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Dancers perform the sacred Rejang dance during Kuningan holiday, which marks the end of the 10-day Galungan festival celebrating the victory of good over evil, in Karangasem, Bali, Indonesia, Saturday, June 27, 2026. (AP Photo/Firdia Lisnawati)

Photos show teen girls in Bali performing a sacred dance during a traditional Hindu ceremony

10:36 PM on Monday, June 29

FILE - Parishioners attend a service at St. Mary's Cathedral, the mother church of the archdiocese in San Francisco, on April 2, 2010. (AP Photo/Eric Risberg, File)

San Francisco Archdiocese agrees to pay $395 million to settle child sex abuse lawsuits

5:16 PM on Monday, June 29

The San Francisco Catholic Archdiocese has agreed to pay $395 million to settle over 500 lawsuits alleging child sexual abuse by church officials

The sun beams over the Our Lady of Sorrows Church in McAllen, Texas, Monday, June 29, 2026. (AP Photo/Valerie Gonzalez)

ICE releases a Texas nun intercepted walking to church dressed in her habit

2:20 PM on Monday, June 29

Diocese officials in south Texas say a nun walking to church dressed in her habit was detained by ICE officers and later released after members of Congress intervened

Defiant, Joyful Faith: VOM Highlights Ancient Martyr Perpetua for 2026 Day of the Christian Martyr

12:00 PM on Monday, June 29

Mourners carry the body of Palestinian Abdullah Moussa, 30, who was killed in an Israeli airstrike, during his funeral in Khan Younis, southern Gaza Strip, Saturday, June 27, 2026. (AP Photo/Abdel Kareem Hana)

Israeli strikes kill at least 8 in Gaza, including 2 children, health officials say

5:20 AM on Monday, June 29

Israeli strikes in southern and central Gaza on Monday killed at least eight people, including two children, according to health officials

FILE - Nation of Islam leader Louis Farrakhan, center from Chicago, Il., walks down the steps of the Capital Building with his wife, Mother Khadijah Farrakhan, left, as they arrive at the Millions More Movement on the National Mall, Saturday, Oct. 15, 2005 in Washington. (AP Photo/Pablo Martinez Monsivais, File)

Khadijah Farrakhan, 'first lady of Nation of Islam' as wife of famous pastor, dies at 90

11:31 AM on Sunday, June 28

Khadijah Farrakhan, longtime wife of Nation of Islam leader Louis Farrakhan, has died at age 90

FILE - Armenians hold their national flag during a ceremony to commemorate the mass killings of Armenians by the Ottoman Empire, in Jerusalem, Israel, Friday, April 24, 2015. (AP Photo/Oded Balilty, File)

Israel moves to formally recognize Armenian WWI deaths as a genocide

10:10 AM on Sunday, June 28

Israel’s Cabinet has approved a proposal to designate the violence against Armenians by the Ottoman Empire during World War I as genocide

Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi listens to his Iraqi counterpart Fouad Hussein during a news conference after a meeting at the foreign ministry in Baghdad, Iraq, Sunday, June 28, 2026. (AP Photo/Hadi Mizban)

Iran attacks Bahrain and Kuwait following US strikes and threatens to halt talks

12:32 AM on Sunday, June 28

Iran has again launched drone and missile attacks on Bahrain and Kuwait in response to new U.S. airstrikes

Israeli drone strike kills Palestinian siblings in a Gaza tent camp

10:39 AM on Saturday, June 27

Nasser Hospital says an Israeli drone strike has killed two Palestinian siblings in southern Gaza

A man stands beside a fishing pole along the shore as cargo ships and commercial vessels are seen in the Strait of Hormuz off Bandar Abbas, Iran, Wednesday, June 17, 2026. (Amirhosein Khorgooi/ISNA via AP)

US airstrikes again hit Iran as Tehran strikes Bahrain and Kuwait, further imperiling interim deal

5:24 AM on Saturday, June 27

The U.S. military has launched a second round of airstrikes targeting Iran at President Donald Trump’s direction

FILE - Hildale, Utah, sits at the base of Red Rock Cliff mountains, with its sister city, Colorado City, Ariz., in the foreground, on Dec. 16, 2014. (AP Photo/Rick Bowmer, File)

