The decision settled a yearlong legal battle between the congregation and church members who opposed the Rev. Kevin Johnson’s ...

One of the first jazz musicians from Poland to gain an international following, he recorded more than 60 albums and played ...

Founded at the start of the war in Ukraine, the Ukraine House school and cultural center in Raleigh has been a source of solace and community for refugees and longtime immigrants.

The manuscript was donated as a symbol of historical continuity of Ukrainian musical presence on Carnegie Hall’s stage — from ...

Mykola Leontovych, the Ukrainian composer of the famed festive song, lived in the eastern city of Pokrovsk. Months of Russian ...

Seven months into his papacy, Pope Leo XIV’s Chicago roots have helped frame both his spirituality and priorities.

From shuttered eateries to vanished bagel glory to a “SNL” Hanukkah skit that never made it to the air, 2025 was a year of gains, losses and unexpected twists for New York’s Jewish community.

Brooklyn-based musician Ira Khonen Temple blends Yiddish, klezmer and trans experience — and is resonating with a new ...

NPR's Michel Martin checks in with Middle Collegiate Church in Manhattan as it celebrates its first Christmas service since a devastating fire in 2020.

As the war in Ukraine drags on and U.S. immigration policy shifts, many Ukrainians “are stranded,” says a Chicago attorney, and now some are being detained. “‘They’re saying, ‘We didn't violate the ...