

Nation May 30

A divided Supreme Court on Friday rejected an emergency appeal by a California church that challenged state limits on attendance at worship services that have been imposed to contain the spread of the coronavirus.
By Mark Sherman, Associated Press
Nation Mar 30

Florida officials have arrested the pastor of a megachurch after detectives say he held two Sunday services with hundreds of people and violated a safer-at-home order in place to limit the spread of the coronavirus.
By Tamara Lush, Chris O'Meara, Associated Press
World Mar 17

Houses of worship have traditionally been places of refuge where strangers are welcome. But high-profile attacks in recent years on an African-American church in Charleston, South Carolina, a synagogue in Pittsburgh and now mosques in New Zealand have made many…
By Associated Press
Nation Mar 03

It has been a wrenching season for three of America’s largest religious denominations, as sex-abuse scandals and a schism over LGBT inclusion fuel anguish and anger within the Roman Catholic, Southern Baptist and United Methodist churches.
By David Crary, Associated Press
Sep 03

By Associated Press
President Donald Trump is attending a church service on a National Day of Prayer for Harvey victims.
Jun 30

By Stephen Ohlemacher, Associated Press
Churches should have the First Amendment right to endorse political candidates and still keep their tax-free status, say House Republicans.
May 05

By Todd Richmond, Associated Press
A Wisconsin-based atheist group has filed a lawsuit asking a federal judge to strike down President Donald Trump's order easing enforcement of an IRS rule limiting religious organizations' political activity.
Jan 21

By Ken Thomas, Associated Press
The interfaith service is a tradition for new presidents and is hosted by the Episcopal parish.
Dec 11

By Kamala Kelkar
Mortuaries in the southern Nigerian city of Uyo were overflowing on Sunday as rescuers pulled bodies of more than 160 people from the debris of a church that collapsed during a service on Saturday.
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