For church worship teams, Auto-Tune covers a multitude of sins. Especially online.
The boom in live-streaming and the ubiquity of Auto-Tune and other technologies have led churches to up their game when it comes to sound technology. But has it gone too far?
By Bob SmietanaNol Putnam, blacksmith who forged signature style, dies at 89
The Virginia craftsman was most renowned for his contributions to Washington National Cathedral, including three monumental iron gates.
By Emily LangerRuth Fitzpatrick, who fought to ordain female priests, dies at 90
“We will not accept men telling women they can’t be priests because that’s the way God wants it,” Ms. Fitzpatrick once said. “She does not!”
By Michael S. RosenwaldWilliam Barber departs pulpit of Greenleaf Church with an ode to the power of disability
The sermon, which capped his 30-year tenure as pastor of the Disciples of Christ church in Goldsboro, N.C., was unusually personal.
By Yonat ShimronBlack Catholics celebrate Juneteenth, reckon with church’s history of slavery
Some of the worshippers are looking into whether their ancestors were among the 272 enslaved people sold to save Georgetown University from bankrupcy in the 1800s.
By Mary Claire MolloyNew memoir by Anne Frank’s girlhood friend reveals life outside the attic
'My Friend Anne Frank,' by Hannah Pick-Goslar, details the girls' friendship before the Holocaust and their brief reunion inside a Nazi concentration camp.
By Michele ChabinU.S. Catholic bishops to create first guidelines for transgender health care
One in seven U.S. hospital beds are in Catholic systems
By Michelle BoorsteinCatholic bishops’ leader criticizes GOP governors’ migrant buses
'I suppose if they're transporting them to make a statement, then that seems to me to be problematic,” said Archbishop Timothy P. Broglio.
By Jack JenkinsSouthern Baptists reject Rick Warren’s appeal to reinstate Saddleback
The SBC, which is having its annual meeting in New Orleans this week, ejected Saddleback and four other churches that ordained women.
By Michelle BoorsteinWas it a miracle? In Connecticut, the Catholic Church investigates.
During Communion, a bowl holding the sacramental wafers began to run out. And yet, the priest said, the bowl never emptied.
By Marisa IatiWith Turning Point Faith, pastors use politics as church-growth strategy
For a growing number of evangelical pastors, embracing right-wing rhetoric is seen as a way to put more people in the pews — and it may be working.
By Jack JenkinsBart Barber and Mike Stone face off to lead Southern Baptist Convention
They hold many similar beliefs but diverge on how to handle the issue of sexual abuse.
By Bob SmietanaPat Robertson, televangelist who mixed politics and religion, dies at 93
With a mass TV following, he spearheaded a powerful political coalition of religious conservatives.
By Matt SchudelVatican: Pope Francis finishes intestinal surgery with no complications
Francis will remain in the hospital for at least five to seven days, his doctor said.
By Stefano Pitrelli and Anthony FaiolaJan. 6 ‘shaman’ Jake Angeli finds his spiritual beliefs a hard sell
Angeli remains invested in his spiritual beliefs but so far has had no takers for his post-incarceration religious and political consultancy business.
By Jack JenkinsDave Ramsey promoted a timeshare quick-fix. His listeners called fraud.
Listeners are suing the Christian financial guru for $150 million after he endorsed a company that defrauded his listeners for millions, they say.
By Timothy BellaVirtual worshippers often satisfied, but plurality of Americans choose in-person services
‘Broadly speaking, the survey finds that most Americans who watch religious services on screens are happy with them,’ Pew researchers found.
By Adelle M. BanksDeSantis sells himself as spiritual warrior in bid to win over pastors
With growing uncertainty surrounding evangelical support for former president Donald Trump, Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis is courting one of the Republican Party’s most sought-after constituencies.
By Jack JenkinsCatholic Church in California grapples with over 3,000 lawsuits alleging abuse
Advocates have been stunned by the number of cases that surfaced during this revival window.
By Alejandra MolinaOutsiders, strivers: New museum presents complex story of D.C. region’s Jews
The Capital Jewish Museum will be the region’s first of its kind. Among its exhibits is one on the late Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg.
By Michelle Boorstein