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Grow It organizer Leah Reichardt-Osterkatz, right, helps children make smoothies from strawberries they picked, plus kale grown on the farm May 29 at Spring Forest in Hillsborough, N.C.

‘Farmastery’ sows Christian values through its outreach

Grow It organizer Leah Reichardt-Osterkatz, right, helps children make smoothies from strawberries they picked, plus kale grown on the farm May 29 at Spring Forest in Hillsborough, N.C.

June 8, 2024, 5:08am Churches & Religion

On a warm, sunny morning in farm country, a group of 40 preschoolers and their parents fanned out across several rows of crops to pluck strawberries from beneath crowns of green leaves. Read story

The Rev. Meredith Stone welcomes participants to the 2022 Baptist Women in Ministry Annual Gathering, June 28, 2022, at Wilshire Baptist Church, Dallas, Texas. The organization plans prayer gatherings in support of Baptist female pastors outside the Southern Baptist Convention&rsquo;s annual meeting in Indianapolis June 11-12, 2024.

Southern Baptists are poised to ban churches with women pastors. Some are urging them to reconsider

The Rev. Meredith Stone welcomes participants to the 2022 Baptist Women in Ministry Annual Gathering, June 28, 2022, at Wilshire Baptist Church, Dallas, Texas. The organization plans prayer gatherings in support of Baptist female pastors outside the Southern Baptist Convention&rsquo;s annual meeting in Indianapolis June 11-12, 2024.

June 6, 2024, 2:12pm Churches & Religion

From its towering white steeple and red-brick facade to its Sunday services filled with rousing gospel hymns and evangelistic sermons, First Baptist Church of Alexandria, Virginia, bears many of the classic hallmarks of a Southern Baptist church. Read story

An IMPACT Camas-Washougal volunteer, left, verifies the contents of a food box in the spring of 2023.

IMPACT Camas-Washougal’s annual ‘call to action’ grows

An IMPACT Camas-Washougal volunteer, left, verifies the contents of a food box in the spring of 2023.

June 1, 2024, 6:06am Churches & Religion

IMPACT Camas-Washougal began in 2015 as a call to action from St. Matthew Lutheran Church pastor Bob Barber. Read story

Writer Lulu Fairman, left, talks with writer and co-producer Maryam Chishti before a performance May 22 of &ldquo;What Do I Do With All This Heritage?&rdquo; in Los Angeles.

Theater show spotlights Asian American Jews

Writer Lulu Fairman, left, talks with writer and co-producer Maryam Chishti before a performance May 22 of &ldquo;What Do I Do With All This Heritage?&rdquo; in Los Angeles.

June 1, 2024, 6:04am Churches & Religion

David Chiu’s mother comes from a long line of Lithuanian Jews; his father is an immigrant from Hong Kong. For most of his life, the 42-year-old Southern Californian has felt like he “never completely belonged in either world.” Read story

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Fire sprinklers dampen flames from apparent arson at Hazel Dell church

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May 28, 2024, 6:05pm Churches & Religion

The Clark County Sheriff’s Office is investigating an apparent arson Sunday at a Hazel Dell church. Read story

Pope Francis tours St.Peter&rsquo;s Square at the Vatican after he presided over a mass for the World Children Day, Sunday, May 26, 2024.

Pope apologizes after being quoted using vulgar term about gay men in talk about ban on gay priests

Pope Francis tours St.Peter&rsquo;s Square at the Vatican after he presided over a mass for the World Children Day, Sunday, May 26, 2024.

May 28, 2024, 8:33am Churches & Religion

Pope Francis apologized Tuesday after he was quoted using a vulgar term about gay men to reaffirm the Catholic Church’s ban on gay priests. Read story

Former President Donald Trump speaks June 24, 2023, during the Faith &amp; Freedom Coalition Policy Conference in Washington. Trump&rsquo;s support from white evangelicals and other conservative Christians is as strong as ever.

Jesus is their savior, Trump is their candidate

Former President Donald Trump speaks June 24, 2023, during the Faith &amp; Freedom Coalition Policy Conference in Washington. Trump&rsquo;s support from white evangelicals and other conservative Christians is as strong as ever.

May 25, 2024, 6:07am Churches & Religion

As Donald Trump increasingly infuses his campaign with Christian trappings while coasting to a third Republican presidential nomination, his support is as strong as ever among evangelicals and other conservative Christians. Read story

Young missionary couple from U.S. fatally shot in Haiti

May 24, 2024, 5:28pm Churches & Religion

A U.S. missionary couple and a Haitian man who led a religious group were shot and killed by criminal gang members in Haiti’s capital after they were abducted while leaving a youth group activity held at a local church, a family member said Friday. Read story

Buddhists wait for the start of a lantern parade as part of festivities celebrating the birthday of Buddha, in Seoul, South Korea, Saturday, May 11, 2024.

From South Korea to India, devotees mark the birthday of Buddha with lanterns and prayers

Buddhists wait for the start of a lantern parade as part of festivities celebrating the birthday of Buddha, in Seoul, South Korea, Saturday, May 11, 2024.

May 23, 2024, 8:55am Churches & Religion

A devotee knelt and gently touched his head on the dome of the Boudhanath Stupa, an iconic Buddhist monument in Kathmandu, as a mark of reverence on Thursday, which marks the birth of Buddha. Read story

Nevada Hindu group appeals ordinance

May 18, 2024, 5:15am Churches & Religion

After it says it is being blocked by a Henderson ordinance from building a Hindu temple on a 5-acre patch of land in a rural neighborhood, a local Hindu group accuses the city of discrimination. Read story