Deb Robertson has become a leading advocate for end-of-life options in Illinois.

New Zealand authorities have stripped the Gloriavale commune's charity arm of tax-exempt status.

Pope Leo XIV plans to meet with seven survivors of sexual abuse by Catholic clergy during his visit to France.

The attorney for a North Carolina girl accused of helping two teens who carried out a fatal attack on a San Diego mosque says prosecutors haven’t provided enough information to allow him to defend his client.

Pope Leo XIV is set to return to Peru in November, retracing his steps as a missionary priest.

A spokesperson for the paramilitary Revolutionary Guard warned that Iran would change its weapons, military tactics and targets if the conflict with the United States escalates.

Pope Leo XIV opens a four-day visit to France this weekend that is expected to touch on church teaching about the value of all human life.

A senior Houthi official says the group has assured the Trump administration it won’t attack U.S. vessels in the Red Sea.

Colorado State issued an apology to BYU on Saturday night for derogatory chants from the stands.

Jewish heirs of Holocaust victims have filed lawsuits in California to reclaim Nazi-looted paintings from museums in Los Angeles and Poland.

Saudi Arabia has confirmed that Yemen’s Houthi rebels tried to attack its capital with a ballistic missile.

Pakistani security forces have ended a standoff with militants inside a police compound in northwestern Pakistan.

The stabbing of a Sikh truck driver at a Wyoming rest area has the U.S. Sikh community newly on edge.

The Jehovah’s Witnesses have partly eased their ban on the medical use of donated blood.

Iran says it has struck an oil tanker trying to transit the Strait of Hormuz.

Leaders from Lebanon, France and Jordan have met in Paris to support Lebanon's struggling military.

A building housing displaced Palestinian families has collapsed in Gaza City and killed at least 21 people including 11 children.

Official results show candidates from parties associated with a former rebel group leading the first elections in a predominately Muslim region in the southern Philippines.

Four supporting acts have quit Ed Sheeran’s tour after Macklemore was removed for his pro-Palestinian comments onstage.

Saudi Arabia’s crown prince is reaching out to Egypt for support against Yemen’s Houthi rebels who have disrupted key avenues of commerce, contributing to a spike in the global cost of oil.

A predominantly Muslim region in the southern Philippines has held its first elections for a regional parliament following years of delays, moving it closer to self-rule after decades of insurgency and violence.

Macklemore says he has been dropped from Ed Sheeran’s Loop tour following pro-Palestinian comments he made onstage earlier this month at New Jersey’s MetLife Stadium.

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Pope Leo XIV has celebrated his 71st birthday but it is Vatican employees who got the gift.

In the weeks since a Christian pastor on the Wind River Reservation likened Arapaho ceremonial ways to “idol worship,” the Sunday morning rhythm has become familiar.

A crucial Saudi oil pipeline that was struck in an attack will mostly be out of service for weeks as the damage is repaired.

Pope Leo XIV, the first American pope, has called for a renewed commitment to peace as he marked the 25th anniversary of the Sept. 11 attacks in the U.S. Speaking from St. Peter’s Square on Sunday, he offered prayers for victims and those still affected by the tragedy.

Court cases involving Twin Cities churches and immigration enforcement highlight how the acrimonious debate continues to roil faith communities more than six months since the federal surge in Minnesota.

Iranian-backed Houthi rebels in Yemen have captured a strategic island in the Bab el-Mandeb Strait.

British Prime Minister Andy Burnham has defended the decision to ban trade with Israeli settlements in the West Bank, emphasizing fairness and justice.

Rabbis in the U.S. say their congregations are feeling unsettled by antisemitic threats as the High Holy Days approach.

The Iran-backed Houthi rebels in Yemen say that Saudi-backed forces have launched dozens of airstrikes across four provinces.

The United Kingdom has banned trade with Israeli settlements in the occupied West Bank, where it says “settler terrorists” are carrying out “ethnic cleansing” of Palestinians.

Thirty years after Argentine cumbia star Gilda died in a tour bus crash, the beloved singer has become something more to many fans: a miracle-working folk saint.

Pope Leo XIV has unveiled a fresco at the sanctuary where he prayed just after his election last year.

Lebanon’s Health Ministry says Israel’s air force carried out two strikes early Monday on a southern Lebanese village, killing at least nine people, including children.

Germany has told the United Nations’ top court that a genocide case over weapons sales to Israel was improperly filed by Nicaragua and should be thrown out.

The U_S_ military has denied that Iran struck an uncrewed American military vessel in the Strait of Hormuz, calling the claim a “total lie.”.

A senior Iranian official says Tehran plans to announce an “exclusion zone” outside the Strait of Hormuz, targeting vessels it believes are attempting to transit the waterway.

Federal law enforcement warned the parents of Caleb Vazquez, one of two teenagers involved in a San Diego mosque shooting, about his concerning online comments days before the attack.

The U.S. military says it has struck three Iranian oil tankers after Navy warships were targeted with ballistic missiles.

The U.S. military has hit three Iranian oil tankers after accusing Iran of targeting its warships.

Wendell Berry, the influential Kentucky author who died this week at 92, inspired many with his deep spiritual vision and his commitment to nature.

Israel has released four more prisoners to Lebanese authorities who had been detained in southern Lebanon, a day after the first was freed.

Iran has fired at Kuwait as part of its retaliation for U.S. bombardments earlier this week.

If Kansas megachurch pastor and Democratic nominee Adam Hamilton manages to pull off an upset in his race for a Senate seat, he’d join a very small group.

