Nation Feb 12 Motive remains unclear after shooting at Joel Osteen’s Texas megachurch By Juan A. Lozano, Associated Press
World Oct 02 10 people dead after Mexico church roof collapses. No more people believed buried in rubble Rescuers have sent dogs and thermal cameras inside the rubble, and they say that no additional people are believed to remain in the debris. By Alfredo Peña, Associated Press
World Aug 17 Watch 4:41 News Wrap: Tens of thousands flee as wildfire spreads in Canada’s Northwest Territories In our news wrap Thursday, a mass evacuation is underway in Yellowknife, Canada, as a wildfire burns about 10 miles away, survivors on Maui spent another day picking up the pieces a week after fires devastated parts of the island…
Nation Jun 15 Watch 8:33 Southern Baptist Convention bans female pastors, ejecting several churches in the process The Southern Baptist Convention moved to strike women from holding leadership roles in its churches. The organization also voted to finalize the expulsion of two churches for having female pastors, Saddleback Church in Southern California and Fern Creek Baptist Church… By Geoff Bennett, Shoshana Dubnow
World Jan 20 Church of England apologizes for rejecting and excluding LGBTQ people, doesn’t change same-sex marriage ceremony policy Same-sex marriage has been legal in England and Wales since 2013, but the church did not change its teaching when the law changed. By Danica Kirka, Associated Press
Jun 06 Shots fired from both inside and outside of Nigerian church during mass killing By Chinedu Asadu, Associated Press The gunmen who attacked a church during Sunday Mass in southwestern Nigeria opened fire inside and outside, killing at least 50 people. Continue reading
May 04 Watch 6:14 Is the NRA’s bankruptcy filing just a way to escape regulation? By Stephanie Sy, David Coles, Harry Zahn The surge of high-profile mass shootings in the U.S. are increasing calls for stronger action on gun violence, access to weapons and its limitations. When discussing gun control, people often point to the long reach and influence of the NRA,… Continue watching
Feb 15 Watch 6:43 Henry Louis Gates Jr. on his new series ‘The Black Church’ By Jeffrey Brown, Leah Nagy A new four-part series, “The Black Church: This Is Our Story, This is Our Song," premieres Tuesday on PBS. It’s a sweeping history of religion, politics and culture led by Henry Louis Gates Jr., the noted Harvard scholar and host… Continue watching
May 30 Supreme Court rejects challenge to limits on church services By Mark Sherman, Associated Press 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. Continue reading
Mar 30 Florida pastor arrested for violating rules amid virus outbreak By Tamara Lush, Chris O'Meara, Associated Press 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. Continue reading