A draft of guidelines the White House is preparing to issue about steps to take in reopening parts of the U.S. that had been closed during the pandemic includes suggestions for reopening houses of worship. The section on faith communities says they
On March 3, a historic, pre-Civil War church in Nashville was heavily damaged after a powerful storm that spawned a deadly tornado ripped through the city and its neighboring counties, killing at least 22 people, according to published reports. The Assumption of
Nearly 160,000 security personnel will be deployed to try to make Christmas and New Year celebrations in Indonesia safe, reported ucanews.org.
This is an increase from last year, when nearly 90,000 security personnel guarded about 50,000 churches across the country.
It’s far too early to be weighing in on the 2020 presidential election. After all, we still have more than a year of madness to go before we cast ballots next fall. But ignoring Beto O’Rourke’s comments about revoking the tax exemption
Speakers at a July 18 conference in Washington argued that restoring churches in violence-plagued sections of the Middle East will help foster the return of Christians who fled the strife, as well as introduce greater stability to the region.
Eucharistic processions on Corpus Christi bring us into the mystery of walking beside Jesus in Jerusalem
Several experts believe the threat to churches in South and Southeast Asia has increased following the Easter bomb attacks that killed more than 250 people and injured 500.
It is a sign of what is happening. Another new Catholic church in the Atlanta archdiocese has opened, Mary Our Queen. It features artifacts and other items from St. Gerard's Church in Buffalo, New York, which has closed.
In 2008, Father Francis "Butch" Mazur closed and locked the doors of St. Gerard Church in Buffalo, New York, where he served as pastor.
A third of Canada's Christian architecture, some 9,000 churches, will close in the next 10 years, according to the National Trust for Canada.