July 27, 2024, 6:04am Churches & Religion
Black clergy who know Vice President Kamala Harris, now the frontrunner for the Democratic presidential nomination, marvel at the fusion of traditions and teachings that have molded her religious faith and social justice values. Read story
July 23, 2024, 9:32am Churches & Religion
In under 48 hours, the head of the staunchly conservative public-policy arm of the Southern Baptist Convention rankled fellow Baptists by applauding President Joe Biden’s “selfless act” of withdrawing his candidacy for re-election. Then, his agency reported he was fired — and now they have reaffirmed his leadership. Read story
July 22, 2024, 2:07pm Churches & Religion
The recently opened archives of Pope Pius XII have shed new light on claims the World War II-era pope didn’t speak out about the Holocaust. But they’re also providing details about another contentious chapter in Vatican history: the scandal over the founder of the Legionaries of Christ. Read story
July 20, 2024, 5:56am Churches & Religion
When a 7.4-magnitude earthquake ripped through Taiwan in April, it took about 30 minutes for the region’s most ubiquitous charity to set up an emergency response center. Read story
July 19, 2024, 4:44pm Churches & Religion
Homeless outreach nonprofit Thrive2Survive is hosting its third annual Show the Love car show from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. Saturday at Living Hope Church at 2711 N.E. Andresen Road. Read story
July 13, 2024, 5:17am Churches & Religion
In the Catholic faith, sainthood is reserved for those who have lived a life of heroic virtues, acted as a martyr or taken part in miracles. The designation typically comes after the person has been dead for decades, even hundreds of years. Read story
July 13, 2024, 5:16am Churches & Religion
Somewhere in this random, run-of-the-mill truck stop full of things truckers need, like CB radios and corned beef hash, and stuff no one needs, like dragon sculptures or New Jersey-themed shot glasses, a local tanker driver found something he wasn’t looking for: God. Read story
July 13, 2024, 5:12am Churches & Religion
Xavier Pallàs plants his feet on the belfry floor, grips the rope, and with one tug fills the lush Spanish valley below with the reverberating peal of a church bell. Read story
July 12, 2024, 5:50pm Churches & Religion
A Washington state judge said Friday that Attorney General Bob Ferguson is not entitled to enforce a subpoena seeking decades of records from the Seattle Archdiocese, despite his assertion that the records are needed to learn whether the Catholic church used charitable trust funds to cover up sexual abuse by… Read story
July 11, 2024, 6:08am Churches & Religion
Children’s laughter and squeals drifted from a courtyard at the Open House Ministries campus in Vancouver’s Esther Short neighborhood Wednesday. Read story
