A member of Congress at the scene confirmed to The Intercept that there was a child in the victim’s car when ICE agents shot at it.

Pastoring is an intense job. But what happens when a pastor is stuck thousands of miles away from his church –- with no hope of returning anytime soon?

(RNS) — RNS found at least 25 immigrant pastors were detained, deported or otherwise separated from their churches. While the Rev. Esdras Paredes ministers via video, his congregation sells tamales to...

(RNS) — RNS found at least 25 immigrant pastors were detained, deported or otherwise separated from their churches. While the Rev. Esdras Paredes ministers via video, his congregation sells tamales to...

ST. LOUIS (RNS) — In his homily, Cardinal Luis Antonio Tagle preached about Sheen's attention to poverty in the Global South.

(RNS) — This Thursday, the Catholic bishop who charmed millions while explaining theological concepts and scrawling on a blackboard on his show 'Life Is Worth Living' will come one step closer to bein...

(RNS) — Sebastien Lai said that his father’s health is deteriorating after nearly six years in solitary confinement.

(RNS) — The letter marks a shift toward a more direct and pointed tone in challenging President Donald Trump’s immigration policy.

(RNS) — The Hispanic Pentecostals were divided on whether the Trump administration’s immigration policies would impact how they vote in the future.

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(RNS) — The activist Catholic priest spent about six weeks removed from his parish before an independent review found the latest allegation to be unsubstantiated.

SALISBURY, Md. (RNS) — 'When I go to their house, they have to make sure it's me before they even go to the door,' Pastor Jean-Daniel Berard, who leads Passionate LightHouse of God, said of his church...

SPRINGFIELD, Ohio (RNS) — In Springfield, Ohio, ICE shifts tactics to stealth raids and ankle monitors. Churches are responding by helping Haitian parents line up temporary caregivers, preparing for t...

(RNS) — Pastor Luis Morales Pérez is at least the third Texas pastor detained by ICE at an airport in the last month amid a mass deportation campaign spreading to airports.

Flock’s array of license-plate cameras was built to fight crime. But at least 50 law enforcement officers were charged with or accused of misusing it and other systems.

Allies of the older Latin Mass community had called for expanded access in the wake of the recent schism brought on by the ordination of four bishops without papal approval by the ultra-traditionalist...

(RNS) — At a Sunday service after their release, which was backed by a range of Latino evangelical groups, the Assemblies of God pastors urged Christians to speak out for immigrants.

Here’s the weekly roundup from A Public Witness. This week we published the only report by any outlet on the latest Pentagon worship service.

(RNS) — Many of the 2% of U.S. Catholics who attend the traditional Latin Mass weekly surmount considerable obstacles, like long drives and disapproval from the Catholic hierarchy, to attend.

(RNS) — At a Sunday service after their release, which was backed by a range of Latino evangelical groups, the Assemblies of God pastors urged Christians to speak out for immigrants.

The plans include arresting migrants in Ohio and quickly putting them on deportation flights to crisis-stricken Haiti, the internal documents indicate.

(RNS) — Pastor Nepthali Zozaya Saucedo, 36, said he and his wife, who came to the U.S. legally, were repeatedly pressured to sign voluntary departure papers but that they had refused.

(RNS) — Pastor Nepthali Zozaya Saucedo, 36, said he and his wife, who came to the U.S. legally, were repeatedly pressured to sign voluntary departure papers but that they had refused.

(RNS) — Pastor Nepthali Zozaya Saucedo, 36, said he and his wife, who came to the U.S. legally, were repeatedly pressured to sign voluntary departure papers but that they had refused.

(RNS) — From encrypted apps to legal clinics: How an immigrant-majority church is responding to protect its congregation.

(RNS) — When RNS identified the faith leader behind the text, the Rev. Derrick Green, he said, ‘We're really trying to get information out to people in real ways, in credible ways, so that people can ...

(RNS) — When RNS identified the faith leader behind the text, the Rev. Derrick Green, he said, ‘We're really trying to get information out to people in real ways, in credible ways, so that people can ...

(RNS) — The Rev. Michael Pfleger 'strongly denied' the allegation, which comes after archdiocesan reviews with outside investigators cleared him of four previous accusations of decades-old abuse.

On any given day there are more than two dozen immigrant children detained without a parent or guardian in programs run by Connecticut nonprofits.

(RNS) — 'This is completely terrible, and we cannot be silent in front of this,' the Rev. Mattia Ferrari, the coordinator of World Meeting of Popular Movements, told RNS about the killing of Lorenzo S...

Here’s the weekly roundup from A Public Witness. This week, we published a look at problematic rhetoric on the Fourth of July and an opportunity to speak out for church-state separation.

(RNS) — Despite the fact that many Venezuelan faith leaders have been themselves impacted by the ongoing disaster, they’ve sprung into action to provide food, psychological support and other basic nee...

WASHINGTON (RNS) — On the anniversary of a Supreme Court ruling reinstating the US death penalty, faith leaders, those affected by murder and activists organize to call for an end to the death penalty...

The San Francisco Catholic Archdiocese has agreed to pay $395 million to settle more than 500 lawsuits alleging child sexual abuse by church officials, plaintiffs' attorneys said Monday.

(RNS) — U.S. Republican administrations have long seen faith groups as a cornerstone for humanitarian aid and community trust as they push for regime change in Cuba.

(RNS) — U.S. Republican administrations have long seen faith groups as a cornerstone for humanitarian aid and community trust as they push for regime change in Cuba.

(RNS) — Archbishop Paul Coakley’s repeated citations of the first U.S.-born pope may signal a closer relationship between the Vatican and U.S. church, though the meeting’s public agenda does not inclu...

(RNS) — The potential revisions include new language that emphasizes ‘the presumption of innocence’ for accused priests.

(RNS) — It was also announced at the USCCB meeting Thursday that the bishops would keep fighting abortion as their ‘preeminent priority’ in their guidelines to voters ahead of the midterm elections.

(RNS) — Before last year’s USAID cuts, federal funding supported about half of CRS’ $1.5 billion budget, making the new grant a fraction of the support the agency once received from the government.

(RNS) — Alvarado will be the youngest person to lead a Vatican dicastery in recent memory and the first woman who is not a religious sister to be a Vatican prefect, a task historically reserved for ca...