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Bishop Steve Wood of St. Andrew's Church thanks health care workers at East Cooper Medical Center, where he was a patient fighting COVID-19 easier in the year, during an evening event to honor health care workers at East Cooper Medical Center Monday, Dec. 14, 2020. (Grace Beahm Alford/The Post And Courier via AP)

Leader of conservative Anglican denomination takes leave while facing misconduct claims

3:31 PM on Tuesday, November 4

Archbishop Stephen Wood, leader of the Anglican Church in North America, has taken a leave of absence amid allegations of misconduct, which he denies

A tent camp for displaced Palestinians stretches along Zawaida in the central Gaza Strip on Tuesday, Nov. 4, 2025. (AP Photo/Abdel Kareem Hana)

Israel says the remains of a hostage have been turned over in Gaza

10:42 AM on Tuesday, November 4

Israel's military says the remains of a hostage in Gaza, Staff Sergeant Itay Chen, have been returned for burial in Israel

Indian Sikh pilgrims enter Pakistan through the Wagah border crossing point, to participate in celebrations marking the birth anniversary of Guru Nanak, at Gurdwara Janam Asthan Nankana Sahib, near Lahore, Pakistan, Tuesday, Nov. 4, 2025. (AP Photo/K.M. Chaudary)

Nearly 2,100 Indian Sikhs arrive in Pakistan for annual religious festivities

7:43 AM on Tuesday, November 4

Officials say about 2,100 Indian Sikh pilgrims have arrived in eastern Pakistan to participate in an annual commemoration of the birth of their religion’s founder

Author Salman Rushdie appears during an interview in New York on Wednesday, Oct. 29, 2025. (AP Photo/Richard Drew)

Salman Rushdie's new book is his first fiction since a brutal attack. He tells us why

7:29 AM on Tuesday, November 4

Salman Rushdie's new book, “The Eleventh Hour,” marks a creative reset for the author

FILE - Czech Cardinal Dominik Duka leaves, Feb. 21, 2019, at the end of the opening session of a four-day sex abuse summit called by Pope Francis at the Vatican.(AP Photo/Domenico Stinellis, file)

Cardinal Dominik Duka, former Prague archbishop, dies at 82

4:07 AM on Tuesday, November 4

Cardinal Dominik Duka, a former Archbishop of Prague, has died at 82

New York mayoral candidate Zohran Mamdani speaks at Dutch Kills Playground on Monday, Nov. 3, 2025, in the Queens borough of New York. (AP Photo/Andres Kudacki)

New York's Jewish community divided, anxious over Mamdani, an Israel critic

3:24 PM on Monday, November 3

New York City’s Jewish community — the largest in the United States — is abounding with anxiety and friction a day ahead of an election that could give the city its first Muslim mayor

Maine churches, schools opening chapters of the late Charlie Kirk's Turning Point USA organization

12:22 PM on Monday, November 3

At least 20 Turning Point chapters have been established at colleges, high schools and churches in Maine in the two months since its co-founder Charlie Kirk was assassinated in Utah

FILE - The sun lights the buildings behind the entrance of the former Nazi death camp Auschwitz-Birkenau in Oswiecim, Germany, Dec. 6, 2019. (Photo/Markus Schreiber, File)

Faith leaders condemn a Pennsylvania Halloween parade float with an Auschwitz sign

12:10 PM on Monday, November 3

Jewish and Catholic leaders have condemned a Halloween parade float in Pennsylvania that included a replica of the Auschwitz gate

Providence hosts Holy Cross to begin season

1:43 AM on Monday, November 3

The Providence Friars start the season at home against the Holy Cross Crusaders

Red Cross vehicles carrying the bodies of three people believed to be deceased hostages handed over by Hamas make their way toward the border crossing with Israel, to be transferred to Israeli authorities, in Deir al-Balah, central Gaza Strip, Sunday, Nov. 2, 2025. (AP Photo/Jehad Alshrafi)

Israel hands over bodies of 45 Palestinians after Hamas returns the remains of 3 soldiers

12:05 AM on Monday, November 3

Israel has returned the bodies of 45 Palestinians, according to the Red Cross

FILE - California Gov. Gavin Newsom at a press conference to discuss the measures approved by the legislature to redraw the state's Congressional districts and put new maps before voters in a special election, in Sacramento, Calif., Aug. 21, 2025. (AP Photo/Rich Pedroncelli, File)Gavin NEwsom

