Israel Vázquez, the Mexican fighter who won three bantamweight world titles, has died at 46.

Colombia hosts the largest population of migrants and refugees from Venezuela, where more than 7.7 million have left since 2014 for economic, political and safety reasons.

Thousands of people came together for a hot turkey lunch on Thursday.

Whether it be a difference in age, language or even lifestyle, there’s always one thing that we have in common: Music.

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Among the nation’s charismatic Christians, there’s one highly politicized faction in particular that believes the reelection of former President Donald Trump would be a win in a literal spiritual war of angels in demons.

For many Haitian immigrants, Sunday mornings in Springfield, Ohio, are spent joyfully worshipping God as they sing and pray in their native Creole.

Led by co-pastors Joe and Dawn Weaks, Connection Christian Church, a 118-year-old congregation in Odessa, has transformed while keeping true to its legacy of helping the community.

A domestic abuse survivor is dedicating her life to not only helping children understand when and the safest way to get out of harmful relationships, but also highlighting the subtle signs that can happen that lead up to that boiling point.

Robert’s Western World is Nashville’s most iconic honky tonk and practically synonymous with country music.

A San Antonio animal rescue stresses the importance of keeping dogs safe when there is excessive heat in our area.

A Texas church has not one — but two — members aboard the International Space Station.

Pascal Kanyemera has no doubts: Back in 1994, when he survived the genocide against the Tutsi in Rwanda, God had his back.

A father in Gaza is mourning a baby boy killed in bed by an Israeli airstrike.

Texas Republicans across the state rallied behind former President Donald Trump after he was evacuated off the stage during a campaign event in Pennsylvania on Saturday after loud bangs were heard.

It’s been 100 years since a Scottish runner famously refused to race on a Sunday at the Paris Olympics because of his Christian beliefs.

From the service industry to serving Jesus, Nico Bonner is working to help people with religious trauma heal in the San Antonio and Houston communities.

Masses of pilgrims have embarked on a symbolic stoning of the devil in Saudi Arabia, marking the final days of Hajj pilgrimage and the start of the Eid al-Adha celebrations for Muslims around the world.

Before flying to Italy’s southern Puglia region to meet world leaders at the Group of Seven summit, Pope Francis hosted a very different audience at the Vatican celebrating the importance of humor.

Once a year, Muslims coming to Saudi Arabia unite in a series of religious rituals and acts of worship as they perform Hajj, one of the pillars of Islam.

During his playing days, Dodgers manager Dave Roberts says, he would not have volunteered to be interviewed on live television in the middle of a major league game.

Andra Day gained acting acclaim after her starring role in a 2021 Billie Holiday biopic, but the soulful singer nearly lost the strength of her powerful voice during the process.

Pope Francis’ apology for using a vulgar term to refer to gay men was the latest comment to make headlines about the Catholic Church’s teachings on homosexuality.

At the three-day convention, delegates moved the needle further to the right, preaching Christian nationalism and approving rules that would give them unprecedented control of elections.

The Rev. Brandon Thomas Crowley had always loved the Black Church, and developed an ambition in his youth to become a pastor even as he realized he was gay.

Mark Walton will officially be sentenced on July 22. The maximum punishment he can get is 10 years in prison.

A man who tried to shoot a pastor during a service at a Pennsylvania church because “God told him to do it” was thwarted when his gun didn’t fire and he was tackled by a congregant, authorities said.

The North America’s Building Trades Unions has endorsed President Joe Biden.

The Vatican has issued a new document rejecting the concept of changing one’s biological sex.

A Malaysian shoe company has apologized and stopped selling some of its footwear after some Muslims said the logo resembled the Arabic writing for the word God.

A drought of a different kind appears to be affecting people at one local apartment complex.

The Cove is a pop-up, 18-and-up Christian nightclub in Nashville, Tennessee.

Many Americans believe the United States was founded as a Christian nation.

Large numbers of Americans believe the founders intended the U.S. to be a Christian nation.

Questions still remain about the motive behind a women's shooting attack at celebrity pastor Joel Osteen's Texas megachurch that ended when she was gunned down by security.

