Religion News

9:50 AM on Thursday, November 27

Israeli forces killed a pair of Palestinian men in the occupied West Bank after they appeared to surrender to troops, drawing Palestinian accusations that the men were executed “in cold blood.”

8:17 AM on Thursday, November 27

British police have arrested a man suspected of involvement in a deadly attack outside a synagogue last month

2:29 AM on Thursday, November 27

Pope Leo XIV arrives in Turkey on his first foreign trip

11:57 PM on Wednesday, November 26

Pope Leo XIV is on his first foreign trip to Turkey and Lebanon, marking a significant Christian anniversary and promoting peace amid global tensions

10:05 PM on Wednesday, November 26

Pope Leo XIV’s first foreign trip, to Turkey and Lebanon, will be packed with opportunities to advance relations with two of the Catholic Church’s top priorities: Orthodox Christians and Muslims

10:03 PM on Wednesday, November 26

Pope Leo XIV is encouraging Turkey to be a source of stability and dialogue in a world riven by conflict

1:16 PM on Wednesday, November 26

A West Virginia judge has ruled that parents can use religious beliefs to opt out of required school vaccines for their children

10:34 AM on Wednesday, November 26

3:23 AM on Wednesday, November 26

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

11:42 PM on Tuesday, November 25

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

11:38 PM on Tuesday, November 25

Israel has returned the bodies of 15 Palestinians, following Hamas' return of the remains of an Israeli hostage

11:32 PM on Tuesday, November 25

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

10:17 PM on Tuesday, November 25

Pope Leo XIV is embarking on his first foreign trip

1:25 PM on Tuesday, November 25

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

12:05 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

5:53 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

5:02 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

3:51 AM on Tuesday, November 25

The Vatican has doubled down on the value of monogamous marriage between a man and woman

10:55 PM on Monday, November 24

The upcoming visit of Pope Leo XIV to Lebanon has rekindled a glimmer of hope for many in the small, crisis-battered country

2:06 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