Since God would send prophets to a rebellious people, Israel, to a nation that has rebelled against him (Ez 2:4), the life of a prophet was never an easy one. In condemning corruption and oppression, ...

The novelist John Irving is famous for telling stories set in his native New England and in Austria, the site of a pivotal ...

In John Irving’s next book, the author is returning to St. Cloud’s, Maine, and to the orphanage made famous in his acclaimed ...

Now, the two settings will collide in a new novel — one that focuses on a Jewish orphan from Vienna who winds up in Maine before making her way to Israel. The novel, “Queen Esther,” will be ...

told Jezebel. “Anti-abortion leaders are inflating the scientific findings so they can make a case to end birth control access, just like they’re trying to do with abortion.” When Senate ...

The novelist John Irving is pictured in 2016; his new book "Queen Esther" will feature a Jewish character and be set in part in Israel. (photo credit: Oscar Gonzalez/NurPhoto via Getty Images ...

The Israeli military confirmed that all three hostages were in its care and back in Israel after first being handed over to Red Cross personnel in Gaza. Siegel appeared to have lost weight during ...

President Trump wants to broker normal ties between Saudi Arabia and Israel, but his proposal to transfer Palestinians out of Gaza just made that a lot harder. By Ismaeel Naar Vivian Yee and Toqa ...

The test, carried out by the Israeli Navy’s Missile Ship Flotilla in collaboration with the Defense Ministry’s Directorate of Defense Research and Development (DDR&D) and Israel Aerospace ...

President Trump on Friday asserted that Gaza will be given to the U.S. by Israel, expanding on his plan for an American takeover of the war-torn region that he suggests involves the permanent ...