The pastor who leads the Houston megachurch where a shooter opened fire on Sunday is one of the most familiar faces in American religion.

Pastor Doug Roberts nearly died and lost his left leg last summer after he became exposed to a flesh-eating bacteria. He believes he got the infection at a theme park.

Republican presidential candidates these days are barely discussing abortion in Iowa just days away from the state's caucuses.

In the greatest rebuke yet to Pope Francis, the Catholic bishops of Africa and Madagascar have issued a unified statement refusing to follow his declaration allowing priests to offer blessings to same-sex couples.

Frank Harris, the UTSA football program’s graduating quarterback and most accomplished player, officially announced the end of his playing career on Tuesday, stating that he will forgo an attempt at playing at the professional level.

Pope Francis in a Christmas Eve homily said that “the clash of arms even today” prevents Jesus “from finding room in the world."

From Jesus' biblical birthplace of Bethlehem to New York City, many Palestinian Christians this Christmas season are gripped with helplessness, pain and worry amid the Israel-Hamas war.

Owen McCown completed 22 of 31 passes for 251 yards and two touchdowns to help defeat Marshall 35-17 for UTSA’s first-ever bowl victory.

God's Dogs rescue and shelter is offering incentives for families who will do short-term, two-week fostering during the holidays.

Preparing for Hanukkah feels uniquely somber yet defiant this year for the Jewish communities in and around Miami Beach.

More than three dozen Palestinian prisoners have returned home to a hero’s welcome in the occupied West Bank following their release from Israeli prisons as part of a cease-fire deal between Israel and Hamas.

Jehovah’s Witnesses are well-known for proselytizing door-to-door and handing out their literature.

Grooming tips for No Shave November, DIY Thanksgiving, God’s Dog Rescue, comfort foods and decor ideas for fall.

A smoke shop worker was punched in the face while trying to stop a suspected shoplifter. This is about a week after another worker in the city was shot while also trying to prevent a theft.

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Among the thousands of migrants reach the U.S. border each day are many Mexican victims of organized crime who are fleeing violence and asking for protection.

Thirty percent of Americans don’t identify with a religious group — but not all of them are atheists or agnostics.

Pope Francis is shaming and challenging world leaders to take concrete action to slow climate change before it’s too late.

Because of a procedural change in how the U.S. government processes some green cards, faith communities across the country may lose thousands of leaders and workers.

A clergy sex abuse scandal involving Chile’s most notorious pedophile, the priest Fernando Karadima, shook the South American country in 2010 in a way never seen in Latin America.

A San Antonio-area pet rescue is expanding with a spay and neuter clinic and two indoor/outdoor kennel buildings.

A school supply drive is less than two weeks away, but a local ministry needs help to make the event successful.

Compared with the devil, angels carry more credence in America.

God’s Dogs Rescue and San Antonio Pets Alive will have their events on Friday, Saturday and Sunday at several PetSmart locations.

A fire destroyed part of a Southeast Side church and now members of the congregation are looking to rebuild.

Muslims across Indonesia are celebrating Eid al-Adha, one of the biggest holidays in the Islamic calendar, with full meat-based feasts after fears of last year’s foot-and-mouth disease outbreak waned.

Muslim pilgrims gathered on the rocky hill Mount Arafat outside Mecca for a day of prayer on the second day of the annual Hajj pilgrimage.

Over 1.8 million Muslims are making the Hajj pilgrimage to the holy city of Mecca in Saudi Arabia.

Over the past 15 months, El Salvador’s security forces have jailed tens of thousands of people in a massive crackdown on the country’s notorious gangs.

This year’s Hajj is a landmark: the first full pilgrimage after a daunting period of three years when the COVID-19 pandemic sharply reduced the scale of one of Islam’s holiest rites.

A rabbi who survived the deadliest antisemitic attack in U.S. history says he immediately recognized the sound of gunfire coming from elsewhere inside the Tree of Life synagogue in Pittsburgh that day and that he tried to get members of his congregation to safety.

When Luis López was lost in Panama's Darien Gap last year with his pregnant wife, their two children and her grandmother, he often knelt in the mud to beg God not to abandon them.

