Religion News

2:20 PM on Monday, September 1

Pope Leo XIV has urged his fellow Augustinians to work humbly for unity in the Catholic Church

10:16 AM on Monday, September 1

Israel has launched strikes across the Gaza Strip

9:00 AM on Monday, September 1

Iraq's prime minister has presided over the reopening of the historic al-Nuri Grand Mosque and its leaning minaret in Mosul's Old City

6:51 AM on Monday, September 1

Pope Leo XIV has met with one of the most prominent advocates for greater LGBTQ+ inclusion in the Catholic Church

9:19 AM on Sunday, August 31

Lebanon’s parliament speaker has criticized Washington’s push to quickly to disarm the Hezbollah militant group, and called instead for a calm national dialogue to determine “the fate of those weapons.”

8:57 AM on Sunday, August 31

Israel’s defense minister Israel Katz says that Hamas spokesperson Abu Obeida was killed in Gaza

8:49 AM on Sunday, August 31

The Israeli military says it has killed the longtime spokesperson for Hamas’ armed wing

6:34 AM on Sunday, August 31

Pope Leo XIV has demanded an end to the “pandemic of arms” during a public prayer for victims of a shooting at a Catholic school Mass in the United States

6:27 AM on Sunday, August 31

Pope Leo XIV denounces the 'pandemic of arms' as he prays for the victims of the Catholic school shooting in the U.S.

2:39 AM on Sunday, August 31

A Filipino priest who protested Rodrigo Duterte’s drug crackdown is among the winners of this year’s Ramon Magsaysay Awards, Asia’s version of the Nobel Prize

2:06 PM on Saturday, August 30

Handmade cards from classmates are helping to comfort an 11-year-old girl who was wounded in this week's shooting at a Catholic church in Minneapolis

8:45 AM on Saturday, August 30

Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas’ office is urging the U.S. to reverse its decision to revoke his visa

8:23 AM on Saturday, August 30

"Thoughts and prayers."

6:53 AM on Saturday, August 30

An official tells The Associated Press that Israel plans to slow or halt humanitarian aid in parts of northern Gaza as it expands its offensive against Hamas

1:49 PM on Friday, August 29

Eight people, including an Irish missionary and a 3-year-old child, who were kidnapped in July after gunmen stormed an orphanage in Haiti have been freed, the Irish government and relatives of the missionary said

8:42 AM on Friday, August 29

Gaza Health Ministry says more than 63,000 Palestinians killed as Israel-Hamas war drags on

7:07 AM on Friday, August 29

Israel says Gaza City is now considered a dangerous combat zone as it begins the initial stages of a planned offensive that has drawn international condemnation

4:55 AM on Friday, August 29

The Gaza Health Ministry says the death toll in Gaza has surpassed 63,000 as Palestinians face the start of Israel’s expanded offensive in Gaza City

1:05 AM on Friday, August 29

Stories of bravery and heartache are emerging after the deadly shooting at a Minneapolis Catholic church during a Mass celebrating the start of the school year

9:26 AM on Monday, August 25

“Frankenstein” may be the culmination of Guillermo del Toro’s artistic life