Religion News

9:54 AM on Thursday, April 16

The Archbishop of Canterbury on Thursday expressed solidarity with Pope Leo XIV in calling for peace in the Middle East

8:46 AM on Thursday, April 16

8:38 AM on Thursday, April 16

Pope Leo XIV has led a peace meeting in Cameroon’s northwestern city of Bamenda, which is part of a region battered by a separatist violence

7:21 AM on Thursday, April 16

French Open prize money has increased by about 10% for an overall pot of 61.7 million euros ($72.1 million)

7:01 AM on Thursday, April 16

A new Gallup poll shows more young men in the U.S. now say religion is “very important” in their lives compared to young women

3:36 AM on Thursday, April 16

Pope Leo XIV has condemned the “handful of tyrants” exploiting Earth through war and greed

9:38 PM on Wednesday, April 15

Human Rights Watch, in a detailed new report, says Chinese authorities are increasing pressure on underground Catholic communities to join the state-controlled official church while tightening surveillance and travel restrictions on all of China’s estimated 12 million Catholics

7:29 PM on Wednesday, April 15

A newly discovered 17th-century map sheds light on William Shakespeare's life in London

7:20 PM on Wednesday, April 15

3:25 PM on Wednesday, April 15

Brazil’s President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva said on Wednesday that Pope Leo XIV should be defended from “powerful people” who have recently criticized him

10:02 AM on Wednesday, April 15

Pope Leo XIV is again emphasizing the need for peace and dialogue despite criticism from U.S. President Donald Trump

7:20 AM on Wednesday, April 15

Dozens of boats carrying activists and aid for Palestinians in Gaza have set sail from the northeastern Spanish city of Barcelona

2:38 AM on Wednesday, April 15

Pope Leo XIV has arrived in the central African nation of Cameroon on the second leg of his Africa tour

2:15 AM on Wednesday, April 15

Sudan is entering a fourth year of war marked by famine and massacres in what the United Nations calls an “abandoned crisis.”

1:32 AM on Wednesday, April 15

The leader of Iran’s joint military command has threatened to halt trade in the Gulf region if the U.S. does not lift its blockade of Iranian ports, while U.S. Central Command says no vessels have made it past U.S. naval forces during the first 48 hours of the blockade

12:45 AM on Wednesday, April 15

Pakistan’s army chief is meeting with Iranian officials for talks in Tehran in the latest diplomatic move to ease tensions in the region and arrange a second round of negotiations between the United States and Iran

12:30 AM on Wednesday, April 15

The United Nations says at least 250 people including Rohingya refugees and Bangladeshi nationals are either feared dead or missing after a boat capsized in the Andaman Sea recently

12:10 AM on Wednesday, April 15

People in Cameroon hope that Pope Leo XIV's visit will bring peace to the conflict-ridden country

12:03 AM on Wednesday, April 15

Vice President JD Vance used a Turning Point USA event to defend President Donald Trump’s aggression in Iran and play down the resulting tensions between Washington and the Vatican

8:22 AM on Monday, April 6