There is nothing like the promise of a chapter closing to draw people to the movie theater, especially when tied to the Marvel Cinematic Universe.

Oprah Winfrey has given the commencement address at her alma mater, Tennessee State University.

At a time when religion is fueling tensions around the world, King Charles III is trying to bridge the differences between the faith groups that make up Britain’s increasingly diverse society.

It’s still Mario Time at the box office.

In a lifetime of amazing plot twists, Judy Blume is enjoying another at age 85.

A Hawaii surfer credits his faith in God for surviving an Easter shark attack.

Roman Catholics in Nicaragua have had to hold traditional “Stations of the Cross” and other Holy Week processions on church grounds or inside the churches amid a ban on public demonstrations.

Were you or someone close born months so early to where the odds of not living through it weren’t good? Did you or someone you know overcome those odds and are now doing great?We want to hear those inspirational stories!

The War and Treaty’s Michael Trotter never really considered missing the chance to perform at the Love Rocks NYC 2023 benefit for God’s Love We Deliver on Thursday, even though he was knocked unconscious and broke his leg in a fall onstage in Nashville last week.

World Cup winner Lionel Messi has won FIFA’s Best Men’s Player award for 2022.

The birth of Stanley Francis Rother was by all accounts ordinary, aside from the weather.

Damar Hamlin has made it to the Super Bowl.

More than a dozen additional earthquake survivors have been pulled from the rubble alive in Turkey.

Damar Hamlin has made his second appearance in Phoenix during Super Bowl week, joining the first responders onstage at the “NFL Honors” who helped save his life.

Pope Francis has been backed by the ceremonial head of the Anglican Communion and top Presbyterian minister in calling for gays to be welcomed by their churches as he again decried laws that criminalize homosexuality as unjust.

In Mexico City, it is the busy season for the craftsman who can repair Catholic families' beloved but broken baby Jesus figurines.

Pope Francis has criticized laws that criminalize homosexuality as “unjust,” saying God loves all his children just as they are.

A man has told jurors in his federal criminal trial that a death threat he made against U.S. Rep. Jake LaTurner came from God.

Jenson Brooksby has eliminated No. 2 seed Casper Ruud in four sets in the second round of the Australian Open.

God’s Dogs Rescue needs temporary fosters to help keep dogs warm throughout the upcoming arctic blast this week.

What is referred to as the most wonderful time of the year can be the most difficult for others. Experts say the end of the year holiday season can possibly bring emotions of reoccurring sadness, depression, or anxiety.

A new Netflix docuseries about professional tennis called “Break Point” is scheduled to debut on Jan. 13.

The World Animal Awareness Society and WA2S Films have come together to support local animal rescues in San Antonio through the Animalis Fabula Film Festival.

Pastor Kenneth Drayton and Tomika Reid try to inspire passengers through spiritual guidance on the road as part of what they see as Christian ride-hailing ministries.

Erik Cantu Jr. is awake and smiling nearly six weeks after being shot by a San Antonio Police Officer in a McDonald’s parking lot.

Authorities said a University of Virginia student and former member of the school’s football team fatally shot three current players as they returned from a field trip.

U.S. faith leaders have squeezed in some final messages about the midterm elections during their weekend worship services.

Christian Holmes recovered a muffed punt by Velus Jones deep in Chicago territory to set up a 1-yard touchdown run by Brian Robinson midway through the fourth quarter, and the Washington Commanders stopped a four-game losing streak, hanging on to beat the Chicago Bears 12-7.

Culebra Road has become a notorious place for commuters. However, city officials are driving toward safer solutions, but they need the community's help.

Prayer is not a fundamental part of most sports’ fans playbooks.

Right-hander Luis Castillo agreed to a $108 million, five-year contract with the Seattle Mariners that starts next season, giving up a chance to become a free agent after the 2023 World Series.

As any “Game of Thrones” fan knows, the God of Death is always knocking on the door. It’s just a matter of knowing when to say “not today” to keep you alive.

Archbishop Gustavo Garcia-Siller is criticizing recent political stunts used by Gov. Greg Abbott after more busloads of migrants arrived outside Vice President Kamala Harris’ home over the weekend.