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Razed homes are seen days after an attack that left dozens dead in the Muslim-majority village of Woro, Nigeria, Thursday, Feb. 5, 2026, that officials said was targeted for refusing extremist ideology. (AP Photo/Pelumi Salako)

In a Nigerian village, extremists issued a call to prayer and then slaughtered those who turned up

9:18 AM on Friday, February 6

In the Nigerian villages of Woro and Nuku, attackers arrived on motorbikes, going door to door, shooting and setting homes ablaze

FILE - This artist sketch depicts Marine Maj. Joshua Mast and his wife, Stephanie, listening during a Circuit Court hearing before Judge Claude V. Worrell Jr., Thursday, March 30, 2023, in Charlottesville, Va. (Dana Verkouteren via AP)

Takeaways on AP report about how US government worked against itself to let Marine adopt Afghan girl

7:09 AM on Friday, February 6

Thousands of pages of once-secret court documents show how federal officials and a Virginia court helped an American Marine adopt an Afghan war orphan, in defiance of the U.S. government’s official policy to unite the child with her family

FILE - This courtroom sketch depicts Marine Maj. Joshua Mast and his wife, Stephanie, during a Circuit Court hearing before Judge Claude V. Worrell Jr., Thursday, March 30, 2023, in Charlottesville, Va. (Dana Verkouteren via AP)

The US said a Marine could not adopt an Afghan girl. Records show officials helped him get her

7:04 AM on Friday, February 6

Thousands of pages of once-secret court documents show how federal officials and a Virginia court helped an American Marine adopt an Afghan war orphan, in defiance of the U.S. government’s official policy to unite the child with her family

FILE - Italy's Jannik Sinner, left, shares a light moment with Pope Leo XIV on the occasion of their meeting at the Vatican, Wednesday, May 14, 2025. (Vatican Media via AP, File)

Pope, an avid athlete, extols physical and spiritual benefits of sport in Olympic message

6:14 AM on Friday, February 6

Pope Leo XIV, an avid tennis player, marks the start of the Winter Games by praising sports for promoting positive values and fair play

People comfort a man, center, mourning over the death of his relative, close to the site of a bomb explosion at a Shiite mosque, in Islamabad, Pakistan, Friday, Feb. 6, 2026. (AP Photo/Anjum Naveed)

Suicide bombing at a Shiite mosque on Islamabad's outskirts kills at least 31 and wounds scores

5:10 AM on Friday, February 6

Pakistani officials say a suicide bomber targeted a Shiite mosque on the outskirts of Islamabad during Friday prayers, killing 31 people and wounding at least 169 others

Archbishop-designate Ronald Hicks laughs during a news conference at St. Patrick's Cathedral in New York, Thursday, Feb. 5, 2026. (AP Photo/Seth Wenig)

The next Catholic archbishop of New York seeks 'a church that builds bridges'

12:05 AM on Friday, February 6

Ronald Hicks is set to be installed as the 11th archbishop of New York

A Muslim-owned thrift shop blends modest fashion, faith and sustainability

6:33 PM on Thursday, February 5

Kadjahtou Balde opened her shop, Modify Thrift, last May to offer modest, stylish outfits that don’t rely on fast fashion

Archbishop-designate Ronald Hicks talks to reporters during a news conference at St. Patrick's Cathedral in New York, Thursday, Feb. 5, 2026. (AP Photo/Seth Wenig)

New York's incoming archbishop will focus on evangelizing and reengagement

3:38 PM on Thursday, February 5

The incoming archbishop of New York says he plans to emphasize the importance of evangelizing as he takes charge of one of the biggest U.S. archdioceses

BYU head coach Kevin Young stands on the baseline in the first half of an NCAA college basketball game against Oklahoma State, Wednesday, Feb. 4, 2026 in Stillwater, Okla. (AP Photo/Mitch Alcala)

BYU athletic director confident Big 12 schools serious about stopping fan chants targeting Mormons

11:22 AM on Thursday, February 5

A BYU sports team was the target of a derogatory chant in an opponent’s venue for at least the fourth time in a year, and the Big 12 again announced the conference would look into the matter and the home team offered an apology

How women are reinterpreting the menstrual taboos in Chinese Buddhism

8:26 AM on Thursday, February 5

Burned homes and tools stand on an ash covered ground, days after an attack in the village of Woro, Nigeria, Thursday, Feb. 5, 2026. (AP Photo/Musa Salim)

Nigeria sets up new military operation after deadly attack, while abducted Christians return home

7:42 AM on Thursday, February 5

The Nigerian government has launched a military operation against Islamic militants after more than 160 people were killed in Muslim-majority villages

A tree stands on a road divider where the body of 27-year-old Hindu garment worker Dipu Chandra Das was hung and set on fire by a mob on Dec. 18, 2025, in Gazipur near Dhaka, Bangladesh, Jan. 9, 2026. (AP Photo/Mahmud Hossain Opu)

Bangladesh's Hindu minority in fear as attacks rise and a national election nears

12:02 AM on Wednesday, February 4

Attacks on Bangladesh’s Hindu minority have surged since the ouster of former Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina in an uprising in 2024

Palestinian patients ride a bus in Khan Younis as they travel to the Rafah crossing to leave the Gaza Strip for medical treatment abroad, Tuesday, Feb. 3, 2026. (AP Photo/Jehad Alshrafi)

Palestinians wait at border between Gaza and Egypt as uncertainty clouds reopening of Rafah crossing

5:57 AM on Tuesday, February 3

Palestinians have gathered at Gaza’s Rafah crossing with Egypt, hoping to pass through after it reopened

FILE - Cardinal Angelo Becciu attends the consistory inside St. Peter's Basilica at the Vatican, Aug. 27, 2022. (AP Photo/Andrew Medichini, File)

Pope Francis' problematic secret decrees in spotlight in Vatican's 'trial of the century'

3:11 AM on Tuesday, February 3

Defense lawyers in the Vatican’s “trial of the century” have argued that Pope Francis violated the fundamental rights of their clients by issuing four secret decrees that gave prosecutors “surreal carte blanche” to investigate

Don Lemon arrives at the 68th annual Grammy Awards on Sunday, Feb. 1, 2026, in Los Angeles. (Photo by Jordan Strauss/Invision/AP)

Don Lemon says a dozen agents came to arrest him even though he offered to turn himself in

2:03 AM on Tuesday, February 3

Independent journalist Don Lemon says about a dozen federal agents came to his Los Angeles hotel to arrest him last week

A detail of a fresco inside the Basilica of San Lorenzo in Lucina, in Rome, shows a cherub bearing a striking resemblance to Premier Giorgia Meloni, Sunday, Feb. 1, 2026. (AP Photo/Gregorio Borgia)

Church and state in Italy are investigating the appearance of a cherub resembling Meloni

11:34 AM on Monday, February 2

The appearance in a Roman church of a cherub that bears a striking resemblance to Premier Giorgia Meloni has sparked a minor scandal for both church and state in Italy

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