Religion News

8:50 PM on Monday, August 24

Authorities in Indonesia’s South Sumatra province have held a mass Islamic prayer for rain as forest and peatland fires fueled choking haze across parts of the country

11:56 AM on Monday, August 24

Israeli strikes and tank fire in Gaza have killed at least four people, including two children, according to hospital officials

5:45 AM on Monday, August 24

5:44 AM on Monday, August 24

3:48 AM on Monday, August 24

Iran is again warning about consequences in response to new U.S. economic sanctions, including for its neighbors

2:50 AM on Monday, August 24

A Syrian court has sentenced former grand mufti Ahmad Badreddine Hassoun to life in prison

9:14 PM on Sunday, August 23

Officials say military officials from Uganda and Burundi have visited Israel to discuss deploying troops to Gaza

1:06 AM on Sunday, August 23

The head of Iran’s top security body says Tehran will see any country’s support for new U_S_ economic measures against the Islamic Republic as an “act of war."

8:13 AM on Saturday, August 22

2:34 AM on Saturday, August 22

Pope Leo XIV has used a visit to San Marino and a major Catholic gathering in the nearby Italian city of Rimini to urge Catholics to reject division, conflict and social polarization, calling instead for dialogue, mercy and friendship across political and cultural differences

2:23 AM on Saturday, August 22

The hard-line new leader of Iran’s top security body is threatening neighbors against joining new U.S. efforts to squeeze Tehran’s economy and saying the U.S. has increased global nuclear insecurity

12:47 PM on Friday, August 21

Eighteen migrants have been laid to rest in Ceuta’s Muslim cemetery following Spain’s deadliest border crisis three weeks ago

7:41 AM on Friday, August 21

Israeli settlers have killed a Palestinian teenager after a rock-throwing incident in the occupied West Bank

6:43 AM on Friday, August 21

An opposition group and a resident say Myanmar’s military has conducted an airstrike on a Buddhist monastery in the central Sagaing region, killing 14 people

5:36 PM on Thursday, August 20

Texas barbecue is often defined by salt-and-pepper brisket and pork ribs, but a new wave of Muslim pitmasters are gaining recognition for serving halal meats and putting their own spin on one of the states’ most iconic culinary traditions

3:15 AM on Thursday, August 20

Iran has dismissed U.S. President Donald Trump’s threats of economic pain and isolation

6:20 AM on Wednesday, August 19

Deadly airstrikes in Gaza on Wednesday have raised doubts about new U.S. efforts to advance a ceasefire there

5:32 AM on Tuesday, August 11

6:51 AM on Sunday, August 2

Israel has shared serious security concerns with the White House about a proposed disarmament deal with Hamas

11:19 PM on Thursday, July 30

Israelis across political and religious lines are worried about the weakening connection with younger Jewish Americans