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Millions celebrate Orthodox Christmas on Jan. 7, following ancient traditions

9:58 AM on Wednesday, January 7

Millions of people worldwide celebrated Orthodox Christmas nearly two weeks after much of the world marked the holiday

US Christian leaders minister to an anxious diaspora with Venezuela's future in flux

4:01 AM on Wednesday, January 7

Faith leaders are urging prayers for peace following the U.S. capture of Nicolás Maduro

Pope convenes cardinals and asks their priorities for 2 years, with Latin Mass off the agenda

3:41 AM on Wednesday, January 7

Pope Leo XIV has asked cardinals to advise him on key priorities governing the Catholic Church for the next two years

Netanyahu tries to calm tensions after Israeli bus runs over and kills ultra-Orthodox teen

1:48 AM on Wednesday, January 7

Israel's Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu urges calm after a bus driver ran over and killed a 14-year-old boy during a protest

A town in North Carolina is returning land to the Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians

2:41 PM on Tuesday, January 6

The Noquisiyi Mound in Franklin, North Carolina, is close to being returned to the Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians

Florida's Greek community gathers for 120th Epiphany celebration and annual dive to retrieve cross

12:11 PM on Tuesday, January 6

Florida’s largest Greek Orthodox community gathered Tuesday for its 120th Epiphany celebration, where dozens of teens dove into chilly water to retrieve a cross in front of thousands of spectators

Photos show celebrations of Epiphany, also known as Three Kings Day

12:01 PM on Tuesday, January 6

Israel clears final hurdle to start settlement construction that would cut the West Bank in two

9:32 AM on Tuesday, January 6

Israel has cleared the final hurdle before starting construction on a controversial settlement project near Jerusalem that would effectively cut the West Bank in two

Greece's Epiphany events marking Christ's baptism highlight concerns about water scarcity

7:14 AM on Tuesday, January 6

Orthodox Christians attended Epiphany ceremonies on Tuesday, highlighting water scarcity concerns in Greece

Curfew imposed in southern Nepal city after mosque vandalism sparks protests

3:34 AM on Tuesday, January 6

Authorities have imposed a curfew on a key border city in southern Nepal after Hindu and Muslim groups began protesting against each other

Pope Leo XIV closes 2025 Holy Year with critique of consumerism and xenophobia

1:17 AM on Tuesday, January 6

Pope Leo XIV has closed the Vatican’s 2025 Holy Year, denouncing consumerism and anti-foreigner sentiment

Final pilgrims cross Holy Door as Vatican claims Jubilee success with 33 million visitors

6:01 AM on Monday, January 5

The final pilgrims of the 2025 Holy Year have passed through the Holy Door of St. Peter’s Basilica

Syrian and Israeli officials set to resume US-mediated talks in Paris

3:39 AM on Monday, January 5

Officials from Syria and Israel are set to resume U.S.-mediated talks in Paris to aim for a security agreement to ease tensions between the two countries

Holocaust survivor Eva Schloss, stepsister of Anne Frank, dies at 96

2:14 AM on Monday, January 5

Auschwitz survivor Eva Schloss, stepsister of Anne Frank, has died at 96

Grandmother and grandson burn to death in Gaza tent while cooking; Jolie visits Rafah crossing

5:27 AM on Friday, January 2

A grandmother and her 5-year-old grandson have burned to death in Gaza when their tent caught fire

Zohran Mamdani officially sworn in on a Quran full of symbolism

7:28 AM on Thursday, January 1

Incoming New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani is making history not only as the city's first mayor to take the oath of office on a Quran but also as the first Muslim, South Asian, and African-born mayor

Zohran Mamdani chose a Quran full of symbolism for his mayoral oath

11:17 AM on Wednesday, December 31, 2025

Incoming New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani will make history as the city's first mayor to take the oath of office on a Quran

Pope asks that Rome welcome foreigners as he closes out 2025

9:19 AM on Wednesday, December 31, 2025

Pope Leo XIV has closed out 2025 with a prayer that the city of Rome might be a welcoming place for foreigners and fragile people young and old

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