Adam Hamilton is the founder of the nation's largest United Methodist church, and he's attempting to pull off an unusual balancing act in running as a Democrat for the U.S. Senate.

Catholics from the Peoria, Illinois, area are eagerly preparing for a long-awaited beatification service of the late Archbishop Fulton Sheen.

Iranian attacks have targeted U.S. allies across the Gulf as renewed fighting with the United States ended a monthlong lull.

Floods along the Nepal-Tibet border have left many like Tsering Gelbu Lama grappling with loss.

A court in Seoul, South Korea, has sentenced Unification Church leader Hak Ja Han to two years in prison.

The devastating flash floods in the Himalayan region swept so many people downstream that authorities in one Nepalese district have begun burying bodies in temporary graves before they can be identified.

Authorities in Nepal are warning of potential fresh flooding as water levels rise in the Bhotekoshi River.

Abdul El-Sayed, the Democratic nominee for U.S. Senate in Michigan, has apologized to the state's Jewish Democratic Caucus.

Israel’s prime minister has spoken out after weeks of settler violence in the occupied West Bank and condemned the criminal actions of a “handful of rioters.”.

Poor weather temporarily hampered aerial rescue operations in Nepal as the search for thousands of missing people in areas devastated by catastrophic flash floods along the border with China entered its fourth day.

Israeli airstrikes have killed five people in Gaza and three in the West Bank, despite a fragile ceasefire brokered by the United States.

There is a thriving nightlife in Nigeria's conservative Sokoto state, which is known as the “seat of the caliphate” for its storied place in the birth and propagation of Islam in West and Central Africa.

An increasing number of spiritual seekers are finding that artificial intelligence is giving them non-judgmental access to spiritual insights.

Rescuers on the Nepal-China border are pulling out flood survivors caked in dark brown mud while helicopters lift stranded people to safety.

A Jerusalem court has acquitted a man accused of attacking a Catholic nun, citing an insanity defense, but orders psychiatric hospitalization for up to six years.

Mount Kailash, a Himalayan peak in Tibet, is sacred to several religious traditions and draws pilgrims from across the region.

Dolly Parton was known for both her faith and acceptance.

Saint Fanourios, the Orthodox Christian patron saint of lost things, is honored each Aug. 27 with prayers and traditional orange-flavored cake.

The Gideon Bible has become a symbol of America's roadside culture and Protestant tradition.

Jerusalem's Church of the Holy Sepulcher was built over the very spots where Christians believe Jesus was crucified, buried and rose from the dead.

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

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

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.

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.

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

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

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

Ultra-Orthodox Jewish families are an unmissable facet of Israeli life.

A restaurant in Beijing is preserving culinary traditions associated with China’s imperial court, from pastries once served to emperors to techniques passed down through generations of chefs.

A whistleblower is alleging that a Trump administration task force created to combat antisemitism pushed for settlements with Ivy League universities.

The United Nations says that an explosion near a school complex in the Afghan capital of Kabul has wounded at least 42 children.

A Palestinian American whose home in the occupied West Bank has been besieged by Israeli settlers for over a week has arrived there to help family members defend the property.

A New York City man now faces hate crime charges after barging into Shabbat services and attacking two people at a Manhattan synagogue Friday night.

Taliban rulers have celebrated the fifth anniversary of their return to power in Afghanistan.

Iran says Qatar is holding three of its pilots who were reportedly captured when their jets were downed early in the war, but Qatar denies the allegations.

A dayslong standoff in the occupied West Bank points to Israel's reluctance to rein in settler violence against Palestinians.

The Department of Defense is introducing a course centered on Western civilization and Christianity this fall in the schools it operates for military families.

The Department of Defense is introducing a course centered on Western civilization and Christianity this fall in the schools it operates for military families.

Israeli settlers have been blockading homes in the West Bank town of Qusra, leading to a tense standoff.

The United Arab Emirates has blamed Iran for firing drones at two tankers operated by a state-owned oil company in the Strait of Hormuz.

Christians are less than 2% of Israel's population and are facing increased harassment as regional conflicts persist.

A judge in Boston has dismissed a Trump administration lawsuit that accused Harvard University of ignoring harassment of Jewish students.

Abdul El-Sayed made history this month in Michigan by becoming the first Muslim nominated by the Democratic Party to run for the U.S. Senate.

An array of creative promotions has played at least a small role in an MLB-wide average attendance of 29,618 through Tuesday’s games, the highest such number for a full season since 2017.

Democratic Arizona Gov. Katie Hobbs has selected a Republican-turned-independent as her running mate in a tough reelection campaign.

U.S. President Donald Trump is scoffing at Iran's demands that the U.S. pay for devastation caused by five months of war.

Israel’s prime minister is rejecting President Donald Trump’s announced deal for Gaza and says Israeli forces won’t withdraw from the Palestinian territory until Hamas disarms.

The head of the influential Armenian Apostolic Church has appeared in court for a trial on criminal charges in the latest confrontation with the government of Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan.

Keith Hallegua and Elias Josephai are among the last Jews in Kochi, India, a community with roots dating back centuries.

Iran says it is in the final stage of drafting an agreement on the Strait of Hormuz waterway with Oman.

The Word of Life Center, a church in Salisbury, Maryland, is facing difficult times.

Iran and Oman have moved closer to an agreement on the Strait of Hormuz.

In a story published Aug. 4, 2026, about the war in Gaza, The Associated Press erroneously reported that women and children make up most of the dead in data released by the territory’s Health Ministry.

The Board of Peace official overseeing Gaza’s postwar transition has met with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu.