Religion News

9:20 PM on Tuesday, June 9

The unique grandeur of the Sagrada Familia means that even those who work and worship at Barcelona’s world famous basilica every day can still be surprised with some fresh wonder

9:15 PM on Tuesday, June 9

For decades, Israel has worked to expand the Jewish presence in annexed east Jerusalem

9:02 PM on Tuesday, June 9

Catholic bishops from across the U.S. come together Thursday to consecrate the country to the Sacred Heart of Jesus

4:24 PM on Tuesday, June 9

A group of more than 130 people in Barcelona gave a unique welcome to Pope Leo XIV on Tuesday night by forming a human tower

12:45 PM on Tuesday, June 9

Pope Leo XIV is presiding over a youth rally in Barcelona

10:31 AM on Tuesday, June 9

A new United Nations report says militants and police units in Gaza publicly beat, maimed and even executed dozens of Palestinians during Hamas’ war with Israel in acts amounting to war crimes

5:53 AM on Tuesday, June 9

Christian religious leaders in the Lebanese city of Tyre have urged swift international and local action to prevent Israeli attacks on the Christian district

5:35 AM on Tuesday, June 9

Pope Leo XIV has been caught in two of Spain's major culture debates during his visit to Barcelona

5:20 AM on Tuesday, June 9

Southern Baptists elected a new leader who has decried a “decline and drift” within the denomination

10:07 PM on Monday, June 8

Pope Leo XIV will bridge 1,000 years of church history Wednesday when he visits a medieval monastery on a mountaintop that local Catholics consider sacred and then celebrates Mass at Barcelona’s famous Sagrada Familia Basilica

9:43 PM on Monday, June 8

The U.S. military launched airstrikes and Iran retaliated following the crash of an Army helicopter near the Strait of Hormuz that U.S. President Donald Trump blamed on the Islamic Republic

5:38 PM on Monday, June 8

Attorneys for the president of Wisconsin's largest mosque say he is being denied basic medical care for diabetes and has lost 30 pounds since he was taken into custody two months ago by U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement

6:59 AM on Monday, June 8

The Vatican says that Pope Leo XIV has met with six survivors of clergy sexual abuse in Madrid and vowed to consider their suggestions for how the Catholic Church can improve its response to the crisis

5:30 AM on Monday, June 8

2:51 AM on Monday, June 8

Spain's lawmakers have given Pope Leo XIV a lengthy standing ovation after his historic address to parliament

8:06 PM on Sunday, June 7

Israel and Iran have exchanged fire, marking the first such incident since a ceasefire two months ago

6:46 PM on Sunday, June 7

Israel and Iran appear to be backing away from further strikes, just hours after they traded fire for the first time since the U.S. and Tehran agreed to a ceasefire two months ago

3:24 AM on Sunday, June 7

Israel says Iran has launched missiles at it in the first such bombardment since a fragile ceasefire took effect in early April, complicating mediation efforts for a deal to end the war

12:57 AM on Sunday, June 7

Pope Leo XIV has challenged Europe to acknowledge Christianity’s contributions to its cultural identity

9:22 PM on Saturday, June 6