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Leaders of R.E. Lee Memorial Episcopal Church in Lexington, Va., voted to change the parish’s name to Grace Episcopal Church — what it was originally called when Lee moved to town after the Civil War and joined the congregation.

As a result of the growing influence of the far-right social-media ecosystem, once-moribund hate groups in both the United States and Europe are enjoying a striking uptick in recruitment.

Several football players at an evangelical college outside Chicago are facing arrest over actions that took place during the alleged hazing of a freshman teammate in March 2016.

The former Arkansas governor has a new television show on Trinity Broadcasting Network, and a powerful first guest.

A spokesman for the tiny Winston-Salem church from which Rob W. Lee IV felt it necessary to resign after speaking out against racism said that the congregation had no problem with the pastor and was surprised by his departure.

Nearly 1 in 5 Americans incorrectly believe that Muslim citizens don’t have the same First Amendment rights as other American citizens. Also incorrectly, 1 in 7 believe that atheists aren’t protected by those rights.

Best estimate yet of US congregations finds rise of the ‘nons’ has more impact than rise of the ‘nones.’

Want to market Nazi memorabilia, or recruit marchers for a far-right rally? Facebook’s self-service ad-buying platform had the right audience for you.

This is how Southern Baptist pastor Robert Jeffress justifies ending protections for Dreamers.

A story about a search committee and a candidate

The relics of the saint were found in clay pots in the 1,000-year-old Church of Santa Maria in Cappella in the district of Trastevere, a medieval warren of cobbled lanes on the banks of the Tiber River.

A scientist and an artist have used a skull and bones some believe to be the remains of Mary Magdalene to reconstruct what this woman would have looked like when alive.