Faith
Southern Baptists form a core part of the white evangelical Christian bloc that has reliably and overwhelmingly voted Republican in recent elections, and is ex…
by Peter Smith, Associated Press June 7, 2023In the year since the Supreme Court struck down the nationwide right to abortion, America's religious leaders and denominations have responded in strikingly di…
by David Crary, AP National Writer June 3, 2023VATICAN CITY -- The head of St. Peter's Basilica performed a special rite Saturday after a man stripped naked and hopped on the main altar with the words "Save…
by The Associated Press June 3, 2023MEMPHIS, Tenn. -- The prayers of a Tennessee church were answered when whoever stole a moving truck near its building didn't keep what they found inside: old o…
by Associated Press May 31, 2023Hundreds of people flocked to a small town in Missouri this week and last to see a Black nun whose body has barely decomposed since 2019. Some say it's a sign …
by TRISHA AHMED, Associated Press/Report for America May 29, 2023The Rev. Bill Farmer reached the point where he couldn't stay in the United Methodist Church anymore -- but the congregation he attended was staying.
by PETER SMITH and HOLLY MEYER, Associated Press May 26, 2023SPECIAL SERVICE
May 26, 2023By KATHLEEN FOODY and MICHAEL TARM
by The Associated Press May 24, 2023A group of nuns accused Fort Worth's Catholic bishop of shutting down their monastery over "fabricated" allegations that the reverend mother violated her vow o…
by Sarah Bahari, The Dallas Morning News May 22, 2023Timothy Keller, a pastor and best-selling author who founded the influential Redeemer Presbyterian Church in New York City, died this morning at home after thr…
May 19, 2023EL PASO -- As changing policies, rampant misinformation and exasperated, fearful crowds converge in this desert city, faith leaders are striving to provide she…
May 17, 2023Saddleback Church, the Southern California megachurch founded by best-selling author Rick Warren, is appealing its ouster from the Southern Baptist Convention …
May 16, 2023Arkansas United Methodists voted Saturday to allow an additional 67 congregations to disaffiliate from the denomination -- bringing the total number that have …
by Frank E. Lockwood May 14, 2023In kindergarten classrooms across Texas, 5-year-olds coming to school for the first time could soon be greeted by picture books, colorful blocks and the words,…
May 13, 2023A special session of the Arkansas Annual Conference of the United Methodist Church will vote today on whether to allow 67 of its 564 congregations to leave the…
by Frank E. Lockwood May 13, 2023