Religion News

12:05 AM on Thursday, November 27

Pope Leo XIV’s first foreign trip, to Turkey and Lebanon, will be packed with opportunities to advance relations with two of the Catholic Church’s top priorities: Orthodox Christians and Muslims

3:16 PM on Wednesday, November 26

A West Virginia judge has ruled that parents can use religious beliefs to opt out of required school vaccines for their children

12:34 PM on Wednesday, November 26

5:23 AM on Wednesday, November 26

Hospital officials in Gaza say Israel has handed over 15 more Palestinian bodies

1:42 AM on Wednesday, November 26

The Moravian stars from Herrnhut, Germany, have become a popular Christmas decoration in the country

1:38 AM on Wednesday, November 26

Israel has returned the bodies of 15 Palestinians, following Hamas' return of the remains of an Israeli hostage

1:32 AM on Wednesday, November 26

Israel says it has identified the latest remains returned from Gaza as hostage Dror Or

12:17 AM on Wednesday, November 26

Pope Leo XIV is embarking on his first foreign trip

3:25 PM on Tuesday, November 25

Pope Leo XIV says Thanksgiving is a “beautiful feast” that unites believers and non-believers alike

2:05 PM on Tuesday, November 25

The Rev. Jesse Jackson's family says that the civil rights leader has been released from a hospital where he was treated for a rare neurological disorder

7:53 AM on Tuesday, November 25

Israel says it has received human remains that Palestinian militants handed over to the Red Cross, but it is not immediately clear if they are one of three hostages remaining in the Gaza Strip

7:02 AM on Tuesday, November 25

As travel picks up for the season, flyers can find a moment of quiet and relaxation at interfaith chapels or meditation spaces in many U.S. airports

5:51 AM on Tuesday, November 25

The Vatican has doubled down on the value of monogamous marriage between a man and woman

12:55 AM on Tuesday, November 25

The upcoming visit of Pope Leo XIV to Lebanon has rekindled a glimmer of hope for many in the small, crisis-battered country

4:06 PM on Monday, November 24

More than 18 million Bibles have been sold in the U.S. this year as part of a five-year boom in Bible sales, highlighted by an uptick of 2.4 million Bibles sold in September

1:55 PM on Monday, November 24

The greatest mystery in Rian Johnson’s “Knives Out” movies might be Benoit Blanc

12:16 PM on Monday, November 24

Colombian immigration authorities say they have taken 17 children into protective custody after they were rescued from an ultra-Orthodox Jewish sect whose members have been accused of sexually abusing and kidnapping minors in several countries

11:17 AM on Monday, November 24

Polish Foreign Minister Radek Sikorski has summoned the Israeli ambassador over a post by Yad Vashem

5:42 AM on Friday, November 14

Under the ceasefire that took effect in October, Palestinian militants in Gaza have released the remains of 26 hostages

2:24 PM on Wednesday, November 12

Attorneys for Tennessee death row inmate Harold Wayne Nichols are asking the governor to convert his sentence to life imprisonment with just a month until his scheduled Dec. 11 execution date