Religion News

4:01 AM on Wednesday, September 9

Rabbis in the U.S. say their congregations are feeling unsettled by antisemitic threats as the High Holy Days approach

3:57 PM on Tuesday, September 8

A former missionary with an Ohio-based ministry has pleaded guilty to federal charges of sexually abusing two boys in Haiti

6:41 AM on Tuesday, September 8

Pope Leo XIV will visit France later this month, with the Bishops’ Conference of France (CEF) expecting over 1 million people to attend

2:49 AM on Tuesday, September 8

The Eiffel Tower has reopened to the public after a strike closed it for a day

2:09 AM on Tuesday, September 8

The United Kingdom has banned trade with Israeli settlements in the occupied West Bank, where it says “settler terrorists” are carrying out “ethnic cleansing” of Palestinians

9:23 PM on Monday, September 7

Thirty years after Argentine cumbia star Gilda died in a tour bus crash, the beloved singer has become something more to many fans: a miracle-working folk saint

11:17 AM on Monday, September 7

Pope Leo XIV has unveiled a fresco at the sanctuary where he prayed just after his election last year

10:06 PM on Sunday, September 6

Germany has told the United Nations’ top court that a genocide case over weapons sales to Israel was improperly filed by Nicaragua and should be thrown out

2:35 AM on Sunday, September 6

The U_S_ military has denied that Iran struck an uncrewed American military vessel in the Strait of Hormuz, calling the claim a “total lie.”

12:03 AM on Sunday, September 6

A senior Iranian official says Tehran plans to announce an “exclusion zone” outside the Strait of Hormuz, targeting vessels it believes are attempting to transit the waterway

4:41 PM on Saturday, September 5

Federal law enforcement warned the parents of Caleb Vazquez, one of two teenagers involved in a San Diego mosque shooting, about his concerning online comments days before the attack

9:00 AM on Saturday, September 5

The United States ambassador to Israel has condemned Israeli settler violence in the occupied West Bank, calling it an “act of terror.”

6:53 AM on Saturday, September 5

The U.S. military says it has struck three Iranian oil tankers after Navy warships were targeted with ballistic missiles

3:14 AM on Saturday, September 5

The U.S. military has hit three Iranian oil tankers after accusing Iran of targeting its warships

5:29 AM on Friday, September 4

4:03 AM on Friday, September 4

Wendell Berry, the influential Kentucky author who died this week at 92, inspired many with his deep spiritual vision and his commitment to nature

2:31 AM on Friday, September 4

Israel has released four more prisoners to Lebanese authorities who had been detained in southern Lebanon, a day after the first was freed

10:18 AM on Thursday, September 3

3:28 AM on Thursday, September 3

A Chinese lawyer who defended an underground church in Beijing has fled to Taiwan and is seeking help for resettlement abroad

12:53 AM on Thursday, September 3

Iran has fired at Kuwait as part of its retaliation for U.S. bombardments earlier this week