Religion News

5:23 AM on Wednesday, November 26

Hospital officials in Gaza say Israel has handed over 15 more Palestinian bodies

1:42 AM on Wednesday, November 26

The Moravian stars from Herrnhut, Germany, have become a popular Christmas decoration in the country

1:32 AM on Wednesday, November 26

Israel says it has identified the latest remains returned from Gaza as hostage Dror Or

3:25 PM on Tuesday, November 25

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

2:05 PM on Tuesday, November 25

The Rev. Jesse Jackson's family says that the civil rights leader has been released from a hospital where he was treated for a rare neurological disorder

7:53 AM on Tuesday, November 25

Israel says it has received human remains that Palestinian militants handed over to the Red Cross, but it is not immediately clear if they are one of three hostages remaining in the Gaza Strip

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