Religion

St. Mark’s to hold blessing of new window

St. Mark’s Episcopal Church will hold a blessing for its new stained-glass window on Nov. 2. (Courtesy) St. Mark’s Episcopal…

October 25, 2025

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Pope urges Italy to remain open to migrants during rite of passage visit to presidential palace

Pope Leo XIV is welcomed by Italian President Sergio Mattarella as he arrives at the Quirinale Presidential Palace in Rome…

October 19, 2025

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Vatican names judges for trial of former Jesuit artist Rupnik accused of abuse by over 20 women

A mosaic by ex-Jesuit artist Marko Rupnik is seen on the main facade of the Church of Our Lady of…

October 19, 2025

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El Paso bishop brings pope desperate letters from migrants in crosshairs of US crackdown

Bishop of El Pass Mark Joseph Seitz talks about the situation at the U.S. border with Mexico at the Vatican…

October 12, 2025

Religion

Pope Leo XIV to visit Turkey and Lebanon

next month will be first foreign excursion of his papacy

October 11, 2025

Nation & World

Robert Prevost, first pope from United States in history, takes name Leo XIV

A member of the Augustinian religious order, he spent his career ministering in Peru

May 8, 2025

Religion

Holy Week service schedule

Thursday, April 17

April 9, 2025

Religion

Christmas service schedule

Christmas is a time for celebration. Where will you be celebrating the holiday this year. (AdobeStock) Christmas Eve, Dec. 24…

December 13, 2024

Religion

Learning about God from dogs

Brother Luke, an Orthodox Christian monk, holds his 10-week-old German shepherd Pyrena on the grounds of the New Skete monastery,…

October 24, 2024

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Pope Francis will be in Portugal for 5 days. Here’s what he will visit

A priest listens to confession in a row of confessionals set up for pilgrims arriving for international World Youth Day…

August 2, 2023

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North Carolina megachurch exits Southern Baptist Convention after expulsions over women pastors

Delegates hold up their ballots at the Southern Baptist Convention at the New Orleans Ernest N. Morial Convention Center in…

July 4, 2023

Religion

Church accepting grant applications

The Mission Endowment Fund Committee of Christ the King Lutheran Church is now accepting grant applications for projects that support…

November 10, 2022

Religion

TV’s ‘The Waltons’ explored serious spiritual themes

This 1974 photo provided by CBS shows, from left, David Harper, as Jim-Bob Walton; Eric Scott, as Ben Walton; Michael…

September 14, 2022

Nation & World

Knock, knock: Jehovah’s Witnesses resume door-to-door work

Dan Sideris, center, talks with a resident on a front porch accompanied by his wife, Carrie Sideris, as the couple…

September 5, 2022

Religion

Columbia River’s salmon at core of ancient religion

Yakama Nation elder James Kiona stands on the rocky edge of Lyle Falls on the Klickitat River, a tributary of…

August 22, 2022

Nation & World

Religions know power of getting away from it all

Adobe stockdu1-i-syn Summer vacations are coming to an end – though not everyone took one. Under federal law, U.S. companies…

August 15, 2022

Nation & World

Tribal leaders, members react to pope’s apology on schools

Pope Francis arrives for a pilgrimage at the Lac Saint Anne, near Edmonton, Canada, on Tuesday. Pope Francis was on…

July 27, 2022

Nation & World

U.S. houses of worship increase security after shootings

Crime scene tape surrounds Geneva Presbyterian Church on May 17 in Laguna Woods, Calif. A gunman opened fire on May…

July 18, 2022

Nation & World

Anti-Roe justices a part of Catholicism’s conservative wing

Members of the Supreme Court pose for a group photo at the Supreme Court in Washington on April 23, 2021.…

July 4, 2022

Nation & World

A roof over their head: Churches use tiny homes for homeless

Nathaniel “Pee Wee” Lee sits outside his home in Chapel Hill, N.C., on May 23. The Rev. Lisa G. Fishbeck…

June 27, 2022

Nation & World

#ChurchToo revelations growing, years after movement began

Dresses donated by sexual assault survivors from Amish and other plain-dressing religious groups hang on a clothesline beneath a description…

June 13, 2022

Nation & World

Shootings expose divisions on gun issue in faith communities

Gun rights supporters stand outside the Capitol in Phoenix on Jan. 19, 2013, during a Guns Across America rally. The…

June 6, 2022

Religion

Christian nationalism on the rise in some GOP campaigns

State Sen. Doug Mastriano, R-Franklin, a Republican candidate for governor of Pennsylvania, takes part in a primary night election gathering…

May 30, 2022

Religion

Southern Baptists face push for public list of sex abusers

Jules Woodson, center, of Colorado Springs is comforted by her boyfriend, Ben Smith, left, and Christa Brown on June 11,…

May 23, 2022