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Raju Rathore, an artisan from Pakistani Hindu community, makes a replica of the mausoleum of Imam Hussain locally called 'Tazia', in preparation for the upcoming Ashoura, when Shiites Muslims mark the death of Hussein, at his home in Karachi, Pakistan, Tuesday, June 23, 2026. (AP Photo/Ali Raza)

Pakistani Hindus join Shiite Muslims in Muharram observances honoring Imam Hussein

9:55 PM on Wednesday, June 24

Some members of Pakistan’s Hindu community take part in Muharram traditions alongside Shiite Muslims in the port city or Karachi, reflecting a long-standing reverence for Imam Hussein that crosses religious boundaries

A girl wearing an Ashoura headband rests on her father's shoulder during a sermon marking the third day of Ashoura, the Shiite Muslim commemoration of the 7th-century death of Imam Hussein, the grandson of the Prophet Muhammad, in the southern port city of Tyre, Lebanon, Friday, June 19, 2026. (AP Photo/Hassan Ammar)

Shiite Muslims collectively mourn to mark Muharram and Ashoura

9:45 PM on Wednesday, June 24

Shiite Muslims in the U.S. and worldwide have been observing a period of mourning leading to the day of Ashoura, which marks the seventh-century killing of Hussein, the grandson of Prophet Muhammad

Iranian mourners beat their heads and chests during a ceremony in Tehran, Iran, Tuesday, June 23, 2026, prior to Ashoura, which commemorates the 7th-century martyrdom of Imam Hussein, one of Prophet Muhammad's grandsons and one of Shiite Islam's most beloved saints, and 72 of his companions, who were killed in a battle in Karbala in present-day Iraq. (AP Photo/Vahid Salemi)

Shiite Muslims mark holy day of Ashoura after months of war in Iran and Lebanon

9:04 PM on Wednesday, June 24

Shiite Muslims around the world are marking Ashoura, a holy day symbolizing sacrifice and martyrdom that holds special significance for many this year after months of war in Iran and Lebanon

Ruth Nasrullah, left, and Rocio Fierro-Perez, political director for the Texas Freedom Network, participate in an interfaith funeral-themed protest outside the Barbara Jordan Building in Austin on Monday, June 22, 2026. (Jay Janner/Austin American-Statesman via AP)

What to know about the push to make Bible stories required reading in Texas public schools

1:36 PM on Wednesday, June 24

A new proposal would include Bible stories in required reading lists for more than 5 million public school students in Texas

Lee Man-hee, a leader of Shincheonji Church, arrives at the Seoul Central District Court in Seoul, South Korea, Wednesday, June 24, 2026. (Lee Young-hwan/Newsis via AP)

Leader of secretive South Korean church arrested on suspicion of election influence

8:09 AM on Wednesday, June 24

The 95-year-old leader of a secretive South Korean church has been arrested on suspicion of election influence

This book cover image released Penguin Random House shows "Freedom Under Grace: Reflections on the Spiritual Tradition That Formed Me" by Robert F. Prevost, now Pope Leo XIV. (Penguin Random House via AP)

The homilies and addresses of Pope Leo XIV are now coming to English readers

6:11 AM on Wednesday, June 24

A collection of early public writings by the future Pope Leo XIV will be published in English this fall

Vatican begins 5-year restoration of Raphael Loggia, used by popes and presidents

6:09 AM on Wednesday, June 24

One of the most intricately decorated parts of the Vatican’s Apostolic Palace, a passageway walked by popes and presidents and attributed to Renaissance master Raphael, is getting its first face-lift in 500 years

FILE - Rescue workers are seen on land and on a boat as they search for missing people near Camp Mystic along the Guadalupe River after a flash flood swept through the area Sunday, July 6, 2025, in Hunt, Texas. (AP Photo/Julio Cortez, File)

Camp Mystic files for bankruptcy after catastrophic Texas floods killed 28 people at the girls' camp

5:56 AM on Wednesday, June 24

Camp Mystic has filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy reorganization

The US founders’ other revolutionary choice: Separating religion and government

5:32 AM on Wednesday, June 24

Melencio Neuda, center, and other devotees who participated in the mud people festival raise their hands during a mass on the feast day of Saint John the Baptist at Bibiclat, Nueva Ecija province, northern Philippines, Wednesday, June 24, 2026. (AP Photo/Aaron Favila)

