to decry violence against women.
Desmond Tutu, South Africa's Nobel Peace Prize-winning equality activist, dies at 90
Desmond Tutu, South Africa’s Nobel Peace Prize-winning activist for racial justice and LGBT rights and retired Anglican Archbishop of Cape Town, has died at the age of 90.
Desmond Tutu, South Africa’s Nobel Peace Prize-winning activist for racial justice and LGBT rights and retired Anglican Archbishop of Cape Town, has died at the age of 90.
Pope Francis prays for pandemic's end in Christmas Day address
Pope Francis' Christmas Day speech gives him an opportunity to draw a global audience's attention to conflicts big and small. This year was no different.
Pope Francis' Christmas Day speech gives him an opportunity to draw a global audience's attention to conflicts big and small. This year was no different.
Many U.S. churches cancel in-person Christmas services
Amid the surge of coronavirus cases across the U.S., numerous churches have canceled in-person Christmas services, disappointing pastors and churchgoers who consider them an annual highlight.
Amid the surge of coronavirus cases across the U.S., numerous churches have canceled in-person Christmas services, disappointing pastors and churchgoers who consider them an annual highlight.
Pope Francis celebrates Christmas Eve Mass amid COVID-19 surge in Italy
Pope Francis has celebrated Christmas Eve Mass before an estimated 2,000 people in St. Peter’s Basilica.
Pope Francis has celebrated Christmas Eve Mass before an estimated 2,000 people in St. Peter’s Basilica.
Jewish house of worship in San Jose goes up in flames, Torahs spared
The Chabad house, a Jewish place of study and worship, went up in flames this week, but fortunately, the Torahs were spared.
The Chabad house, a Jewish place of study and worship, went up in flames this week, but fortunately, the Torahs were spared.
Missionaries freed from captivity in Haiti last week made daring overnight escape to elude kidnappers
Captive missionaries in Haiti found freedom last week by making a daring overnight escape, eluding their kidnappers and walking for miles over difficult, moonlit terrain with an infant and other children in tow, according to the agency they work for, officials said Monday.
Captive missionaries in Haiti found freedom last week by making a daring overnight escape, eluding their kidnappers and walking for miles over difficult, moonlit terrain with an infant and other children in tow, according to the agency they work for, officials said Monday.