Religion News

2:37 PM on Friday, February 6

A district attorney has handed over the criminal cases involving a secretive North Carolina religious group to a special prosecutor

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

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

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

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

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

12:44 AM on Friday, February 6

A Greek Orthodox church in Antakya, Turkey, lies in ruins three years after devastating earthquakes

12:05 AM on Friday, February 6

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

11:54 PM on Thursday, February 5

Lawyers for conservation groups, Native American tribes, and the states of Oregon and Washington are returning to court to seek changes to dam operations on the Snake and Columbia Rivers

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

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

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

8:26 AM on Thursday, February 5

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

8:38 AM on Wednesday, February 4

The Angel Meloni is no more

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

9:16 AM on Tuesday, February 3

Pope Leo XIV is facing his first major crisis with traditionalist Catholics

5:57 AM on Tuesday, February 3

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

5:46 AM on Tuesday, February 3

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