The death of Father Pierre al-Raai in shelling by IDF in the Christian village of al-Qleiaa sparked backlash from Lebanese Christian leaders; accusations against Hezbollah and renewed calls for the Lebanese Army to secure the border area

Rabbi Gesa Ederberg, a convert to Judaism, will be installed this week as head of the Rabbinical Assembly, an organization that represents 1,600 rabbis around the world. She is the first person outside North America and Israel to fill this role

For years the Gulf has bought its way onto the global sports stage. Now war threatens that carefully built calendar