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Black faith never was confined to a building. It was always wherever we found our bodies.
Black faith never was confined to a building. It was always wherever we found our bodies.
Neighboring businesses in the area had cried fowl, saying the shop could stink up the streets or provoke dogs at pet daycares.
At the core of most religious systems is the duty to respect human life, so where do vaccine mandates fit into that?
Many ex-gay leaders now bemoan the harm they caused. But there is a new generation of conversion advocates coming up.
Australian police say Brian Houston, a close friend of Prime Minister Scott Morrison, knew about the sexual abuse of a boy in the 1970s and did not bring that information to the attention of authorities.
The discovery of unmarked graves at Native American residential schools in Canada has spurred the campaign for a more public apology in the United States.
The U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops is now drafting a new document on “Eucharistic coherence" that will be presented at the group's meeting in the fall.
He is the highest-ranking Catholic official in the country to face criminal charges for sex abuse.
Many leaders are debating new guidelines after the CDC released new guidance.
A report that identified a senior official in the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops as having visited gay nightclubs led to his resignation — and a loud debate on ethics and morals.
Platt, who once prayed for former President Donald Trump, said he believes the recent controversy has been a collision of several things, including racial tensions and political tensions.
Monsignor Jeffrey Burrill stepped down from his administrative position at the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops on Tuesday amid allegations that he repeatedly used LGBTQ dating app Grindr and frequented gay bars.
Michigan, where Resurrection School is located, does not mandate masks for students and teachers. But the lawsuit could set precedent around mask rules and religious exercise.
Internet privacy experts say this is a canary in the coal mine as more people come to understand what information is out there.
The public tours will come before church officials rededicate the building, making it again sacred — and closed to the public.
Since her transition, the Rev. Paula Stone Williams says she’s lost so many friends. “It still is devastating.”
The Episcopal Church's litany, which is a kind of pleading, call-and-response prayer, now takes more than 12 minutes as it lists America's many recent mass killings.
When it came out in paperback last month, the book shot up to the bestseller list.
Francis spurred anger from church traditionalists and said he was acting “in defense of the unity of the Body of Christ.”
The settlement comes after U.S. Supreme Court rulings that strengthened religious exemptions.
Christian school drops ‘Freedom Matters’ event with COVID-denier Greg Locke
As Jewish High Holidays approach, we must reform our plans again
Hate watch groups voice alarm about Sean Feucht’s Portland security volunteers
She wanted to help Ravi Zacharias save the world but ended up defending an abuser
Clearing up the Catholic confusion about vaccine mandates
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