Religion News

7:18 AM on Sunday, May 31

Israeli forces are now deeper inside Lebanon than they have been in over 25 years, despite a U.S.-brokered ceasefire

11:01 PM on Saturday, May 30

It’s no coincidence that Hugo Rosas’ jersey designs ahead of the World Cup resemble some of Mexico’s most iconic decorations

11:56 AM on Friday, May 29

Polis III Nona has assumed his duties as the new patriarch of the Chaldean Catholic Church

7:13 AM on Friday, May 29

U.S. President Donald Trump met with his advisers for about two hours but has not yet made a decision on whether to move forward with a deal to extend the Iran ceasefire and reopen the Strait of Hormuz

6:27 AM on Friday, May 29

A Chinese court has sentenced Shi Yongxin, former abbot of the country's famous Shaolin Temple, to 24 years in prison for misappropriation of funds and bribery

5:14 AM on Friday, May 29

Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson has cast Pope Leo XIV as a global ally on social justice, migration and reparations after meeting the Chicago-born pontiff at the Vatican

2:34 PM on Thursday, May 28

With the Trump administration’s sweeping cuts to refugee agency services, religious congregations have been filling the gap

10:33 AM on Thursday, May 28

Dozens of Palestinians in Gaza City gathered for funeral prayers for 10 people killed in Israeli strikes

9:50 AM on Thursday, May 28

Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson met with Pope Leo XIV, a lifelong White Sox fan, and gave him a Cubs hat

6:49 AM on Thursday, May 28

Yemen's former President Abdrabbuh Mansour Hadi has died at 80

12:43 AM on Thursday, May 28

Israel's military says that the air force has carried out an airstrike on a southern suburb of Lebanon's capital

10:17 PM on Wednesday, May 27

An Australian mother of four has been held in custody after she appeared in a court charged with traveling to Syria and joining the Islamic State group

8:22 PM on Wednesday, May 27

U.S. and Iranian negotiators have reached a tentative agreement to extend the ceasefire by 60 days and start a new round of talks on Iran’s nuclear program

4:39 PM on Wednesday, May 27

Blocking someone from entering a house of worship is now a crime in New York under a law approved after a series of raucous demonstrations outside synagogues

4:48 AM on Wednesday, May 27

Pilgrims in Saudi Arabia have been performing the symbolic stoning of the devil during the Hajj, enduring temperatures over 107 degrees Fahrenheit

3:58 AM on Wednesday, May 27

Muslims in Mali's capital, Bamako, face challenges celebrating Eid al-Adha due to a blockade by armed groups linked to al-Qaida

2:02 AM on Wednesday, May 27

Hamas is confirming that Israeli airstrikes in Gaza City killed the new leader of Hamas' military wing

12:42 AM on Wednesday, May 27

Penpa Tsering has been sworn in for a second term as the president of Tibet’s government-in-exile based in India

12:27 AM on Monday, May 25

The United States and Iran appear to be closing in on a deal to end the war and open the Strait of Hormuz

11:11 AM on Friday, May 22