Polygamous sect leader convicted of abuse charges after girls found in trailer on Arizona highway

7:53 PM on Friday, June 26

A polygamous sect leader has been convicted on child abuse charges in Arizona while already serving a 50-year sentence in federal prison for orchestrating sex involving children

Lebanese Shiites take part in an Ashoura procession amid buildings destroyed by Israeli strikes, when Shiites commemorate the martyrdom of Imam Hussein, the grandson of the Prophet Muhammad, in Nabatiyeh, southern Lebanon, Friday, June 26, 2026. (AP Photo/Hassan Ammar)

Photos show Ashoura commemorations shaped by war and loss in Lebanon and Iran

5:25 PM on Friday, June 26

President Donald Trump arrives to speak at the Faith & Freedom Coalition's policy conference at the Washington Hilton, Friday, June 26, 2026, in Washington. (AP Photo/Julia Demaree Nikhinson)

A Trump commission urges 'bridges' between church and state in sweeping draft report

3:02 PM on Friday, June 26

A new report by a Trump administration commission suggests replacing the idea of separating church and state with the idea of building bridges between them

Germany's Deniz Undav, left, and Antonio Ruediger reacts after scoring the sixth goal during the World Cup Group E soccer match between Germany and Curacao in Houston, Sunday, June 14, 2026. (AP Photo/Eric Gay)

Deniz Undav’s World Cup success for Germany lifts Yazidi and Kurdish pride

12:43 PM on Friday, June 26

A standout at the World Cup, Deniz Undav is playing for Germany while representing his Yazidi and Kurdish heritage

A woman watches as Lebanese Shiites beat their chests and bleed from self-inflicted ceremonial head wounds during Ashoura, when Shiites commemorate the martyrdom of Imam Hussein, the grandson of the Prophet Muhammad, amid buildings destroyed by Israeli strikes in Nabatiyeh, southern Lebanon, Friday, June 26, 2026. (AP Photo/Hassan Ammar)

Massive Shiite crowds mark the holy day of Ashoura against backdrop of Iran-Israel-US war fallout

5:20 AM on Friday, June 26

Shiite Muslims have marked Ashoura, a significant day on their calendar, with large gatherings in Iran, Iraq, Lebanon and other parts of the world

Pope Leo XIV waves as he leaves after his weekly general audience in St. Peter's Square at The Vatican, Wednesday, June 24, 2026. (AP Photo/Alessandra Tarantino)

Pope Leo XIV says war 'never blessed by God' as he opens meeting of world's cardinals

5:04 AM on Friday, June 26

Pope Leo XIV says war is “never blessed by God.”

A Bible and Resurrection by Leo Tolstoy sit on the desk of State Board of Education member LJ Francis during a meeting on proposed social studies standards at the Barbara Jordan Building in Austin on Monday, June 22, 2026. (Jay Janner/Austin American-Statesman via AP)

Bible stories are approved as required reading in Texas public schools

12:01 AM on Friday, June 26

Texas public schools will require students to read Bible stories under a reading list approved by the state’s education board

FILE - Pope Leo XIV delivers his blessing as he visits Pavia's Cathedral, northern Italy, on June 20, 2026. (AP Photo/Luca Bruno, File)

Pope Leo XIV receives World Series baseball from former White Sox catcher A.J. Pierzynski

3:57 PM on Thursday, June 25

Pope Leo XIV has received a special gift from former Chicago White Sox catcher A

Shiite worshippers visit the holy shrine of Imam Abbas, during Muharram, a period of mourning for Shiites, in Karbala, Iraq, Iraq, Thursday, June 25, 2025. (AP Photo/Hadi Mizban)

Photos of Muharram: a sacred Islamic month for spiritual reflection and resolutions

4:14 AM on Thursday, June 25

Ruth Nasrullah, left, and Rocio Fierro-Perez, political director for the Texas Freedom Network, participate in an interfaith funeral-themed protest outside the Barbara Jordan Building in Austin on Monday, June 22, 2026. (Jay Janner/Austin American-Statesman via AP)

What to know about the decision to make Bible stories required reading in Texas public schools

4:36 PM on Wednesday, June 24

Bible stories are now required reading for more than 5 million public school students in Texas

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