Religion News

9:03 PM on Wednesday, September 23

China’s Wudang Mountains have long been considered sacred in Taoism, with temples and palaces reflecting centuries of religious and imperial history

7:55 AM on Wednesday, September 23

Pope Leo XIV has praised popular U.S. television preacher Archbishop Fulton Sheen as an inspiration on the eve of his beatification

6:13 AM on Wednesday, September 23

The practice of allowing a doctor to help terminally ill patients end their lives with medication has been legalized in recent years in several countries worldwide

6:12 AM on Wednesday, September 23

Deb Robertson has become a leading advocate for end-of-life options in Illinois

3:35 AM on Wednesday, September 23

Authorities in Melbourne have accused a man of pledging allegiance to the Islamic State group and spreading extremist propaganda online

4:13 PM on Tuesday, September 22

Authorities say a 29-year-old man suspected of opening fire on a police officer stationed outside an Ontario synagogue during Yom Kippur has died from his injuries

1:16 PM on Tuesday, September 22

Some 150 Catholic priests and friars, a bishop and nuns from around the world have marched to the Vatican to call for an end to what they called the “genocide” in Gaza

9:03 AM on Tuesday, September 22

A Sri Lankan court has convicted 15 men for their roles in the 2019 Easter Sunday bombings that killed 267 people

2:49 AM on Tuesday, September 22

New Zealand authorities have stripped the Gloriavale commune's charity arm of tax-exempt status

2:13 AM on Tuesday, September 22

Pope Leo XIV plans to meet with seven survivors of sexual abuse by Catholic clergy during his visit to France

3:20 PM on Monday, September 21

The attorney for a North Carolina girl accused of helping two teens who carried out a fatal attack on a San Diego mosque says prosecutors haven’t provided enough information to allow him to defend his client

1:10 PM on Monday, September 21

A 29-year-old man opened fire on a police officer outside an Ontario synagogue during Yom Kippur, leading to a shootout with up to 30 shots fired

8:33 AM on Monday, September 21

Pope Leo XIV is set to return to Peru in November, retracing his steps as a missionary priest

6:44 AM on Monday, September 21

A spokesperson for the paramilitary Revolutionary Guard warned that Iran would change its weapons, military tactics and targets if the conflict with the United States escalates

2:19 AM on Monday, September 21

Pope Leo XIV opens a four-day visit to France this weekend that is expected to touch on church teaching about the value of all human life

12:21 AM on Monday, September 21

Authorties say a police officer and a man were wounded in an exchange of gunfire near a synagogue in Ontario as members of the Jewish community marked Yom Kippur

11:56 AM on Sunday, September 20

Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni says she’ll soon introduce a measure to her government that would cap the number of foreign students in classrooms and ban face burqas and niqabs in schools

5:50 AM on Sunday, September 20

A senior Houthi official says the group has assured the Trump administration it won’t attack U.S. vessels in the Red Sea

12:01 AM on Sunday, September 20

Colorado State issued an apology to BYU on Saturday night for derogatory chants from the stands

3:11 AM on Saturday, September 19

Saudi Arabia has confirmed that Yemen’s Houthi rebels tried to attack its capital with a ballistic missile