Religion News

2:49 PM on Monday, January 19

Several faith leaders are urgently calling for protecting the rights of worshippers while also expressing compassion for migrants

11:01 AM on Monday, January 19

Gunmen have abducted more than 150 worshippers in simultaneous attacks on three churches in northwest Nigeria

10:51 AM on Monday, January 19

More than 150 worshippers were abducted in Nigeria after gunmen attacked 3 churches, a lawmaker says

10:38 AM on Monday, January 19

9:43 AM on Monday, January 19

Ethiopia's Orthodox Christians are celebrating Epiphany, locally known as Timkat

9:02 AM on Monday, January 19

Three U.S. Catholic cardinals have urged the Trump administration to use a moral compass in foreign policy

8:21 AM on Monday, January 19

An Israeli official says the nation has been asked to join U.S. President Donald Trump’s new Board of Peace that will supervise the next phase of the Gaza peace plan

10:13 PM on Sunday, January 18

The U.S. Department of Justice says it is investigating a group of protesters in Minnesota who disrupted services at a church where a local official with U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement apparently serves as a pastor

11:50 AM on Sunday, January 18

A New Hampshire Episcopal bishop is drawing national attention for urging clergy to prepare for a “new era of martyrdom.”

11:50 AM on Sunday, January 18

Syrian government announces ceasefire deal with Kurdish-led forces

11:01 AM on Sunday, January 18

At least eight more countries say the United States has invited them to join President Donald Trump’s new Board of Peace overseeing next steps for Gaza

9:42 AM on Sunday, January 18

Video obtained by The Associated Press shows the moment that Israeli settlers set fire to a Palestinian village in the West Bank

8:03 AM on Sunday, January 18

4:23 AM on Sunday, January 18

The Syrian government has announced a ceasefire with the Syrian Democratic Forces, taking almost full control of the country

12:09 AM on Sunday, January 18

Business owners in a Minneapolis Somali mall are feeling the impact of an immigration crackdown

7:37 AM on Saturday, January 17

Hundreds of people in Spain have watched horses gallop through flames as part of the centuries-old tradition called Las Luminarias

1:00 AM on Saturday, January 17

5:32 PM on Friday, January 16

Death toll from crackdown on Iran protests jumps to at least 3,090, activists say, even as signs of normalcy return

6:53 AM on Friday, January 16

A Iran returns to an uneasy calm after protests led to a violent crackdown, a senior cleric is calling for the death penalty for detained demonstrators

5:14 AM on Sunday, January 11