Religion News

7:53 PM on Friday, May 15

A Catholic church in Eldoret, an epicenter of global long-distance running in the north Rift Valley region of Kenya, is in the spotlight after a runner prayed there and later won the London Marathon

2:24 PM on Friday, May 15

Military identification tags — popularly known as dog tags — became standard issue for U.S. troops at the request of an Army chaplain concerned about identifying fallen soldiers at the beginning of the 20th century

1:27 PM on Friday, May 15

An Iraqi national accused of plotting at least 18 terror attacks in Europe in retaliation for the U.S. and Israel's war in Iran has been arrested and charged with supporting Iran-backed terrorist organizations

11:07 AM on Friday, May 15

Belarus’ authoritarian leader has greeted U.S. evangelist Franklin Graham, who arrived in the tightly controlled country to hold the largest evangelical gathering in its history

3:14 AM on Friday, May 15

Australia says a neo-Nazi network will be the second organization being banned under its new law criminalizing hate groups and support for them

12:32 AM on Friday, May 15

12:22 AM on Friday, May 15

A teenage Buddhist lama recently blessed thousands of people at a monastery in the Himalayan foothills

12:10 AM on Friday, May 15

A teenage Buddhist lama recently blessed thousands at a monastery in the Himalayan foothills

9:46 AM on Thursday, May 14

Large crowds of ultranationalist Jews are marching through Jerusalem's Old City, many of them chanting incendiary slogans like "death to Arabs."

8:32 AM on Thursday, May 14

Pope Leo XIV has denounced investments in AI and high-tech weaponry, warning they lead to a “spiral of annihilation.”

8:20 AM on Thursday, May 14

President Donald Trump and several top administration officials are joining with a cast of mostly conservative Christian clergy this Sunday for a prayer gathering

7:40 AM on Thursday, May 14

The leader of an Eastern European neo-Nazi group has been sentenced in New York to 15 years in prison for trying to recruit others to commit violent acts against Jews and racial minorities

7:01 AM on Thursday, May 14

A group of Black divers recently visited the site where the British slave ship Henrietta Marie sank 326 years ago

3:33 AM on Thursday, May 14

Tensions are escalating again near the Strait of Hormuz after a ship anchored off the United Arab Emirates was seized and taken toward Iran and another was attacked and sank near the coast of Oman

7:36 PM on Wednesday, May 13

A man has pleaded guilty to repeatedly ramming his car into the Chabad Lubavitch world headquarters in New York City

2:09 PM on Wednesday, May 13

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s office says he quietly visited the United Arab Emirates during the Iran war

12:03 PM on Wednesday, May 13

Palestinian authorities say Israeli police have shot and killed a Palestinian man attempting to climb the barrier separating the West Bank from Jerusalem

8:32 AM on Wednesday, May 13

Open Society Foundations, the family philanthropy founded by hedge fund billionaire George Soros, is putting $30 million toward groups fighting antisemitism and anti-Muslim hate

7:05 AM on Wednesday, May 13

The Vatican has issued a final warning to a breakaway group of traditionalist Catholics

12:28 AM on Wednesday, May 13

King Charles III has outlined the British government's legislative plans as Prime Minister Keir Starmer faces pressure to stay in power