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FILE - A mosaic by ex-Jesuit artist Marko Rupnik is seen on the main facade of the Church of Our Lady of the Canadian Martyrs, June 28, 2024, in Rome. (AP Photo/Andrew Medichini, File)

Vatican defends secrecy in sensitive abuse case involving ex-Jesuit artist Marko Rupnik

7:33 AM on Wednesday, July 22

The Vatican has confirmed that a church trial against a famous ex-Jesuit priest accused of spiritual and sexual abuse of women is ongoing

A map showing strikes in and around Iran early Wednesday. (AP Digital Embed)

US military carries out strikes on Iran as both sides threaten civilian infrastructure

1:19 AM on Wednesday, July 22

The U.S. military has announced that it is conducting a 12th night of strikes against Iran as both sides increasingly target civilian infrastructure

In this photo released by the Lebanese Government press office, Lebanese Prime Minister Nawaf Salam, center, raises a Lebanese flag during a visit to the southern village of Zawtar Al Gharbieh, Lebanon, Wednesday, July 22, 2026. (Lebanese Government press office via AP)

Lebanon’s prime minister visits shattered border village as deal with Israel begins

1:10 AM on Wednesday, July 22

Lebanon's prime minister has visited a southern village as a U.S.-brokered agreement with Israel begins implementation

Mais Al-Gharam hugs her 8-year-old sister Arjwan, who was granted an Israeli passport, in her home in Nazareth, Israel, Wednesday, July 8, 2026, after Arjwan's arrival from the Gaza Strip. (AP Photo/Mahmoud Illean)

Orphaned by war in Gaza, Palestinian siblings reunite with their sister in Israel

10:49 PM on Tuesday, July 21

A Palestinian family that was divided between Israel and Gaza was reunited this month after the eldest sister waged a two-year effort to bring her siblings to join her in Israel

Lawyer in sensitive Vatican abuse case issues scathing critique of church's secretive legal system

11:54 AM on Tuesday, July 21

The lawyer for five women who say they were sexually, psychologically and spiritually abused by a once-famous Jesuit priest has penned a scathing denunciation of the Vatican’s secretive legal system

A poppy seed bagel on a plate photographed in Phoenix, Ariz., Monday, July 20, 2026. (AP Photo/Dario Lopez-Mills)

The bagel’s journey from Jewish immigrant food to American breakfast staple

10:52 AM on Tuesday, July 21

The bagel in America is an immigrant story with a hole in the middle

In this photo released by the Inter Services Public Relations, Iran's Interior Minister Eskandar Momeni, left, shakes hand with Pakistan's Army Chief Field Marshal Asim Munir prior to their meeting in Rawalpindi, Pakistan, Tuesday, July 21, 2026. (Inter Services Public Relations via AP)

US military completes 11th night of strikes on Iran as attacks overshadow diplomacy

12:44 AM on Tuesday, July 21

The U.S. military says it completed the 11th night of strikes on Iran as attacks across the Middle East overshadowed diplomatic efforts to salvage an interim ceasefire deal that has collapsed

This satellite image from Planet Labs PBC shows a section of an earthen barrier being built by the Israeli military, right side of image moving top to bottom, in the central Gaza Strip, July 1, 2026. At left is the Maghazi refugee camp, and on the other side are homes demolished by the military. (Planet Labs PBC via AP)

Israel is building a miles-long earthen barrier inside Gaza, entrenching its division

10:03 PM on Monday, July 20

The Israeli military is rapidly constructing a large earthen barrier in the Gaza Strip, further entrenching the division of the tiny Palestinian enclave

Tatsuaki Inoue, a member of the Japan Association for Recovery and Repatriation of War Casualties, leads volunteers to pay respects ahead of their excavation work to find remains of Japanese soldiers who died during WWII and washed ashore on the coastline of Hengchun township, Pingtung county, southern Taiwan, Monday, July 20, 2026. (AP Photo/Chiang Ying-ying)

An excavation in Taiwan searches for remains of Japanese soldiers lost in WWII ship sinking

5:15 AM on Monday, July 20

Experts have begun an excavation in Taiwan to recover the remains of Japanese soldiers from World War II

Vehicles drive past a monument depicting the clenched fist of the late Iranian Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, who was killed in the U.S. and Israel strike on Feb. 28, in Islamic Revolution Square in Tehran, Sunday, July 19, 2026. (AP Photo/Vahid Salemi)

Another tanker attacked in Strait of Hormuz as US strikes Iran for 10th consecutive night

8:44 PM on Sunday, July 19

Iran has attacked a tanker in the Strait of Hormuz, forcing its crew to abandon the ship

