Religion News

9:19 AM on Sunday, August 31

Lebanon’s parliament speaker has criticized Washington’s push to quickly to disarm the Hezbollah militant group, and called instead for a calm national dialogue to determine “the fate of those weapons.”

8:57 AM on Sunday, August 31

Israel’s defense minister Israel Katz says that Hamas spokesperson Abu Obeida was killed in Gaza

6:27 AM on Sunday, August 31

Pope Leo XIV denounces the 'pandemic of arms' as he prays for the victims of the Catholic school shooting in the U.S.

2:06 PM on Saturday, August 30

Handmade cards from classmates are helping to comfort an 11-year-old girl who was wounded in this week's shooting at a Catholic church in Minneapolis

8:45 AM on Saturday, August 30

Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas’ office is urging the U.S. to reverse its decision to revoke his visa

8:23 AM on Saturday, August 30

"Thoughts and prayers."

6:53 AM on Saturday, August 30

An official tells The Associated Press that Israel plans to slow or halt humanitarian aid in parts of northern Gaza as it expands its offensive against Hamas

1:49 PM on Friday, August 29

Eight people, including an Irish missionary and a 3-year-old child, who were kidnapped in July after gunmen stormed an orphanage in Haiti have been freed, the Irish government and relatives of the missionary said

8:42 AM on Friday, August 29

Gaza Health Ministry says more than 63,000 Palestinians killed as Israel-Hamas war drags on

8:39 AM on Friday, August 29

Most categories of crime have continued to fall in Minneapolis after a surge that followed the 2020 killing of George Floyd

7:55 AM on Friday, August 29

As the rapid, unregulated development of artificial intelligence continues, the language people in Silicon Valley use to describe it is becoming increasingly religious

7:54 AM on Friday, August 29

Geoffrey Hinton is sounding the alarm about the risks of artificial intelligence

7:07 AM on Friday, August 29

Israel says Gaza City is now considered a dangerous combat zone as it begins the initial stages of a planned offensive that has drawn international condemnation

4:55 AM on Friday, August 29

The Gaza Health Ministry says the death toll in Gaza has surpassed 63,000 as Palestinians face the start of Israel’s expanded offensive in Gaza City

1:05 AM on Friday, August 29

Stories of bravery and heartache are emerging after the deadly shooting at a Minneapolis Catholic church during a Mass celebrating the start of the school year

1:19 PM on Thursday, August 28

The director of the U.N. World Food Program says it's “very evident” after a visit to Gaza that there is not enough food and that mothers and children are starving

12:42 AM on Thursday, August 28

Investigators in Minneapolis say the shooter who killed two Catholic school students and wounded 18 other people inside a church was obsessed with the idea of killing defenseless children

1:07 PM on Wednesday, August 27

1:04 PM on Wednesday, August 27

A shooter opened fire during Mass at a Minneapolis Catholic school, killing two children and injuring 18 other people

9:26 AM on Monday, August 25

“Frankenstein” may be the culmination of Guillermo del Toro’s artistic life