Religion News

2:51 AM on Wednesday, July 15

Kenya’s High Court has dismissed a petition seeking to legalize the use of cannabis by Rastafarians for religious purposes, ruling that the country’s ban on marijuana does not prevent them from exercising their constitutional rights

8:25 PM on Tuesday, July 14

The U.S. has reimposed a naval blockade on Iran and intensified its airstrike campaign in retaliation for Tehran’s attacks on ships trying to pass through the Strait of Hormuz

6:06 PM on Tuesday, July 14

Hundreds of people gather in Beijing’s parks every morning to practice tai chi and other traditional exercises

11:39 AM on Tuesday, July 14

Israel’s parliament has passed two laws that will effectively allow the continued exemption of ultra-Orthodox men from serving in the military

11:34 AM on Tuesday, July 14

A group of Caribbean leaders has met with senior clergy from the Church of England as the push for slavery reparations intensifies

9:26 PM on Monday, July 13

The U.S. military has reimposed its blockade of Iranian ports in response to Iran’s attacks on commercial ships in the Strait of Hormuz

3:28 PM on Monday, July 13

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

2:59 PM on Monday, July 13

President Donald Trump is sharply reducing the size of two national monuments in Utah

4:30 AM on Monday, July 13

The U.K. government says a proxy group backed by Iran is responsible for recent arson and vandalism attacks on Jewish sites in Britain

2:07 AM on Monday, July 13

A new AP-NORC poll finds that support for Israel is a key component of the religious identity of many Jewish adults ages 45 and older in the United States, but younger Jewish adults are more likely to prioritize other forms of connection, like celebrating Jewish holidays

10:17 PM on Sunday, July 12

Ever since the Baha’i faith was founded in Persia — now Iran — in the 19th century, its followers there have been persecuted

7:45 PM on Sunday, July 12

The U.S. has launched more strikes on Iran after President Donald Trump said Washington is “reinstating” a blockade on Iran in the Strait of Hormuz

9:08 AM on Sunday, July 12

French President Emmanuel Macron is decrying the resurgence of antisemitism in France

7:21 AM on Sunday, July 12

Israeli fire in Gaza has killed at least six Palestinians, including a 9-year-old girl

7:45 PM on Saturday, July 11

The U.S. military has launched several waves of strikes on Iran over Tehran's attack on a container ship in the Strait of Hormuz that set it ablaze and left a crew member missing earlier in the weekend

8:35 PM on Friday, July 10

Iran says it again considers the Strait of Hormuz closed after a vessel using an ‘unauthorized route’ was struck by a warning shot in the critical waterway — potentially further menacing the already tenuous ceasefire agreement with the United States

3:55 AM on Friday, July 10

The U.S. is demanding that Iran make a public statement saying the Strait of Hormuz is open and that ships crossing the vital corridor won’t be attacked anymore

2:01 AM on Friday, July 10

A new AP-NORC poll finds that many Jewish Americans feel unsafe in the United States, with a majority saying they feel less safe than they did before Hamas’ Oct. 7, 2023, attack on Israel

10:16 PM on Thursday, July 9

Sikh organizations and local activists are organizing community screenings in India’s northern Punjab state of a movie set during its bloody insurgency