Alice Rufo, Minister Delegate to the Minister of the Armed Forces and Veterans, second left, Aurore Bergé, Minister Delegate for Equality between Women and Men and the Fight against Discrimination, third left, Emmanuel Gregoire Paris mayor, center, and Yonathan Arfi, President of CRIF (Representative Council of Jewish Institutions in France), third right, attend the ceremony marking the 84th anniversary of the 1942 Vel d'Hiv police roundup, the largest roundup of Jews in France during World War II, and paying tribute to the Righteous Among the Nations of France in Paris, Sunday, July 19, 2026. (AP Photo/Thomas Padilla)

France commemorates the Vel d’Hiv roundup after a Paris plaque honoring rescuers is vandalized

3:23 AM on Sunday, July 19

France has commemorated the Vel d’Hiv roundup, a mass arrest of Jews by French police in 1942

Festival participants carry Yasaka Shrine's Eastern Mikoshi back into the shrine's main hall following the "Mikoshi Arai" purification ritual ahead of the Gion Matsuri festival in Kyoto, western Japan, Friday, July 10, 2026. (AP Photo/Fred Mery)

A centuries-old festival in Japan brings Shinto traditions and towering floats to the streets

10:13 PM on Saturday, July 18

In Japan, the Gion Matsuri festival brings towering floats to the streets in Shinto religious processions that are rooted in rituals dating back more than 1,000 years and that were intended to ward off epidemics

A man carries his bicycle in front of a monument depicting the clenched fist of the late Iranian Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, who was killed in the U.S. and Israel strike on Feb. 28, in Islamic Revolution Square in Tehran, Sunday, July 19, 2026. (AP Photo/Vahid Salemi)

US launches more airstrikes against Iran after announcing another death of a service member

8:52 PM on Saturday, July 18

The United States has announced another death of a service member as it launches more airstrikes at Iran

Residents inspect the site of an Israeli airstrike in Gaza city, Saturday, July 18, 2026. (AP Photo/Jehad Alshrafi)

Israeli strikes in Gaza kill 3 children and 6 adults, health officials say

8:31 AM on Saturday, July 18

Israeli strikes in Gaza City have killed at least nine Palestinians, including three children, according to hospital officials

FILE - A large menorah stands in front of the White House on the third night of Hanukkah, Dec. 16, 2025, in Washington. (AP Photo/Julia Demaree Nikhinson, File)

Takeaways from the AP-NORC poll of more than 1,000 Jewish Americans

6:12 AM on Saturday, July 18

The Associated Press has surveyed more than 1,000 Jewish adults in the U.S. to better understand their views on Israel’s military actions in Gaza, their opinions of the political parties and their experiences with prejudice

Reverend Billy and the Stop Shopping Choir perform from the Colchester Arts Centre in Colchester, England during their Fabulous Unknown UK tour on Oct. 23, 2024. (Miranda Zhen Yao via AP)

Pop culture’s 'reverent irreverence': How artists blur irony, sincerity and religion

4:34 AM on Saturday, July 18

Indie artist Alex Cameron has sparked curiosity with a song about Jesus, blending humor and sincerity

People walk past the Grand Mosque of Paris, where a banner reads, "100 years of light, a century of history, spirituality and dialogue" marking its 100th anniversary, Friday, July 17, 2026. (AP Photo/Michel Euler)

Paris’ Grand Mosque celebrates its 100th anniversary and interfaith dialogue

3:44 AM on Saturday, July 18

The Grand Mosque of Paris is celebrating its centenary

A woman walks past a mural depicting a portrait of the late Iranian Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, who was killed in the U.S. and Israel strike on Feb. 28, in downtown Tehran, Iran, Saturday, July 18, 2026. (AP Photo/Vahid Salemi)

US military launches new airstrikes to 'swiftly punish' Iran for deaths of US troops

12:31 AM on Saturday, July 18

The U.S. military says it has carried out new airstrikes against Iran to “swiftly punish” the country’s Revolutionary Guard for an attack in Jordan that killed two American service members, left one more missing and four requiring hospitalization

Sunflowers bloom in Kalyvia Varikou, near Litochoro in northern Greece, backdropped by Mount Olympus, Wednesday, July 15, 2026. (AP Photo/Petros Giannakouris)

Mount Olympus, home of the ancient Greek gods, vies for World Heritage status

10:26 PM on Friday, July 17

Mount Olympus, the mythological home of ancient Greece’s 12 Olympian gods, may soon join UNESCO’s World Heritage List

LDS church would get sacred site, Martin’s Cove, under proposed BLM land trade now gaining steam

2:59 PM on Monday, July 13

A Wyoming state lawmaker is leading efforts to transfer Martin’s Cove, a site significant to the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, from public to church ownership

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