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Pope Young People Spain
Parishioners pray during a mass in the crypt of the Sagrada Familia in Barcelona, Spain, Friday, May 15, 2026. (AP Photo/Emilio Morenatti)

Pope

Returning to the fold? Some young Spaniards embrace Catholicism and can’t wait for Pope Leo’s visit

JUNE 1, 2026

Teenage Buddhist Lama
Buddhist lamas, Trulshik Yangsi Rinpoche, left, and Jalue Dorje, who is recognized as the eighth Terchen Taksham Rinpoche, laugh while posing for a portrait at the Yak and Yeti hotel in Kathmandu, Nepal, on Tuesday, April 7, 2026. (AP Photo/Luis Andres Henao)

Asia

Years of deep source building yields an unmatched all-formats portrait of an American Buddhist lama’s Himalayan journey

MAY 22, 2026

America 250 Prayer Gathering
A visually impaired person feels QAnon patches on the outfit of Micki Larson-Olson, who was convicted on a misdemeanor charge for her actions on January 6, 2021, when supporters of President Donald Trump stormed the U.S. Capitol, during Rededicate 250, a mostly conservative Christian prayer gathering in honor of the United States' 250th anniversary, on the National Mall, Sunday, May 17, 2026, in Washington. (AP Photo/Julia Demaree Nikhinson)

America

Thousands flocked to the National Mall in Washington for an America-themed prayer rally

MAY 18, 2026

Ethiopian Orthodox Easter
Deacon Tassew Yinadu, center plays the drum, or kebero, during Easter service at Re'ese Adbarat Debre Selam Kidist Mariam Church, an Ethiopian Orthodox Tewahedo church, in Washington, Saturday, April 11, 2026. (AP Photo/Jessie Wardarski)

Christianity

Ethiopian Orthodox Christians in Washington mark Easter with prayer, joyful family celebrations

APRIL 13, 2026

REL–Dark Matter
(AP Illustration / Peter Hamlin)

Religion

In wrangling dark matter, some scientists find inspiration in the Torah, Krishna and Christ

MARCH 29, 2026

Israel Palestinians Gaza
A view of the Great Omari Mosque in Gaza City after it was damaged by an Israeli strike during the war with Hamas, Wednesday. Feb. 12, 2025. (AP Photo/Jehad Alshrafi)

Gaza

AP teams show Palestinians working to salvage Gaza’s history

FEB. 20, 2026

Kosovo Ash Wednesday
Faithful attend Ash Wednesday Mass marking the start of the Catholic Lent inside the Mother Teresa Cathedral in Pristina, Kosovo, Wednesday, Feb. 18, 2026. (AP Photo/Laura Hasani)

Festivals

Kosovo’s Catholics and Muslims mark Ash Wednesday and Ramadan in one week

FEB. 19, 2026

Fast Growing Church
Pastor Philip Anthony Mitchell preaches at 2819 Church on Nov. 16, 2025, in Atlanta. (AP Photo/Jessie Wardarski)

Religion

Coverage of fast-growing church results in all-formats success

DEC. 12, 2025

Lebanon Mideast Pope
Pope Leo XIV talks to reporters aboard an airplane as he returns from a six-day visit to Turkey and Lebanon, Tuesday, Dec. 2, 2025. (Alessandro Di Meo/Pool Photo via AP)

Middle East

AP cross-regional team delivers striking cross-format coverage of Pope Leo XIV’s first foreign trip

DEC. 5, 2025

Turkey Pope Orthodox Seminary
A Christian Orthodox clergy stands in one of the corridors of the Christian Orthodox Halki Theological school, at the Holy Trinity monastery, in Heybeliada island, Istanbul, Turkey, Friday, Nov. 14, 2025. (AP Photo/Francisco Seco)

Greece

Optimism ahead of pope’s visit to Turkey for reopening of Istanbul’s Greek Orthodox seminary

NOV. 24, 2025

Anglican Divide
FILE - Sarah Mullally, the new Archbishop of Canterbury, spiritual leader of the world's 85 million Anglicans, speaks inside Canterbury Cathedral in Canterbury, England, Oct. 3, 2025. (AP Photo/Alberto Pezzali, File)

Religion

Global Anglican ties are under stress. It’s unclear if they’re at the breaking point

NOV. 18, 2025

Film – The Carpenter’s Son
This image released by Magnolia Pictures shows Nicolas Cage in a scene from "The Carpenter's Son." (Magnolia Pictures via AP)

Entertainment

Nicolas Cage’s ‘The Carpenter’s Son’ turns an apocryphal text about Jesus’ youth into a horror film

NOV. 13, 2025

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