Religion News

5:29 AM on Saturday, May 2

Pope Leo XIV is encouraging some of the wealthiest U.S. Catholics to keep on giving to support his charitable works

2:05 AM on Saturday, May 2

The United States is warning shipping companies that they could face sanctions if they pay Iran to safely pass through the Strait of Hormuz

3:06 PM on Friday, May 1

West Virginia's next Catholic bishop was born in El Salvador and has been critical of President Donald Trump's immigration crackdown

2:59 PM on Friday, May 1

A Trump administration task force has alleged discrimination against Christians during Joe Biden's presidency

12:52 PM on Friday, May 1

A Shiite cleric has been killed near the Syrian capital after assailants hurled a grenade into his car, according to state media

10:52 AM on Friday, May 1

U.S. President Donald Trump says that he’s “not satisfied” with Iran’s latest proposal in negotiations to end war between the countries

7:01 AM on Friday, May 1

A converted church in rural central Pennsylvania has become a place where musicians with Amish roots are coming to record music and make videos that are drawing millions of views

6:19 AM on Friday, May 1

Israeli police have arrested a 36-year-old man caught on video attacking a nun near Jerusalem's Old City

1:11 AM on Friday, May 1

A 45-year-old man has been charged with attempted murder in the stabbings of two Jewish men in London

12:04 AM on Friday, May 1

Syria was once a battleground, enduring 14 years of civil war

1:55 PM on Thursday, April 30

A social media trend has people “speedrunning” through Church of Scientology buildings

10:22 AM on Thursday, April 30

Vatican prosecutors have seemingly defied an appeals court order to turn over to the defense all the evidence gathered in the Vatican’s big financial trial

10:05 AM on Thursday, April 30

The pastor of the largest United Methodist Church in the U.S. has launched a campaign for the Democratic nomination for a U.S. Senate seat in Kansas

7:48 AM on Thursday, April 30

5:45 AM on Thursday, April 30

Iran's supreme leader says the Islamic Republic will protect its nuclear and missile capabilities as a national asset

3:36 AM on Thursday, April 30

The British government has declared antisemitism in the U.K. an emergency and announced plans to spend millions on increasing security around Jewish sites

11:04 PM on Wednesday, April 29

Taylor Frankie Paul, a reality TV star from “The Secret Lives of Mormon Wives,” and the father of her 2-year-old son were ordered Thursday to stay 100 feet (30 meters) away from each other for the next three years as a Utah court commissioner continues to assess custody plans for the child

9:07 PM on Wednesday, April 29

New Zealand's Court of Appeal has rejected an attempt by Brenton Tarrant to withdraw his guilty pleas for the 2019 Christchurch mosque attacks

6:51 AM on Wednesday, April 29

Two Jewish men have been stabbed and injured in London on in what police call an act of terror

5:47 AM on Wednesday, April 29

Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth faced nearly six hours of questioning Wednesday from House lawmakers for the first time since President Donald Trump’s administration launched the war against Iran