A Sunday luncheon at the Geneva Presbyterian Church in California’s Laguna Wood, that marked the return of Billy Chang, the longtime pastor of the Irvine Taiwanese Presbyterian Church, was disrupted by a gunman who opened …
Pop icon Madonna reached out to Pope Francis online with a request for a second chance from the leader of the Catholic Church. Nika Shakhnazarova of PageSix writes that Madonna publicly offended the Church in …
The Iglesia Apostoles y Profetas, a Pentecostal church located in San Jose, California, has confirmed the September death of Arely Naomi Proctor, 3, happened following an attempted exorcism. The child was taken to the church …
Hong Kong’s former Catholic bishop, Cardinal Joseph Zen, 90, has been arrested for his support of a now-dissolved pro-democracy group, 612 Humanitarian Relief Fund. Zen served as a trustee for the group, which supported participants …
Inspired by the convergence of a number of religious holidays of different faiths in April —Passover, Easter, Ramadan, Ram Navami, Vaisakhi and Ridvan — an interfaith Trolley in Chicago offered a tour of five religious …
American pastors are burning out in record numbers, and the rate at which they are doing so is increasing dramatically over just one year ago. While many church leaders remain committed to their job, nearly …
Thirty-five years ago, three Lutheran bodies in the Americas merged to form the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America (ELCA). Now, the church is marking the anniversary by making plans to find new ways to carry …
The Church of Scotland’s general synod is set to consider a proposal that will allow ministers to officiate same-sex marriages. The proposal to allow ministers in Scotland’s largest Protestant church to conduct marriage ceremonies for same-sex …
A group of conservatives formerly affiliated with the United Methodist Church has launched a new denomination. The new group, the Global Methodist Church, officially launched May 1. The group had initially been in discussions with …
The Massachusetts school district that had blocked the opening of a private, Christian school — allegedly in part because of the founding church’s views on evolution and sexuality — has reversed course. Last month, the …