Photos show Philippine Catholics smearing mud on their bodies for festival honoring John the Baptist

12:35 AM on Wednesday, June 24

Catholic devotees covered in mud and dried banana leaves join the mud people festival on the feast day of Saint John the Baptist at Bibiclat, Nueva Ecija province, northern Philippines on Wednesday, June 24, 2026. (AP Photo/Aaron Favila)

Philippine devotees honor St. John the Baptist with a mud-covered display of faith

12:31 AM on Wednesday, June 24

Devotees covered in mud and banana leaves took part in the annual Taong Putik festival in the Philippine village of Bibiclat, honoring St. John the Baptist in a tradition that blends Catholic faith and local customs

Pope Leo XIV greets people as he leaves his residence in Castel Gandolfo, on the outskirts of Rome, to return to the Vatican, Tuesday, June 16, 2026. (AP Photo/Andrew Medichini)

These traditionalist Catholics are defying Pope Leo XIV, and embracing their outsider status

11:47 PM on Tuesday, June 23

A breakaway group of traditionalist Catholics will challenge Pope Leo XIV’s authority next week by consecrating four bishops without his consent

FILE - The U.S. Supreme Court is seen, June 5, 2026, in Washington. (AP Photo/Mariam Zuhaib, File)

Supreme Court rules Rastafari man can’t sue Louisiana prison officials who cut his dreadlocks

7:17 AM on Tuesday, June 23

The Supreme Court has barred a former Louisiana inmate from suing prison officials who cut his dreadlocks in violation of his Rastafari religious beliefs

Why it’s OK to say ‘namaste’ in yoga class

5:29 AM on Tuesday, June 23

Pope Leo XIV speaks during a meeting with the employees of the United Nations World Food Programme in Rome, Monday, June 22, 2026. (AP Photo/Alessandra Tarantino)

Pope Leo XIV warns wars are 'fed' faster than people as aid money dries up

4:07 AM on Monday, June 22

Pope Leo XIV says wars are being sustained more easily than people are fed

Counterterror police investigate after 5 hurt in Edinburgh attacks that appeared to target Muslims

9:57 AM on Saturday, June 20

Counterterrorism detectives are investigating after five people were injured in attacks in Scotland's capital Edinburgh that appeared to target Muslims

Mourners carry the bodies of two Palestinian girls Zeina Safadi, and her sister Lana, who were killed during an overnight Israeli airstrike that damaged their home, during their funeral in Gaza city, Saturday, June 20, 2026. (AP Photo/Abdel Kareem Hana)

Israeli strikes in Gaza kill 6, including 2 children and an Al Jazeera cameraman

3:20 AM on Saturday, June 20

Palestinian health officials say Israeli strikes in Gaza have killed at least six people, including two children and an Al Jazeera cameraman

The President of the Inter-American Development Bank Ilan Goldfajn speaks to the Associated Press during an interview in Rome, Thursday, June 18, 2026. (AP Photo/Domenico Stinellis)

A top banker tried to sway Pope Leo XIV on rare earth mining

2:50 AM on Saturday, June 20

The head of Latin America’s top development bank has made a case to Pope Leo XIV about the potential of rare earth mining

Iranian Foreign Minister Seyyed Abbas Araghchi, center, arrives at the Buergenstock resort in Obbuergen, near Lucerne, Switzerland, early Sunday, June 21, 2026. (Urs Flueeler/Keystone, Pool via AP)

US and Iran to talk Sunday in Switzerland as Tehran says it closed Strait of Hormuz again

2:15 AM on Saturday, June 20

U.S. and Iranian negotiators are on their way to a venue in Switzerland to discuss details of their interim agreement to halt the war

Faithful reach out to Pope Leo XIV as he leaves Pavia Cathedral in northern Italy, Saturday, June 20, 2026. (AP Photo/Antonio Calanni)

Pope Leo XIV exalts first American saint Cabrini as a model for Christians for her care of migrants

2:07 AM on Saturday, June 20

Pope Leo XIV holding up America's first saint, Mother Frances Cabrini, as a model for Christians today because of her care for migrants in need

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