Catholic nuns who have cared for terminally ill patients in New York for over a century have filed a federal lawsuit challenging a state law they say forces them to violate their religious beliefs
After dealing with the ups and downs of the COVID pandemic for almost two years, many Christians across the country are back in the pews attending worship services once again. But just as the pandemic affected churches' attendance and finances, it has also left its mark in a different way – some of the faithful have left the church they attended before the rise of COVID to attend a new congregation.
A former chancellor of the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Omaha already facing other criminal charges has been charged with stealing over $100,000 from a Nebraska church.
The Chicago Police Department says 797 people were killed in the city last year. That is 25 more people than in 2020 and 299 more than 2019. To change the narrative, Pastor Corey Brooks is camping out atop a building in Chicago's southside in the middle of winter. His goal is to create a state of the art community center where kids can learn, play, and thrive.
As many churches struggle to stay open amid the COVID-19 pandemic with dwindling membership and finances, The National Trust for Historic Preservation's African American Cultural Heritage Action Fund, received a $20 million gift on Monday to help preserve the legacy of the black church in America.
At the time of his death at age 93 Dec. 29, Fame Academia was one of the few remaining witnesses to the Bataan Death March carried out by the Japanese military in the early days of World War II against U.S. and Filipino soldiers.
Prominent leaders of the religious freedom movement introduced an organization they say will work to defend religious liberty and support political candidates at all levels of government who back the free practice of religion.