Religion News

2:07 AM on Monday, July 13

A new AP-NORC poll finds that support for Israel is a key component of the religious identity of many Jewish adults ages 45 and older in the United States, but younger Jewish adults are more likely to prioritize other forms of connection, like celebrating Jewish holidays

10:17 PM on Sunday, July 12

Ever since the Baha’i faith was founded in Persia — now Iran — in the 19th century, its followers there have been persecuted

9:08 AM on Sunday, July 12

French President Emmanuel Macron is decrying the resurgence of antisemitism in France

7:21 AM on Sunday, July 12

Israeli fire in Gaza has killed at least six Palestinians, including a 9-year-old girl

7:45 PM on Saturday, July 11

The U.S. military has launched several waves of strikes on Iran over Tehran's attack on a container ship in the Strait of Hormuz that set it ablaze and left a crew member missing earlier in the weekend

8:35 PM on Friday, July 10

Iran says it again considers the Strait of Hormuz closed after a vessel using an ‘unauthorized route’ was struck by a warning shot in the critical waterway — potentially further menacing the already tenuous ceasefire agreement with the United States

3:55 AM on Friday, July 10

The U.S. is demanding that Iran make a public statement saying the Strait of Hormuz is open and that ships crossing the vital corridor won’t be attacked anymore

2:01 AM on Friday, July 10

A new AP-NORC poll finds that many Jewish Americans feel unsafe in the United States, with a majority saying they feel less safe than they did before Hamas’ Oct. 7, 2023, attack on Israel

10:16 PM on Thursday, July 9

Sikh organizations and local activists are organizing community screenings in India’s northern Punjab state of a movie set during its bloody insurgency

2:11 AM on Thursday, July 9

A new AP-NORC poll finds that most Jewish adults in the U.S. don’t feel well represented by political leaders at a troubling moment for many in their community

11:51 PM on Wednesday, July 8

The funeral for Iran's supreme leader, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, was designed to showcase unity in a country that is bitterly split over his decades-long rule

8:11 PM on Wednesday, July 8

The United States has launched new airstrikes against Iran, and Tehran responded by targeting Gulf countries

11:08 AM on Wednesday, July 8

Lebanese authorities have released on bail a pop star-turned-militant who spent months in jail awaiting a retrial on charges of belonging to an armed group and money laundering

2:02 AM on Wednesday, July 8

A new AP-NORC poll highlights divisions among American Jews regarding Israel

11:06 PM on Tuesday, July 7

Funeral processions for Iran’s late Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei have been held in Iraq's holy cities of Najaf and Karbala

9:31 PM on Tuesday, July 7

A nearly 10-year battle for gay rights in Trinidad and Tobago could end soon at a final appeals court in England

8:15 PM on Tuesday, July 7

The United States launched new airstrikes against Iran early Thursday, and Tehran responded by hitting Bahrain, Kuwait and Qatar in crossfire that again threatened an interim deal intended to help end the war

3:22 AM on Tuesday, July 7

A Google executive has told an inquiry that a YouTube video that falsely claims a wounded survivor of an antisemitic massacre in Sydney is a crisis actor blooded with makeup met the platform’s standards and would remain online

6:12 PM on Monday, July 6

The U.S. military has attacked Iran after it said Tehran struck three ships in the Strait of Hormuz

1:02 AM on Saturday, July 4