Religion News

5:01 PM on Wednesday, October 8

Netanyahu and Trump spoke about the 'historic achievement' of reaching Gaza deal, Israeli leader's office says

4:46 PM on Wednesday, October 8

Hamas announces a deal leading to the end of war in Gaza, withdrawal of Israeli troops, aid entry and prisoner exchange

4:29 PM on Wednesday, October 8

Hamas to release all 20 living hostages this weekend, AP sources say, as Israelis to withdraw from majority of Gaza

4:01 PM on Wednesday, October 8

Netanyahu says, 'With God's help we will bring them all home,' after Trump announces first phase of Israel-Hamas deal

3:54 PM on Wednesday, October 8

Israel, Hamas reach agreement on 'first phase' of plan to stop fighting, release hostages and prisoners, Trump says

8:38 AM on Wednesday, October 8

Counter terrorism police in Britain say that the assailant in last week's attack on a synagogue in the city of Manchester that left two people dead had pledged allegiance to the Islamic State group

8:29 AM on Wednesday, October 8

UK police say Manchester synagogue attacker had pledged allegiance to Islamic State

4:14 AM on Wednesday, October 8

The Texas bishop on the front lines of the U.S. immigration crackdown has met with Pope Leo XIV in the Vatican

4:01 PM on Tuesday, October 7

California is the third U.S. state to designate Diwali as an official statewide holiday

12:25 PM on Tuesday, October 7

Sukkot, the Jewish holiday celebrating the traditional gathering of the harvest, has begun

9:35 AM on Tuesday, October 7

9:35 AM on Tuesday, October 7

6:32 AM on Tuesday, October 7

A Catholic bishop in Peru’s Amazon is warning that mercury from illegal gold mining is contaminating rivers, fish and people across the region

3:22 AM on Tuesday, October 7

Pope Leo XIV will visit Turkey and Lebanon next month on his first foreign trip as pope

2:13 AM on Tuesday, October 7

Peace talks between Israel and Hamas have resumed in Egypt

12:55 AM on Tuesday, October 7

Two years after Hamas’ attack ignited the war in the Gaza Strip, the militant group is weakened but not defeated

9:17 PM on Monday, October 6

It’s been two years since thousands of Hamas-led militants poured into southern Israel after a surprise barrage of rockets

8:59 PM on Monday, October 6

Mourners reflected on the life and legacy of Russell M

7:10 PM on Monday, October 6

Israelis are mourning the dead and fearing for the remaining hostages as they mark two years since Hamas’ Oct. 7 attack plunged the region into a devastating war

1:43 AM on Monday, October 6

Israeli and Hamas officials launched indirect talks on a U.S.-drafted peace plan to end the war in Gaza