Religion News

10:16 AM 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

9:17 AM on Monday, November 24

Polish Foreign Minister Radek Sikorski has summoned the Israeli ambassador over a post by Yad Vashem

1:02 AM on Monday, November 24

10:10 PM on Sunday, November 23

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

9:41 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

2:24 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

8:43 AM on Sunday, November 23

The killing of a Bedouin couple in Syria’s Homs province has triggered renewed sectarian tensions

6:14 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

11:13 PM on Saturday, November 22

Paternity disputes in Uganda have become a significant issue as DNA testing becomes more accessible

11:03 PM on Saturday, November 22

Mexican artistic director Jorge Díaz has created a unique stage adaptation of the Maya myth Popol Vuh

10:02 PM on Saturday, November 22

President Donald Trump’s administration is promoting efforts to work with Nigeria’s government to counter violence against Christians

3:08 PM on Saturday, November 22

Justin Montgomery scored the winning 5-yard rush with 46 seconds left to play for Presbyterian to take a late lead and beat Marist, 29-25 on Saturday afternoon

7:57 AM on Saturday, November 22

Israel's military says it has launched new airstrikes against Hamas militants in Gaza, testing the ceasefire that began on Oct. 10

5:25 AM on Saturday, November 22

Pope Leo XIV has accepted the resignation of an ailing Spanish bishop who is under church investigation for allegedly sexually abusing a young seminarian in the 1990s

10:15 PM on Friday, November 21

Rosalía has won over millions of music lovers for her fusions of flamenco and urban Latin beats

3:05 PM on Friday, November 21

The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints says it has lowered the minimum age for women serving as missionaries from 19 to 18

1:08 PM on Friday, November 21

The daughter of a detained Chinese Christian pastor is urging U.S. lawmakers to help free her father at a time when President Donald Trump has vowed to “save our Great Christian population” worldwide

9:34 AM on Friday, November 21

Pope Leo XIV has revealed a closely held secret: He uses a different Wordle start word each day

1:56 AM on Friday, November 21

Gunmen have attacked a Catholic school in Nigeria, abducting more than 200 schoolchildren and 12 teachers

9:44 AM on Monday, November 17

Nigeria has suffered its second mass school abduction this week with authorities confirming an attack on a Catholic school in north-central Kebbi state