Religion News

7:56 AM on Monday, February 16

For many Christians, this week brings Ash Wednesday, a solemn day of fasting and reflection

1:35 AM on Monday, February 16

A man accused of killing 15 people in a mass shooting at a Jewish festival on Sydney’s Bondi Beach has appeared in court for the first time since his release from the hospital

11:35 AM on Sunday, February 15

The U.N. refugee agency says residents are leaving Syria’s al-Hol camp in large numbers, and Syrian authorities plan to relocate those who remain

11:04 AM on Sunday, February 15

Israel is beginning a land registration process in the occupied West Bank that critics say can shift large areas into state control

10:52 AM on Sunday, February 15

A restored 15th-century Duomo statue is now on public display in Milan through a donor-backed loan program

5:15 AM on Sunday, February 15

Nasser Hospital in Gaza has condemned the decision by Doctors Without Borders to suspend most work at the facility due to concerns over armed men in the compound

3:27 AM on Sunday, February 15

Nepal’s Shivaratri festival draws huge crowds to Kathmandu as holy men and devotees openly smoke cannabis as part of worship

1:07 AM on Sunday, February 15

Observant Muslims will soon be united in a ritual of daily fasting from dawn to sunset as the Islamic holy month of Ramadan starts

8:28 AM on Saturday, February 14

Doctors Without Borders says it has suspended some operations at one of Gaza's largest functioning hospitals after patients and staff said they witnessed armed, masked men in parts of the compound

11:41 AM on Friday, February 13

7:53 AM on Friday, February 13

Fears are rising of the outbreak of another war that could spread into a regional conflict in the Middle East as U.S. President Donald Trump raises the pressure on on Iran to give up its nuclear program

4:18 AM on Friday, February 13

Indonesia is training troops for a new peacekeeping force in Gaza, backing a key part of President Donald Trump’s postwar plan

1:37 AM on Friday, February 13

New Zealand's Court of Appeal has finished hearing an appeal from the Christchurch mosque gunman, in proceedings that were quiet and tightly controlled

12:10 AM on Friday, February 13

Former CNN host Don Lemon has pleaded not guilty to federal civil rights charges in Minnesota

12:08 AM on Friday, February 13

A Milan church uses the buzz around the 2026 Winter Olympics to teach kids that sports values matter in everyday life

11:30 PM on Thursday, February 12

The Great Omari Mosque in Gaza City was hit by an Israeli strike during the war with Hamas

8:53 AM on Thursday, February 12

The Vatican has warned a breakaway traditionalist Catholic group that it risked renewed schism if it goes ahead with plans to consecrate new bishops without papal consent

12:05 AM on Thursday, February 12

Roses fade and chocolate melts

8:36 PM on Wednesday, February 11

Bangladesh has held its first election since the 2024 mass protests toppled Sheikh Hasina’s government

7:19 PM on Wednesday, February 11

The chairman of the federal Religious Liberty Commission ousted a member after a hearing that featured tense exchanges on the definition of antisemitism