Police say a man opened fire outside a Michigan church before staff fatally shot him
Police described the suspect as a 31-year-old white male with no known connection to the church. His motive remains unclear.
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How a Sabrina Carpenter song led to a priest's demotion for mishandling church funds
Officials say Monsignor Jamie Gigantiello was disciplined for mishandling $1.9 million in parish funds. He faced scrutiny last year for letting Carpenter film a music video at his Brooklyn church.
At least 9 dead after church roof collapses in Mexico, officials say
The Tamaulipas state police said about 100 people were in the church during a Mass at the time of the Sunday collapse.
The search for a church that isn't a church
Plenty of Americans consider themselves to be unaffiliated from any religious institution. Yet for some, including Perry Bacon, the pull to a community like a church remains strong.
A 97-year-old Los Angeles church catches on fire for the 2nd time in 2 years
The St. John's United Methodist Church first caught fire in February 2022. It had still been holding services in the parking lot as the sanctuary was being renovated when the second fire broke out.
Some worshippers switching congregations amid United Methodist split over LGBTQ issues
Thousands of United Methodist congregations have been voting on whether to stay or quit one of the nation’s largest denominations amid intractable debates over theology and the role of LGBTQ people. There are stark differences over recognizing same-sex marriage and ordaining LGBTQ clergy. More than 400 congregations have disaffiliated in North Carolina.
Southern Baptists cut ties with LGBTQ-friendly church
The Southern Baptist Convention's top administrative body voted to cut ties with two congregations on Tuesday — an LGBTQ-friendly church in Greensboro, North Carolina, that had itself quit the denomination decades ago and a New Jersey congregation it cited for “alleged discriminatory behavior.”
Southern Baptists agree to keep list of accused sex abusers
The vote on sex-abuse reforms, just weeks after the release of a report on the long-simmering scandal, fell short of what some abuse survivors in Southern Baptist churches sought.
Children among 31 killed at church fair stampede in Nigeria
A stampede Saturday at a church charity event in southern Nigeria left 31 people dead and seven injured at a program that aimed to offer hope to the needy.
$60-million development project comes to East Winston
A $60-million development project is coming to East Winston, an historically underserved community in Winston-Salem.