Religion News

9:41 AM on Tuesday, September 8

Pope Leo XIV will visit France later this month, with the Bishops’ Conference of France (CEF) expecting over 1 million people to attend

2:17 PM on Monday, September 7

Pope Leo XIV has unveiled a fresco at the sanctuary where he prayed just after his election last year

1:06 AM on Monday, September 7

Germany has told the United Nations’ top court that a genocide case over weapons sales to Israel was improperly filed by Nicaragua and should be thrown out

5:35 AM on Sunday, September 6

The U_S_ military has denied that Iran struck an uncrewed American military vessel in the Strait of Hormuz, calling the claim a “total lie.”

3:03 AM on Sunday, September 6

A senior Iranian official says Tehran plans to announce an “exclusion zone” outside the Strait of Hormuz, targeting vessels it believes are attempting to transit the waterway

7:41 PM on Saturday, September 5

Federal law enforcement warned the parents of Caleb Vazquez, one of two teenagers involved in a San Diego mosque shooting, about his concerning online comments days before the attack

12:00 PM on Saturday, September 5

The United States ambassador to Israel has condemned Israeli settler violence in the occupied West Bank, calling it an “act of terror.”

9:53 AM on Saturday, September 5

The U.S. military says it has struck three Iranian oil tankers after Navy warships were targeted with ballistic missiles

6:14 AM on Saturday, September 5

The U.S. military has hit three Iranian oil tankers after accusing Iran of targeting its warships

8:29 AM on Friday, September 4

7:03 AM on Friday, September 4

Wendell Berry, the influential Kentucky author who died this week at 92, inspired many with his deep spiritual vision and his commitment to nature

5:31 AM on Friday, September 4

Israel has released four more prisoners to Lebanese authorities who had been detained in southern Lebanon, a day after the first was freed

1:18 PM on Thursday, September 3

6:28 AM on Thursday, September 3

A Chinese lawyer who defended an underground church in Beijing has fled to Taiwan and is seeking help for resettlement abroad

5:54 AM on Thursday, September 3

Thousands of young Orthodox Christians have taken part in a candlelit procession in Romania's capital, part of the International Meeting of Orthodox Youth

3:53 AM on Thursday, September 3

Iran has fired at Kuwait as part of its retaliation for U.S. bombardments earlier this week

12:40 AM on Thursday, September 3

A Hong Kong court on Thursday rejected the appeal brought by a 94-year-old Roman Catholic cardinal and four others over their convictions for failing to register a now-defunct fund that aimed to help people arrested in the anti-government protests in 2019

6:55 AM on Wednesday, September 2

Iran has targeted U.S. Gulf allies, firing drones at Kuwait and Bahrain after U.S. airstrikes in Iran

2:42 AM on Wednesday, September 2

Iranian attacks have targeted U.S. allies across the Gulf as renewed fighting with the United States ended a monthlong lull

1:35 AM on Wednesday, September 2

Some tourists previously reported missing in Nepal have made contact with authorities, officials said Wednesday