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Four bishops lie on the floor as they are given episcopal consecration during a Mass in a tent set up outside the Society of St. Pius X seminary, in Econe, Switzerland, Wednesday, July 1, 2026. (Cyril Zingaro/Keystone via AP)

Traditionalist Catholics face a difficult choice after Vatican cuts off breakaway group

4:23 AM on Friday, July 17

Churches affiliated with the Society of St. Pius X continue to offer the Latin Mass

Bhikkhu Pannakara, a Buddhist monk who led a Walk for Peace from Fort Worth, Texas, to Washington, D.C., sits with his dog, Aloka, before an event at Wat Thai of Los Angeles in the North Hollywood section of Los Angeles, Monday, July 13, 2026. (AP Photo/Jae C. Hong)

How a 2,300-mile Walk for Peace thrust a Texas monk and his rescue dog into the spotlight

4:08 AM on Friday, July 17

Earlier this year, the Venerable Bhikkhu Pannakara, a Buddhist monk from Texas, led a Walk for Peace with an international group of monks and his rescue dog, Aloka

Hindu devotees gather around tableau with Hindu mythological characters Krishna and Radha as they participate in a religious procession during the Rath Yatra, or chariot festival, carrying the Hindu deities of Jagannath, Balaram and Subhadra, in Kolkata, India, Thursday, July 16, 2026. (AP Photo/Bikas Das)

Crowd surge at Hindu festival in India leaves 1 dead and many hospitalized

8:18 AM on Thursday, July 16

A sudden crowd surge at a Hindu festival in Odisha, India, has left at least one person dead and many hospitalized

Two men wade in the waters of the Strait of Hormuz with vessels anchored in the background, off Bandar Abbas, Iran, Sunday, July 12, 2026. (Razieh Poudat/ISNA via AP)

3 islands help control access to the Strait of Hormuz. They're in the crosshairs of the Iran war

5:46 AM on Thursday, July 16

The expanding U.S. military campaign against Iran has put three small islands that sit at the confluence of the Persian Gulf and the Strait of Hormuz in the crosshairs once again

Three boys play in the shallow waters of the Strait of Hormuz, as a plume of smoke rises from an explosion in the background, off Bandar Abbas, Iran, Monday, July 13, 2026. (Razieh Poudat/ISNA via AP)

US hits more bridges in Iran in an expansion of its airstrike campaign

8:41 PM on Wednesday, July 15

The United States is expanding its airstrike campaign against Iran by increasingly hitting bridges

Muslim man in Utah was targeted in stabbing because of his religion, police say

12:16 PM on Wednesday, July 15

A Utah man told police he repeatedly stabbed a Muslim man because of the man's faith and intended to kill him

Palestinians mourn the bodies of people killed in an Israeli military strike on a residential building during their funeral at Al-Aqsa Hospital in Deir al-Balah, central Gaza Strip, Wednesday, July 15, 2026. (AP Photo/Abdel Kareem Hana)

Israel's latest strikes kill a dozen people in Gaza, including police officers

4:32 AM on Wednesday, July 15

Israeli airstrikes have killed at least a dozen people in Gaza over the past two days, according to local health officials

A Rastafarian smokes as they gather outside Milimani Law Courts, after the high court dismisses a Rastafarian case seeking to legalize marijuana, in Nairobi, Wednesday, July 15, 2026. (AP Photo/Andrew Kasuku)

Kenyan court dismisses Rastafari case seeking to legalize marijuana

2:51 AM on Wednesday, July 15

Kenya’s High Court has dismissed a petition seeking to legalize the use of cannabis by Rastafarians for religious purposes, ruling that the country’s ban on marijuana does not prevent them from exercising their constitutional rights

A woman stands at the water's edge along the Strait of Hormuz as a plume of smoke rises in the background following an explosion, off Bandar Abbas, Iran, Monday, July 13, 2026. (Razieh Poudat/ISNA via AP)

US airstrikes hit northern Iran as it disables ship trying to run the blockade

8:25 PM on Tuesday, July 14

The United States has intensified its strikes targeting Iran, hitting targets further north

People practice Tai Chi at a park near the Temple of Heaven in Beijing, Thursday July 9, 2026. (AP Photo/Andy Wong)

Tai chi practitioners seek balance and well-being in fast-paced Beijing

6:06 PM on Tuesday, July 14

Hundreds of people gather in Beijing’s parks every morning to practice tai chi and other traditional exercises

Israeli lawmakers in the Israeli parliament discuss after the vote on a bill that seeks to equate the study of Jewish texts with military service, in Jerusalem, Monday, July 13, 2026. (AP Photo/Ohad Zwigenberg)

Israel's parliament approves laws to enshrine exemption of ultra-Orthodox men from military service

11:39 AM on Tuesday, July 14

Israel’s parliament has passed two laws that will effectively allow the continued exemption of ultra-Orthodox men from serving in the military

FILE - A vandalized statue of Christopher Columbus towers over Columbus Square in Port of Spain, Trinidad and Tobago, on Aug. 28, 2024. (AP Photo/Robert Taylor, File)

Caribbean leaders press for slavery reparations, end of islands' territorial status

11:34 AM on Tuesday, July 14

A group of Caribbean leaders has met with senior clergy from the Church of England as the push for slavery reparations intensifies

A woman holds a poster depicting U.S. President Donald Trump in the crosshairs of a rifle scope with the English words "There Will Be Blood," while another woman holds a portrait of the late Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei and his son, current Supreme Leader Mojtaba Khamenei, as mourners gather to commemorate the late leader at the Imam Khomeini Mosalla Grand Mosque in Tehran, Iran, Tuesday, July 14, 2026. (AP Photo/Vahid Salemi)

US reimposes its blockade on Iran after Tehran's attacks on ships in the Strait of Hormuz

9:26 PM on Monday, July 13

The U.S. military has reimposed its blockade of Iranian ports in response to Iran’s attacks on commercial ships in the Strait of Hormuz

FILE - The Grand Staircase-Escalante National Monument in Utah is seen on July 9, 2017. (Spenser Heaps/The Deseret News via AP, File)

Trump reduces size of 2 national monuments in Utah as Republicans reshape land management

2:59 PM on Monday, July 13

President Donald Trump is sharply reducing the size of two national monuments in Utah

Britain's Prime Minister Keir Starmer, center, hosts a reception with the Jewish community, to discuss efforts to tackle antisemitism, at Downing Street in London, England, Monday, July 13, 2026. (Suzanne Plunkett/Pool Photo via AP)

UK says an Iran-backed group was behind attacks on Jewish community and bans Revolutionary Guard

4:30 AM on Monday, July 13

The U.K. government says a proxy group backed by Iran is responsible for recent arson and vandalism attacks on Jewish sites in Britain

Three boys play in the shallow waters of the Strait of Hormuz, as a plume of smoke rises from an explosion in the background, off Bandar Abbas, Iran, Monday, July 13, 2026. (Razieh Poudat/ISNA via AP)

US attacks Iran and Tehran retaliates across the Middle East as both vie for control of strait

7:45 PM on Sunday, July 12

The U.S. has launched more strikes on Iran after President Donald Trump said Washington is “reinstating” a blockade on Iran in the Strait of Hormuz

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