An evangelical broadcaster who boasted of miraculously securing a TV license in Israel now risks being taken off the air over suspicions of trying to convert Jews to Christianity.
Bethlehem Nativity Church reopens after coronavirus closure
Bethlehem’s storied Church of the Nativity reopened to visitors on Tuesday, after a nearly three-month closure due to the coronavirus pandemic.
In reversal, White House tells CDC to post church guidance
After refusing for weeks to release reopening guidance for churches, the Trump administration on Thursday abruptly changed course — with the president saying he had instructed health officials to put the advice out.
Faith groups react to claims famed anti-abortion activist was paid to switch sides
News that a seminal figure in the decades-long abortion debate was allegedly paid to advocate against the practice is triggering mixed reactions from religious leaders.
Pandemic will alter Communion rituals for many US Christians
Holy Communion will have a different look when in-person worship services resume at the end of May in the Catholic Diocese of Knoxville, Tennessee: The wafers signifying the body of Christ will be placed in the hands of parishioners by…
COVID-19 delayed a United Methodist schism. But it has left LGBT members in limbo.
Rebecca Bernstein says she wants to go to a United Methodist seminary. But her dreams of becoming an ordained Methodist minister are on hold for now.
Trump declares places of worship ‘essential,’ setting up standoff with governors
President Donald Trump has unveiled new guidance classifying houses of worship as “essential services” and insisting that governors allow faith groups to worship despite the risk of furthering the spread of the novel coronavirus.
Washington Bishops Continue To Suspend Masses Out Of ‘Respect For Human Life’
All five Catholic bishops in Washington state have issued a statement in response to comments by President Donald Trump which explains that public masses were suspended “out of our deepest respect for human life and health” amid the COVID-19 crisis.
The Jornaleros: Voices of Day Laborers Facing COVID-19
Day laborers—in Spanish, jornaleros—are at once the most and least visible people in the US. In non-pandemic times, at least, you can readily find people who provide day-labor services standing by the side of the road at busy intersections. And yet…