Joe Biden and Kamala Harris have selected Barber, a fiery preacher and anti-poverty activist, as one of several Black clergy to bless their incoming administration.
Catholicism has always been how Biden has understood healing, others and himself. Now, Biden will lead a nation deeply in need of healing — with soaring coronavirus cases, thousands dying daily and millions out of work and hunkered down in isolation.
Citing coronavirus and security concerns, the March for Life will be on line as a pro-choice president takes office
A combat veteran, Rear Adm. Margaret Grun Kibben was on her third day in the job.
For a growing segment of charismatic Christians, Trump can't lose if modern prophets said he didn't.
For those who advised Trump, politics is an inherently immoral business and they got what they came for.
If chosen to lead the White House faith-based initiatives office, he could play a key role in helping Biden reach voters who didn't support him.
A week after the leader of the Proud Boys admitted burning a Black Lives Matter banner from Asbury United Methodist Church, a second banner was cut off the historical church over the Christmas holiday weekend.
“Out of all this darkness, hope is on the horizon.”
The reference is aimed at reining in China’s interference in Tibet’s religious affairs.
Without galas and passing the plate, religious nonprofits and congregations shifted donations online in 2020.
Florida took steps to try to repair the harm done to the mostly Black enclave of Rosewood.
Museum officials are considering suing the District over its latest round of covid-19 restrictions, saying they violate religious freedom.
Tensions have been building since seminary presidents condemned Critical Race Theory, just months after President Trump condemned the theory.
An exhausted America, mostly shut out of church and regular family travel, is trying to get creative on what’s usually one of the biggest holidays of the year.
The religious nonprofit is creating local chapters, targeting the young and Hispanic faithful.
Mayor Muriel Bowser’s order makes clear she wants to resolve a lawsuit from the Archdiocese of Washington, but also shows her concern that large gatherings will cause more deaths.
The archdiocese says a recent Supreme Court ruling in Brooklyn means attendance caps on houses of worship are unconstitutional
He was an early advocate for a two-state solution in the Middle East.
A new survey finds it's not option of online giving, nor the size or location that matters in how hard a Catholic parish was hit: It's whether the parish offers online worship, Bible study and other engagement.
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Vermont is facing at least its second lawsuit in four months over a voucher program that allows students in communities that don’t have schools or are not part of supervisory unions to attend schools of their choice
To most Americans, the sight of armed National Guard troops sleeping in the Capitol Rotunda this past week was shocking and disturbing
Robert Saleh has already made history that extends far beyond any football field
The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints condemned “lawless behavior” and the violence of rioters who broke into the U.S. Capitol in a statement Friday
A Texas megachurch pastor and former spiritual adviser to two U.S. presidents has been sentenced to six years in prison for bilking investors out of millions of dollars
