Religion News

12:35 PM on Tuesday, December 9

Gov_ Ron DeSantis has labeled the Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR) as a "foreign terrorist organization."

6:34 AM on Tuesday, December 9

5:59 AM on Tuesday, December 9

A Hamas leader is calling for international pressure on Israel before the Palestinian militant group moves forward with the next phase of the ceasefire in the territory

5:10 AM on Tuesday, December 9

Hundreds of Nicaraguans caroled the Virgin Mary at flower-and-light-filled altars set up in church parking lots as well as the back of vehicles on the streets of Miami to mark the solemnity of the Immaculate Conception

5:01 AM on Tuesday, December 9

A man who says he was held down and beaten by members of a religious group in North Carolina wants the prosecutor removed from his case

2:43 AM on Tuesday, December 9

Colgate takes on the Saint Bonaventure Bonnies after Ben Tweedy scored 23 points in the Raiders' 94-50 victory over the Saint John Fisher Cardinals

6:31 PM on Monday, December 8

Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis has designated one of the largest Muslim civil rights and advocacy groups in the U.S. a “foreign terrorist organization,” following a similar step by Texas last month

5:43 PM on Monday, December 8

The Archdiocese of New York says it will set up a $300 million fund to compensate victims of sexual abuse who have sued the church

4:08 PM on Monday, December 8

The New Orleans Archdiocese will pay at least $230 million to hundreds of survivors of clergy sexual abuse under a settlement approved by a federal judge on Monday

11:38 AM on Monday, December 8

A federal judge has approved a federal settlement that will clear the way for the New Orleans Archdiocese to pay at least $230 million to hundreds of victims of clergy sexual abuse

11:31 AM on Monday, December 8

Judge OKs settlement for New Orleans Archdiocese to pay at least $230 million to hundreds of clergy abuse victims

9:28 AM on Monday, December 8

Pope Leo XIV embraces a Roman tradition by praying for peace at a statue of the Madonna near the Spanish Steps

6:38 AM on Monday, December 8

6:31 AM on Monday, December 8

A total of 100 of the schoolchildren abducted from a Nigerian Catholic school and released over the weekend have been hosted at a government-organized ceremony

4:12 AM on Monday, December 8

Israeli police have forcibly entered the United Nations agency compound for Palestinian refugees in east Jerusalem

7:04 AM on Sunday, December 7

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu says Israel and Hamas are expected to move into the second phase of their ceasefire soon

3:05 PM on Saturday, December 6

Christmas celebrations are returning to Bethlehem in the occupied West Bank after two years of war in Gaza

5:41 AM on Saturday, December 6

An Atlanta church with a viral pastor has grown from less than 200 weekly churchgoers in 2023 to about 6,000 today

2:38 AM on Saturday, December 6

Qatar’s prime minister says the Gaza ceasefire has reached a “critical moment” as its first phase winds down

11:04 PM on Friday, December 5

Mexican composer María Leonora relies on fire, ritual and Mesoamerican tradition to shape her immersive concerts