Religion News

11:29 AM on Friday, October 10

UN will begin delivering scaled-up humanitarian aid into Gaza on Sunday as ceasefire takes effect, UN official says

10:38 AM on Friday, October 10

Dutch far right politician Geert Wilders says he’s suspending campaigning for national elections later this month amid reports that he was a possible target of a suspected plot in Belgium to kill politicians using a drone carrying explosives

9:24 AM on Friday, October 10

At least three gunmen have attacked a main house of worship of the Ahmadi sect in eastern Pakistan, wounding six worshippers

8:23 AM on Friday, October 10

Israeli military says its forces have withdrawn to agreed deployment lines for first stage of Gaza ceasefire

7:08 AM on Friday, October 10

Houses of worship have faced various types of attacks throughout history, but such assaults are not relics of the past

7:06 AM on Friday, October 10

Statistically, attending a weekly worship service is a remarkably safe thing to do

6:58 AM on Friday, October 10

High-profile Palestinian prisoner Marwan Barghouti not on Israel's published list of prisoners to be released

6:08 AM on Friday, October 10

Pakistani officials say violent clashes have erupted between police and Islamists in the eastern city of Lahore

2:13 AM on Friday, October 10

2:06 AM on Friday, October 10

Early on Sunday mornings, tolling bells call the faithful to worship at the three churches in Taybeh

1:56 AM on Friday, October 10

South Korean investigators on Friday have indicted the 82-year-old leader of the Unification Church, Hak Ja Han, over allegations that she instructed church officials to bribe the wife of jailed former President Yoon Suk Yeol and a conservative lawmaker close to him

6:34 PM on Thursday, October 9

Israeli Cabinet approves 'outline' of deal to release hostages held by Hamas, Netanyahu's office says

2:09 PM on Thursday, October 9

Pope Leo XIV has urged labor union leaders from Chicago to advocate for immigrants and welcome minorities into their ranks

11:58 AM on Thursday, October 9

Myanmar’s military government has acknowledged that it attacked a Buddhist festival held on the grounds of a school earlier this week

11:18 AM on Thursday, October 9

Palestinians in Gaza have welcomed the news of an agreement on the first phase of a peace plan between Israel and Hamas

8:05 AM on Thursday, October 9

The tomb of former French Justice Minister Robert Badinter has been vandalized near Paris

6:05 AM on Thursday, October 9

Pope Leo XIV has criticized how wealthy people live in a “bubble of comfort and luxury” while the poor suffer

4:24 AM on Thursday, October 9

Pope Leo XIV has encouraged international news agencies to stand firm as a bulwark against the “ancient art of lying” and manipulation

2:04 AM on Thursday, October 9

Israel’s Cabinet has approved President Donald Trump’s plan for a ceasefire in the Gaza Strip and the release of all the remaining hostages held by Hamas, a key step toward ending a ruinous two-year war that has destabilized the Middle East

7:13 PM on Wednesday, October 8

Israel and Hamas have agreed to a pause in their devastating two-year war and the release of Hamas' remaining hostages in exchange for Palestinian prisoners