Religion News

8:07 AM on Wednesday, March 25

Pope Leo XIV has filled one of the most important Vatican vacancies by tapping an Australian church lawyer to serve as the Holy See’s chief legal expert

7:03 AM on Wednesday, March 25

Over the past five years, the Rev. Brian Strassburger has gone from ministering to throngs of asylum-seekers in overcrowded shelters at the U.S.-Mexico border to celebrating Mass with detained and deported migrants

4:47 AM on Wednesday, March 25

British police have arrested two men over an arson attack that destroyed four ambulances from a Jewish charity

1:00 AM on Wednesday, March 25

8:30 PM on Tuesday, March 24

Jewish and Muslim communities in the United States observed some of the most sacred holidays of their respective religions despite increased security measures and concerns over hateful rhetoric as the war in the Middle East continues

6:09 PM on Tuesday, March 24

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9:50 AM on Tuesday, March 24

British police are hunting three suspects after an arson attack on ambulances that has left Britain's Jewish community feeling vulnerable

1:11 AM on Tuesday, March 24

The Trump administration has offered a 15-point ceasefire plan to Iran

12:41 AM on Tuesday, March 24

The Trump administration offered a 15-point ceasefire plan to Iran, according to a person briefed on the contours of the plan but who was not authorized to speak publicly about it, even as it’s sending more troops to the Middle East

11:23 PM on Monday, March 23

Cambodia says fighting with Thailand has left the Preah Vihear temple badly damaged and too dangerous for visitors

2:48 PM on Monday, March 23

The Rev. Edward Flanagan, who founded the renowned Boys Town home for at-risk youth in Nebraska, is one step closer to possible sainthood

12:55 AM on Monday, March 23

U.S. President Donald Trump says the U.S. is talking with an Iranian leader and claims the Islamic Republic is eager for a deal to end the war

12:48 AM on Monday, March 23

Police in London are investigating a suspected antisemitic hate crime attack after four vehicles belonging to a Jewish ambulance service were set on fire

12:08 AM on Monday, March 23

President Donald Trump has paused military pressure on Iran by extending his deadline for Iran to reopen the Strait of Hormuz and delaying strikes on Iranian power plants for another five days

6:24 PM on Sunday, March 22

The Vatican’s Sistine Chapel hosted a concert debuting a composition focused on interactions with angels found throughout the Bible

4:00 PM on Sunday, March 22

It might seem impossible to get away from the constant barrage of news these days

5:53 AM on Sunday, March 22

At least 10 Palestinians were injured Sunday night in attacks in the occupied West Bank by Israeli settlers, who rampaged through nearby villages after holding a funeral for a settler killed in a car crash a day earlier

12:53 AM on Sunday, March 22

The United States and Iran are threatening to target critical infrastructure as the war in the Middle East puts lives and livelihoods at risk

12:24 AM on Sunday, March 22

President Donald Trump has warned that the U.S. will “obliterate” Iran’s power plants if it doesn’t fully open the Strait of Hormuz within 48 hours, prompting Tehran to say it would respond to any such strike with attacks on U.S. and Israeli energy and infrastructure assets