Religion News

3:25 PM on Tuesday, November 25

Pope Leo XIV says Thanksgiving is a “beautiful feast” that unites believers and non-believers alike

7:02 AM on Tuesday, November 25

As travel picks up for the season, flyers can find a moment of quiet and relaxation at interfaith chapels or meditation spaces in many U.S. airports

5:51 AM on Tuesday, November 25

The Vatican has doubled down on the value of monogamous marriage between a man and woman

12:55 AM on Tuesday, November 25

The upcoming visit of Pope Leo XIV to Lebanon has rekindled a glimmer of hope for many in the small, crisis-battered country

4:06 PM on Monday, November 24

More than 18 million Bibles have been sold in the U.S. this year as part of a five-year boom in Bible sales, highlighted by an uptick of 2.4 million Bibles sold in September

12:16 PM on Monday, November 24

Colombian immigration authorities say they have taken 17 children into protective custody after they were rescued from an ultra-Orthodox Jewish sect whose members have been accused of sexually abusing and kidnapping minors in several countries

11:17 AM on Monday, November 24

Polish Foreign Minister Radek Sikorski has summoned the Israeli ambassador over a post by Yad Vashem

3:02 AM on Monday, November 24

12:10 AM on Monday, November 24

Pope Leo XIV is set to embark on his first trip abroad with a visit to Turkey, marking a key event in Catholic and Orthodox Christianity

11:41 PM on Sunday, November 23

An Australian magistrate says a man who set fire to a Melbourne synagogue door while worshippers were inside was motivated by mental illness rather than antisemitism

4:24 PM on Sunday, November 23

Former New York Mets star Darryl Strawberry says God set him free when he was pardoned by President Donald Trump

10:43 AM on Sunday, November 23

The killing of a Bedouin couple in Syria’s Homs province has triggered renewed sectarian tensions

8:14 AM on Sunday, November 23

Israel has struck Lebanon’s capital for the first time since June, saying it killed Hezbollah’s chief of staff and warning the Iran-backed militant group not to rearm and rebuild

1:13 AM on Sunday, November 23

Paternity disputes in Uganda have become a significant issue as DNA testing becomes more accessible

1:03 AM on Sunday, November 23

Mexican artistic director Jorge Díaz has created a unique stage adaptation of the Maya myth Popol Vuh

12:02 AM on Sunday, November 23

President Donald Trump’s administration is promoting efforts to work with Nigeria’s government to counter violence against Christians

5:08 PM on Saturday, November 22

Justin Montgomery scored the winning 5-yard rush with 46 seconds left to play for Presbyterian to take a late lead and beat Marist, 29-25 on Saturday afternoon

9:57 AM on Saturday, November 22

Israel's military says it has launched new airstrikes against Hamas militants in Gaza, testing the ceasefire that began on Oct. 10

7:25 AM on Saturday, November 22

Pope Leo XIV has accepted the resignation of an ailing Spanish bishop who is under church investigation for allegedly sexually abusing a young seminarian in the 1990s

11:44 AM on Monday, November 17

Nigeria has suffered its second mass school abduction this week with authorities confirming an attack on a Catholic school in north-central Kebbi state