Religion News

9:46 AM on Monday, April 20

The Supreme Court will hear from Catholic preschools that say it’s unconstitutional to exclude them from a state-funded program because they won’t admit kids from LGBTQ+ families

8:41 AM on Monday, April 20

There is a case to be made that Pope Leo XIV found his voice on his epic and ongoing trip through Africa

4:47 AM on Monday, April 20

Europe is focusing on the Palestinians after Hungary's election defeat of Israel ally Viktor Orbán

4:01 AM on Monday, April 20

British police have arrested two teenagers in connection with a weekend arson attack on a synagogue in northwest London as Jewish leaders express concern about a wave of recent incidents targeting their community

3:02 AM on Monday, April 20

Pakistan is preparing for new talks between the U.S. and Iran, even as tensions rise around the Strait of Hormuz

2:43 AM on Monday, April 20

The U.S. military has attacked and seized an Iranian-flagged cargo ship near the Strait of Hormuz, marking the first interception since the U.S. began blockading Iranian ports last week

11:23 AM on Sunday, April 19

A Portuguese priest, Father Guilherme Peixoto, hosted a rave in Buenos Aires to honor the late Pope Francis

7:12 AM on Sunday, April 19

British police say they are investigating whether a series of arson attacks on Jewish sites in London are the work of Iranian proxies

6:48 AM on Sunday, April 19

Pope Leo XIV has traveled to pray at a popular Catholic shrine in Angola that was an epicenter of the African slave trade

3:32 AM on Sunday, April 19

The U.S. says it has attacked and seized an Iranian-flagged cargo ship near the Strait of Hormuz that tried to get around its blockade of Iranian ports

12:47 AM on Sunday, April 19

President Donald Trump says the U.S. seized an Iranian-flagged cargo ship that tried to get around its naval blockade near the Strait of Hormuz

10:42 AM on Saturday, April 18

British counterterrorism police are investigating an attempted arson attack in London

9:50 AM on Saturday, April 18

Pope Leo XIV says it is “not in my interest at all” to debate U.S. President Donald Trump about the war in Iran but that he will continue preaching the Gospel message of peace

5:24 AM on Saturday, April 18

Pope Leo XIV has challenged Angola's leaders to “break the cycles of interests” that have plundered and exploited Africa for centuries

4:28 AM on Saturday, April 18

Iran now says the Strait of Hormuz is fully closed until the end of the U.S. blockade on Iranian ports

3:45 AM on Saturday, April 18

1:42 AM on Saturday, April 18

A new law named after Charlie Kirk is encouraging Tennessee teachers to include the positive impacts of religion in American history classes

12:56 AM on Saturday, April 18

Iran has reversed course on reopening the Strait of Hormuz and fired on a tanker attempting to pass the waterway

7:17 PM on Friday, April 17

5:15 PM on Wednesday, April 15