American Arab group sues over California's new antisemitism law

9:01 PM on Sunday, November 2

The American-Arab Anti-Discrimination Committee is challenging a new California law designed to protect Jewish students from discrimination

A vendor sells local newspapers with headlines referring to US President Donald Trump's comments about Nigeria, on the street of Lagos, Nigeria, Sunday, Nov. 2, 2025. (AP Photo/Sunday Alamba)

What to know as Nigeria rejects US military threat over alleged Christian killings

7:46 AM on Sunday, November 2

A Nigerian government official says the administration of U.S. President Donald Trump cannot unilaterally carry out any military operation in Nigeria over its claims of Christian persecution in the West African country

Mourners walk on the 'Votif' Bridge, a 407m temporary floating bridge connecting the city to the cemetery on the island of San Michele, to pay respects to their dead on All Soul's Day, in Venice, Italy, Sunday, Nov. 2, 2025. (AP Photo/Luca Bruno)

Venice revives a quarter-mile floating bridge to island cemetery for All Souls' Day mourners

5:09 AM on Sunday, November 2

Venice has revived a tradition of building a temporary bridge to San Michele island for All Souls' Day

Providence opens season at home against Holy Cross

1:42 AM on Sunday, November 2

The Providence Friars host the Holy Cross Crusaders for the season opener

People observe All Saints' Day, a time for reflecting on those who have died, in Kroczewo near Warsaw, Poland, Saturday, Nov. 1, 2025. (AP Photo/Czarek Sokolowski)

Catholics honor All Saints’ Day with family gatherings and cemetery visits across Poland

1:35 AM on Sunday, November 2

Poles have gathered with families to visit graves on All Saints’ Day

Republican Jewish Coalition CEO Matt Brooks, center, alongside Ari Fleischer, an RJC board member and press secretary to former President George W. Bush, answers questions from members of the news media about confronting antisemitism within the Republican Party, during the coalition's annual conference at the Venetian Resort in Las Vegas, Saturday, Nov. 1, 2025. (AP/Thomas Beaumont)

Republican Jewish leaders planned a ceasefire celebration, pivoted to take on antisemitism within

4:30 PM on Saturday, November 1

Concerns that antisemitism is on the rise among Republicans burst to the surface this weekend at a meeting in Las Vegas

CORRECTS BYLINE TO REV. JOHN UDO-OKON, NOT SUSAN HAIGH - In this photo provided by the Rev. John Udo-Okon, people wait in line for free food at the World of Life Christian Fellowship International food pantry in the Bronx borough of New York on Saturday, Nov. 1, 2025. (Rev. John Udo-Okon via AP)

SNAP benefits cut off during shutdown, driving long lines at food pantries

2:49 PM on Saturday, November 1

Long lines have formed at food pantries across the U.S. as federal food benefits were cut off due to the government shutdown

A member of an Aztec dance group holds incense during a commemoration of Día de Muertos (Day of the Dead) at El Colegio High School in Minneapolis on Saturday, Nov. 1, 2025. (AP Photo/Giovanna Dell'Orto)

Joyful Day of the Dead commemorations rally US Latino communities despite immigration raid fears

1:53 PM on Saturday, November 1

Day of the Dead commemorations in early November are a crucial religious, family and community celebration for most Mexicans and many other Latin Americans

People with skull make up march during the Paseo de las Animas parade as part of the Day of the Dead celebrations in Merida, Mexico, Friday, Oct. 31, 2025. (AP Photo/Martin Zetina)

From Mexico to Germany, photos capture the Day of the Dead celebrations

1:49 PM on Saturday, November 1

FILE - Nigerian President Bola Ahmed Tinubu attends an ECOWAS meeting in Abuja, Nigeria, Sunday, June 22, 2025. (AP Photo/Olamikan Gbemiga, File)

Trump threatens Nigeria with potential military action, escalates claim of Christian persecution

10:08 AM on Saturday, November 1

U.S. President Donald Trump says he’s ordered the Pentagon to begin planning for potential military action in Nigeria

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