Religion News

8:50 AM on Sunday, January 18

A New Hampshire Episcopal bishop is drawing national attention for urging clergy to prepare for a “new era of martyrdom.”

8:50 AM on Sunday, January 18

Syrian government announces ceasefire deal with Kurdish-led forces

8:01 AM on Sunday, January 18

At least six more countries say the United States has invited them to join U.S. President Donald Trump’s new “Board of Peace" overseeing next steps for Gaza

6:42 AM on Sunday, January 18

Video obtained by The Associated Press shows the moment that Israeli settlers set fire to a Palestinian village in the West Bank

5:03 AM on Sunday, January 18

1:23 AM on Sunday, January 18

The Syrian government has announced a ceasefire with the Syrian Democratic Forces, taking almost full control of the country

9:09 PM on Saturday, January 17

Business owners in a Minneapolis Somali mall are feeling the impact of an immigration crackdown

4:37 AM on Saturday, January 17

Hundreds of people in Spain have watched horses gallop through flames as part of the centuries-old tradition called Las Luminarias

10:00 PM on Friday, January 16

2:32 PM on Friday, January 16

Death toll from crackdown on Iran protests jumps to at least 3,090, activists say, even as signs of normalcy return

8:32 AM on Friday, January 16

A British police force chief has retired following criticism over a decision to ban Maccabi Tel Aviv fans from a match against Aston Villa last year

5:25 AM on Friday, January 16

3:53 AM on Friday, January 16

A Iran returns to an uneasy calm after protests led to a violent crackdown, a senior cleric is calling for the death penalty for detained demonstrators

5:27 AM on Thursday, January 15

Pope Leo XIV has met with families of Italian teenagers killed or injured in a fire that engulfed a Swiss ski resort bar during a party on New Year's Eve

4:15 AM on Thursday, January 15

Israeli strikes in Gaza have killed nine people, including three women, following the U.S. announcement of a second phase in the fragile ceasefire

3:40 AM on Thursday, January 15

Human Rights Watch criticizes the Syrian government for lacking accountability in sectarian violence

7:55 PM on Wednesday, January 14

In just a few days, nationwide protests challenging Iran’s theocracy exploded into a crackdown and bloodshed that blew past reported casualty figures of decades of previous demonstrations

4:45 PM on Wednesday, January 14

Venezuela’s annual Divina Pastora procession returns to the streets of Barquisimeto during widespread unease

2:53 PM on Wednesday, January 14

The Department of Homeland Security is making it easier for visa-holding religious workers to serve U.S. congregations with less disruption

7:21 AM on Wednesday, January 14

The U.K.'s home secretary has urged the head of West Midlands Police to resign following a report on the banning of Maccabi Tel Aviv fans from a match against Aston Villa