His intermarriage awakened my fears about betraying our Jewish ancestors. It took 10 years to understand that the living were waiting for my love

EXTON, Pennsylvania — In some traditionalist circles, Palmquist’s story — from SSPX priest to talking on YouTube about his faith and being gay — is already infamous.

Christian Bros. says it aims to "glorify God" through ethical service.

The Rev. Dale Caldwell resigned from elected office and now faces a United Methodist complaint over accusations of inappropriate behavior with women and ethics violations. He denies the allegations.

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

The Louisiana Conference of The United Methodist Church is preparing to put 15 million behind its remaining congregations, including 5 million to erase church debt and another 10 million for new and

(RNS) — The church’s insatiable need for public approval means we are supposed to emphasize how the church’s internal records show our metrics going up, up, up.

The West Saint Mark Church of Christ in Chapel Hill, N.C., has been developing property for a new building over the past two decades. Those plans nearly stalled when Pastor Timothy Peppers got a call ...

An anti-Islam rally promoted as a “Christian Crusader March” drew hundreds of demonstrators and counterdemonstrators to this majority Arab American city of Dearborn, Michigan. A few participants carri...

Puppies in the pews? Churches worldwide are gearing up to celebrate St. Francis, patron saint of animals, by inviting pets, including goats, cats, tortoises and more into their buildings to receive a ...

WASHINGTON (RNS) — ‘I’m going to do all that I can to both lead well in this period and to ensure that there’s as much wind in the sails of the future leader and the diocese going forward as is humanly possible,’ Budde said in an exclusive interview with Religion News Service.

(RNS) — ‘Christianity at a Crossroads,’ by documentary filmmaker Martin Doblmeier, tells the story of congregational church life in the United States at a critical moment when growth has flatlined, yo...

Experts project an estimated 100,000 churches in the US will close or be repurposed over the next decade. This dire forecast is outlined in a new PBS documentary series, “Christianity at a Crossroads....

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Martial arts schools in China’s Wudang Mountains pass on traditions shaped by Taoist thought to new generations of Chinese and international practitioners.

BOSTON, Sept 30 - More than 270 Catholic clerics sexually abused nearly 1,000 children across three Massachusetts dioceses over decades, according to an investigative report the state's attorney gener...

Passion of Jesus; sculpture of Crucifixion of Jesus observing Virgin Mary cradling the dead body of Jesus (known as Pieta). …

The ruling is the latest chapter in a nearly decade-long divorce saga.

Heather Thompson Day and husband Seth Day, bestselling Christian authors, have been arrested for alleged abuse.

Tulsa pastor Keith Mayes admitted diverting more than $500K from Vernon AME Church. The case raises questions about the church’s financial controls as AME guidance urges multiple bank-account signers.

The Equal Employment Opportunity Commission alleges that the surgeon ‘faced a barrage of comments in the workplace blaming the Jews’ for October 7

A Tulsa pastor's guilty plea to tax evasion and fraud is raising questions about financial oversight in AME churches. Experts recommend multiple bank signers and board approval for withdrawals. Full s...

Many churches across America have roadside signs with frequently changing messages that range from the practical to the witty to the profound

The Anglican Church in North America ACNA has deposed a bishop who formerly led a chaplaincy group that tried to break away from the theologically conservative denomination

Catholic numbers in St. Louis have been contracting for decades, and that's especially true on the north side of town. The rough-cut stone walls and soaring Gothic steeple of the Rock, just north of...

Inside a Quaker meeting house in western Kenya, loud music complete with modern instruments can be heard from a distance.

Generation Z adults are more likely than older Americans to describe themselves as religious, even as many also engage in practices at odds with Christian teaching, according to a new survey

Protestant churchgoers in the United States appear increasingly willing to reject some biblical truths, with young adult attendees under 30 most likely to say some of those truths are becoming

National Ben Gamla Jewish Charter School, on track to become the first religious charter school in the nation, may proceed as it challenges in court an Oklahoma law blocking the school, a federal dist...

Bonny’s initiative is driven, he says, by a shortage of local clergy that is increasingly affecting the Church’s ability to serve communities beyond parish life. Antwerp has fewer than 70 priests unde...

Churches post “enter at your own risk” notices as Chhattisgarh’s anti-conversion law triggers concerns over worship access for non-Christians.

At an Episcopal school, being Jewish means figuring out when to participate, when to stand apart and where I belong.

Practical Magic 2 portrays witches as misunderstood healers Real-world witchcraft today tells a different story, one where curses are for sale and revenge is justified by grievance

The Madison parish started in 2016 and now serves more than 600 families.

"The natural yearning of a disciple is to do the kinds of things that Jesus Himself would do if He were here," said Elder James W. McConkie III about Latter-day Saint volunteers who built homes in Rom...

Southern Baptist Convention President Willy Rice has proposed amending the Baptist Faith Message in response to what he considers cultural confusion over gender and marriage

Former Mid-America Reformed Seminary VP Michael Deckinga was sentenced to 15 years in federal prison for distributing child sexual abuse material and ordered to pay $50K in restitution.

The daughter of a Jehovah's Witness who died after refusing a blood transfusion on religious grounds in 2019 has expressed anger after the church altered its longstanding opposition last week.

Nearly 100 students have been baptized during five periodic worship gatherings held at a Christian high school in Colorado after athletic competitions

A Maryland priest has agreed to become the standby guardian for 31 children whose immigrant parents fear arrest and deportation.

Some educators are pushing back in class and in court against the display of the religious code in public schools

A Brentwood, Tennessee, optometrist and church leader pleaded guilty to a $7 million health care fraud scheme and received a 42-month prison sentence, according to a Sept. 14 press release from the U....

Members of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints are still highly religious and conservative, but signs point to demographic and social change.

Until recently, New Life Dream Center, a 30-person substance abuse recovery home in Lee County, Florida, was not only tolerated but actively supported by officials. Courts referred offenders to the Ch...

Churches across the world have started hosting advance screenings of the first episode in “The Chosen” Season 6.

The First United Methodist Church celebrated the 120th anniversary of their building in May. The historical building continues to be a place of service, both spiritually and physically.

Christian backlash has followed Meryl Streep’s casting as Aslan in Greta Gerwig’s Netflix Narnia film, with critics calling it a ‘blasphemous’ gender swap.

The United Methodist bishop who filed a lawsuit against the largest church in his jurisdiction has written a letter to all members there.