Religion News

6:02 AM on Tuesday, January 13

At least four people have died in Gaza from collapsing walls as strong winds hit the area

3:04 AM on Tuesday, January 13

Organizers of Australia’s largest free literary festival have canceled the weeklong event after most writers withdrew over the removal of an Australian Palestinian writer

1:42 PM on Monday, January 12

FBI says suspect in Mississippi synagogue fire admitted to targeting institution because of its 'Jewish ties'

12:13 PM on Monday, January 12

Hospital officials in Gaza say an Israeli drone strike has killed three Palestinians who crossed the ceasefire line

11:33 AM on Monday, January 12

The FBI says that an arson suspect admitted to targeting a historic Mississippi synagogue because it's a Jewish house of worship

8:19 AM on Monday, January 12

7:34 AM on Monday, January 12

Pope Leo XIV has met with Venezuelan opposition leader María Corina Machado at the Vatican

6:46 PM on Sunday, January 11

A Minneapolis church opened its doors for a special Sunday service of ‘Lament and Hope’ amid the ongoing federal immigration crackdown in the city

12:11 PM on Sunday, January 11

Houston Texans defensive end Will Anderson Jr. and linebacker Azeez Al-Shaair were brought together by football, but it's a relationship forged by faith

9:54 AM on Sunday, January 11

Hamas says it will dissolve its government in Gaza once a Palestinian technocratic leadership committee takes over as part of a U.S.-brokered peace plan

9:50 AM on Sunday, January 11

Authorities have taken a person into custody after a fire heavily damaged a historic synagogue in Mississippi

8:55 AM on Sunday, January 11

A group of Buddhist monks is getting viral attention with their 2,300-mile Walk for Peace from Fort Worth, Texas, to Washington, D.C. The monks say their aim is to promote mindfulness and healing and finding inner peace

5:33 AM on Sunday, January 11

Pope Leo XIV has baptized 20 babies in the Sistine Chapel, continuing an annual tradition marking the end of the Christmas holiday at the Vatican

5:14 AM on Sunday, January 11

8:02 AM on Saturday, January 10

British-born Thomas Paine helped inspire the 13 English colonies to declare independence and form the United States of America

2:01 PM on Friday, January 9

As Milan prepares to host the 2026 Winter Olympics, the city’s Catholic archdiocese launched a multi-year program that uses sport to promote values such as inclusion and solidarity among children and adolescents

7:03 AM on Friday, January 9

Pope Leo XIV is planning to travel to Spain this year

6:10 AM on Friday, January 9

Pope Leo XIV has denounced how nations are increasingly using force to assert their dominion worldwide

4:31 AM on Friday, January 9

Hundreds of demonstrators have gathered in Somalia’s capital to protest Israel’s recognition of the self-declared Republic of Somaliland

2:57 AM on Friday, January 9

Health officials say at least 13 people were killed by Israeli strikes across Gaza as U.S. President Donald Trump is expected to announce his Board of Peace to oversee the fragile ceasefire