4 dead, dozens injured in Syria during clashes between Alawites...
LATAKIA, Syria (AP) — Clashes broke out on Syria’s coast between protesters from the Alawite religious minority and counterdemonstrators Sunday, killing at...
Jeffrey R. Holland, next in line to lead Church of...
SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — Jeffrey R. Holland, a high-ranking official in the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints who was...
The top religion news stories of 2025
(RNS) — The news of Pope Francis’ death dominated headlines for days in 2025, as the media feasted on the pomp and...
Acting ACNA archbishop faced claims of financial misconduct prior to...
(RNS) — Bishop Julian Dobbs, who was appointed last month to serve as acting archbishop of the Anglican Church in North America,...
Israel says it will halt several aid organizations’ operations in...
JERUSALEM (AP) — Israel on Tuesday (Dec. 30) said it had suspended more than two dozen humanitarian organizations, including Doctors Without Borders...
Richard Smallwood, contemporary gospel musician known for ‘Total Praise,’ dies...
(RNS) — Richard Smallwood, a singer and pianist best known for his contemporary gospel music hit “Total Praise,” died Tuesday (Dec. 30)....
Nigerian villagers are rattled by US airstrikes that made their...
JABO, Nigeria (AP) — Sanusi Madabo, a 40-year-old farmer in the Nigerian village of Jabo, was preparing for bed on Thursday night...
As a year of two popes ends, Catholics and the...
VATICAN CITY (RNS) — In 2025, the Catholic Church and the Vatican witnessed the death of Pope Francis and the election of...
The non-Christian purpose of Trump’s Christmas present to the Nigerians
(RNS) — In a Christmas Day post on the Department of War’s X account, President Donald Trump announced, “Tonight, at my direction as...
Mosque bombing in Syria leaves 8 dead and 18 wounded
IDLIB, Syria (AP) — A bombing at a mosque in the Syrian city of Homs during Friday prayers killed at least eight...