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4:44pm Aug 05, 2021

Health & Safety Health & Safety

Often Safe Havens, Latino Churches Adjust To Keep Members Healthy During Pandemic

by Eileen Rodriguez

Every Sunday at La Iglesia Cristiana sin Fronteras, the band begins playing at 10:00 am after thanking everyone that’s in attendance both in person and on Facebook live.
Stephanie Daniel / KUNC

7:54am Jan 30, 2021

National National Health & Safety Religion

'Manage The Best We Can': Latino Church Adapts To New COVID-19 Reality

by Stephanie Daniel

A predominantly Latino church in Colorado has seen very high numbers of COVID-19 among congregants. They say their county has not gone far enough in implementing public health standards.
Courtesy of Lenny Duncan

3:08pm Jun 12, 2020

Politics & Government Politics & Government Religion

Jesus Was Divisive: A Black Pastor's Message To White Christians

by Isabella Rosario

Nationwide protests are forcing many Americans to think about race in new ways. A black pastor in one of Christianity's whitest denominations is asking his congregants to take an especially hard look.
Cornelia Li for NPR

9:21am May 20, 2020

National National Health & Safety Religion

'Things Will Never Be The Same.' How The Pandemic Has Changed Worship

by Tom Gjelten

The closure of churches due to the coronavirus could have long-lasting effects on congregations. Some people say they have become more connected with their faith, while others may be drifting away.

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Kirby Lee / AP

8:42am May 05, 2020

National National Politics & Government Religion

Trump Seeks Catholic Voters, But Some Catholics Push Back

by Tom Gjelten

President Trump aims to rally U.S. Catholics to support his reelection. The effort is dividing Catholics along partisan lines and within congregations.

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Courtesy James Perkins

7:01am Apr 25, 2020

National National Religion

Black Pastors Say They Have Trouble Accessing SBA Loan Program

by Tom Gjelten

With the vast majority of U.S. churches closed and the country in a deep recession, church finances are in peril. Some are seeking government money through a new SBA program.
Jovelle Tamayo for Finding Fixes

5:15am Jan 09, 2020

National National

Opioid Support Group Grows From Christian Book Club

A group of women gathered at a coffee shop outside Seattle to discuss a book about Christian living, but soon discovered that they shared something else: addiction in their families.

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Deena Prichep

7:53am Dec 21, 2019

Religion Religion

'Blue Christmas' Services Offer Refuge From Holiday Cheer

by Deena Prichep

Loss and pain are especially hard amidst the joy and tinsel of the holidays. A growing number of churches are offering "Blue Christmas" services to hold a space for often unwelcome feelings.

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Natalie Piserchio for WHYY

4:30pm Nov 22, 2019

National National Religion

Clergy Abuse Reparations Are Closure For Some Victims, Resurface Trauma For Others

by Laura Benshoff

Hundreds of victims of priest sexual abuse have received reparations from the Catholic Church in Pennsylvania. A new legal maneuver allows people to sue the church over old sexual abuse claims.
1:32pm May 24, 2019

Courts Courts News

Historic Church Finds Buyer In Foreclosure Sale

by Eddie Garcia

One of Winston-Salem’s oldest African American churches has been sold at auction. This comes just after a judge approved its foreclosure sale.
10:44pm Apr 06, 2019

National National

'There Is Clearly Something Happening': Fires Destroy 3 Black Churches In Louisiana

by Shannon Van Sant

Officials have not determined the cause of the fires, but have said they are unable to rule out the possibility of arson or that the three incidents were all related.
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1:42pm Feb 26, 2019

World News World News

Vandals Steal Head Of 800-Year-Old Mummy In Ireland

by Merrit Kennedy

"These are people who have been lying at rest for years and years and to have them desecrated in such a sacrilegious way is so distressing and disturbing," the Archbishop of Dublin told local media.