Religion News

2:35 AM on Sunday, September 6

The U_S_ military has denied Iran’s claim to have struck an unmanned American military vessel in the Strait of Hormuz, calling it a “total lie.”

12:03 AM on Sunday, September 6

Iran says it struck an unmanned U.S. vessel trying to enter the Strait of Hormuz, the latest salvo in a new flare-up of fighting between the two countries

4:41 PM on Saturday, September 5

Federal law enforcement warned the parents of Caleb Vazquez, one of two teenagers involved in a San Diego mosque shooting, about his concerning online comments days before the attack

9:00 AM on Saturday, September 5

The United States ambassador to Israel has condemned Israeli settler violence in the occupied West Bank, calling it an “act of terror.”

6:53 AM on Saturday, September 5

The U.S. military says it has struck three Iranian oil tankers after Navy warships were targeted with ballistic missiles

3:14 AM on Saturday, September 5

The U.S. military has hit three Iranian oil tankers after accusing Iran of targeting its warships

5:29 AM on Friday, September 4

4:03 AM on Friday, September 4

Wendell Berry, the influential Kentucky author who died this week at 92, inspired many with his deep spiritual vision and his commitment to nature

2:31 AM on Friday, September 4

Israel has released four more prisoners to Lebanese authorities who had been detained in southern Lebanon, a day after the first was freed

10:18 AM on Thursday, September 3

3:28 AM on Thursday, September 3

A Chinese lawyer who defended an underground church in Beijing has fled to Taiwan and is seeking help for resettlement abroad

2:54 AM on Thursday, September 3

Thousands of young Orthodox Christians have taken part in a candlelit procession in Romania's capital, part of the International Meeting of Orthodox Youth

12:53 AM on Thursday, September 3

Iran has fired at Kuwait as part of its retaliation for U.S. bombardments earlier this week

9:40 PM on Wednesday, September 2

A Hong Kong court on Thursday rejected the appeal brought by a 94-year-old Roman Catholic cardinal and four others over their convictions for failing to register a now-defunct fund that aimed to help people arrested in the anti-government protests in 2019

4:05 AM on Wednesday, September 2

If Kansas megachurch pastor and Democratic nominee Adam Hamilton manages to pull off an upset in his race for a Senate seat, he’d join a very small group

4:02 AM on Wednesday, September 2

Adam Hamilton is the founder of the nation's largest United Methodist church, and he's attempting to pull off an unusual balancing act in running as a Democrat for the U.S. Senate

4:02 AM on Wednesday, September 2

Catholics from the Peoria, Illinois, area are eagerly preparing for a long-awaited beatification service of the late Archbishop Fulton Sheen

3:55 AM on Wednesday, September 2

Iran has targeted U.S. Gulf allies, firing drones at Kuwait and Bahrain after U.S. airstrikes in Iran

11:42 PM on Tuesday, September 1

Iranian attacks have targeted U.S. allies across the Gulf as renewed fighting with the United States ended a monthlong lull

10:35 PM on Tuesday, September 1

Some tourists previously reported missing in Nepal have made contact with authorities, officials said Wednesday