Latest by Peter Smith
Published on March 23, 2024 - Page 7
and TIFFANY STANLEY
Associated Press Writers
Since the start of his political career, Donald Trump has played on stereotypes about Jews and politics...
Published on January 13, 2024 - Page 11
Post-pandemic burnout is at worrying levels among Christian clergy in the U.S., prompting many to think about abandoning their jobs, according to a...
Published on September 30, 2023 - Page 7
The landmark Washington National Cathedral has unveiled new stained-glass windows with a theme of racial justice, filling the space that had once...
Published on September 23, 2023 - Page 7
The Southern Baptist Convention has ousted an Oklahoma church whose pastor defended his blackface performance at one church event and his...
Published on July 8, 2023 - Page 7
More than 6,000 United Methodist congregations -- a fifth of the U.S. total -- have now received permission to leave the denomination amid a schism...
Published on July 8, 2023 - Page 7
Less than a month after finalizing the ouster of one of its largest churches for having female pastors, the Southern Baptist Convention has lost...
Published on April 16, 2023 - Page 9
PITTSBURGH -- More than 60 years ago, a historic Black church was forced to give up its sanctuary, compensated for what it says was a fraction of its...
Published on October 15, 2022 - Page 7
United Methodists have for generations been a mainstay of the American religious landscape -- one of the most geographically widespread of the major...
Published on September 30, 2022 - Page 4
When her teenage daughter came out as a lesbian several years ago, one of the first things Caroline Joyce did was to Google, "Can you be gay and be a...
Published on June 10, 2022 - Page 19
LEOLA — Clotheslines with billowing linens and long dresses are a common sight on the off-grid farms of Pennsylvania’s Lancaster County, home to the...