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A woman in Kentucky has gone viral online after posting a series of videos where she asks churches if they will help to feed a starving baby. The results have shocked social-media users, and the ...

In the remote desert of Terlingua, Texas, a retired Boeing 727 isn't parked at an airport—it's the centerpiece of an 80-acre luxury retreat that just hit the market. Adam Baker, a Dallas-based ...

WELL, MIKE, SEVEN OF EIGHT CHURCHES, ALL OF THEM EXCEPT FOR THIS ONE. WE’RE AT SAINT MAURICE PARISH, AND NEXT YEAR THIS IS GOING TO BE THE ONLY CHURCH THAT’S OPEN IN THE SAINT JOSEPH THE WORKER PARISH ...

(RNS) — Among American churchgoers, roughly half are concentrated within a small fraction — less than 10% — of the nation’s churches, according to data reported earlier this year on church attendance ...

CONROE, Texas—Church attendance has been declining for decades. But in a new kind of religious mystery, construction on churches and other houses of worship is booming. In fast-growing Conroe, Texas, ...

Hostility toward churches across the U.S. remains alarmingly high, according to a new study from a Christian organization that has tracked such incidents since 2018. In its annual "Hostility Against ...

In a court document filed earlier this month, the Internal Revenue Service quietly revealed a significant break with long-standing practice: Churches will no longer risk their nonprofit status if ...

In a break with decades of tradition, the Internal Revenue Service says it will allow houses of worship to endorse candidates for political office without losing their tax-exempt status. The surprise ...

The IRS in a new federal court filing says that churches can endorse political candidates to their congregations without risking the loss of their tax-exempt status. The move upends a 70-year ...

ODESSA, Texas — Gunfire erupted in Odessa on Saturday afternoon, leaving one dead and another under arrest in connection with the shooting. The Odessa Police Department responded to the 1200 block of ...