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In this Saturday, June 6, 2020 photo provided by The Record, Black Catholics walk from the federal courthouse building in downtown Louisville, Ky., to 12th and Broadway, in the &quot;Black Catholics Unite: Stand For Justice March&quot; which was organized by young adults. Black Catholics across the U.S. hear their church&#039;s leaders once again calling for racial justice, but at this volatile moment they want action as well as words.

Black Catholics demand action against racism

In this Saturday, June 6, 2020 photo provided by The Record, Black Catholics walk from the federal courthouse building in downtown Louisville, Ky., to 12th and Broadway, in the &quot;Black Catholics Unite: Stand For Justice March&quot; which was organized by young adults. Black Catholics across the U.S. hear their church&#039;s leaders once again calling for racial justice, but at this volatile moment they want action as well as words.

June 27, 2020, 6:03am Churches & Religion

Black Roman Catholics are hearing their church’s leaders calling for racial justice once again after the killing of George Floyd, but this time they’re demanding not just words but action. Read story

The Rev. Lenny Duncan, a Black, queer preacher in the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America, plans to open a church in downtown Vancouver that is specifically anti-racist and LGBTQIA affirming. &quot;Once I came to Vancouver, I felt really called by God to be here,&quot; he said.

Jubilee Collective’s Mission: Anti-racist, inclusive space in Vancouver

The Rev. Lenny Duncan, a Black, queer preacher in the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America, plans to open a church in downtown Vancouver that is specifically anti-racist and LGBTQIA affirming. &quot;Once I came to Vancouver, I felt really called by God to be here,&quot; he said.

June 26, 2020, 6:03am Churches & Religion

The Rev. Lenny Duncan has impeccable timing considering current events. Read story

FILE - In this Sept. 24, 2019 file photo, Farhana Khera, president and executive director of Muslim Advocates speaks during a House Committee on the Judiciary&#039; Subcommittee on Immigration and Citizenship and Committee on Foreign Affairs, Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations joint hearing on the administration&#039;s &#039;Muslim ban&#039; on Capitol Hill in Washington. In the wake of George Floyd&#039;s death in police custody, dozens of American Muslim organizations have come together to call for reform to policing practices, and to support black-led organizations. &quot;These demands are a floor for our groups and not a ceiling. Some would call for much more,&quot; Khera said in response to e-mailed questions.

Muslims demand police reform, back Black-led groups

FILE - In this Sept. 24, 2019 file photo, Farhana Khera, president and executive director of Muslim Advocates speaks during a House Committee on the Judiciary&#039; Subcommittee on Immigration and Citizenship and Committee on Foreign Affairs, Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations joint hearing on the administration&#039;s &#039;Muslim ban&#039; on Capitol Hill in Washington. In the wake of George Floyd&#039;s death in police custody, dozens of American Muslim organizations have come together to call for reform to policing practices, and to support black-led organizations. &quot;These demands are a floor for our groups and not a ceiling. Some would call for much more,&quot; Khera said in response to e-mailed questions.

June 20, 2020, 6:02am Churches & Religion

In the wake of George Floyd’s death in police custody, dozens of American Muslim organizations have come together to call for reform to policing practices, and to support Black-led organizations. Read story

The Rev. Craig Robinson and his wife, associate pastor Dr. Shakira Sanchez-Collins, film their Sunday service at St. James AME Church in Chicago on May 7, 2020.

Study: 1 in 4 in U.S. say faith stronger due to pandemic

The Rev. Craig Robinson and his wife, associate pastor Dr. Shakira Sanchez-Collins, film their Sunday service at St. James AME Church in Chicago on May 7, 2020.

June 20, 2020, 6:02am Churches & Religion

He was scared and had good reason to be. He was over age 60. He had health issues. And the global COVID-19 death toll was mounting. Read story

In this May 27, 2020, photo, missionaries with The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, from left to right, Andrew Zitting, Seth Rather, and Guenter Castrillo pray during a Zoom meeting with a local family while on a smartphone at their apartment, in Brigham City, Utah.

Blue shirts, no ties: New dress code for Latter-day Saint missionaries

In this May 27, 2020, photo, missionaries with The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, from left to right, Andrew Zitting, Seth Rather, and Guenter Castrillo pray during a Zoom meeting with a local family while on a smartphone at their apartment, in Brigham City, Utah.

June 20, 2020, 6:02am Churches & Religion

The white shirts and ties that have long been the signature outfit for young men serving missions for The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints will no longer be the only outfit choice under a dress code change announced Friday. Read story

Governor allows religious gatherings in Phase 2 to welcome more people

June 19, 2020, 9:13am Churches & Religion

Churches, mosques and temples in Spokane can welcome more people to indoor services after Gov. Jay Inslee adjusted the gathering sizes for religious and faith-based organizations on Thursday. Read story

Falwell apologizes for tweet that included racist photo

June 13, 2020, 6:04am Churches & Religion

Liberty University President Jerry Falwell Jr. apologized Monday for a tweet that included a racist photo that appeared on Gov. Ralph Northam’s medical school yearbook page decades ago. Read story

In this June 1, 2020, photo provided by the Catholic Diocese of El Paso, Bishop Mark Seitz, center, kneels with other demonstrators at Memorial Park holding a Black Lives Matter sign in El Paso, Texas. Pope Francis called Seitz unexpectedly after he was photographed at the protest.

Pope sends strong message to U.S. Catholics after Floyd death

In this June 1, 2020, photo provided by the Catholic Diocese of El Paso, Bishop Mark Seitz, center, kneels with other demonstrators at Memorial Park holding a Black Lives Matter sign in El Paso, Texas. Pope Francis called Seitz unexpectedly after he was photographed at the protest.

June 10, 2020, 8:59am Churches & Religion

Pope Francis called George Floyd by name, twice, and offered support to an American bishop who knelt in prayer during a Black Lives Matter protest. Read story

Ron Hart (Photo courtesy of the Hart family)

Former Vancouver city councilor, pastor Ron Hart dies at 83

Ron Hart (Photo courtesy of the Hart family)

June 6, 2020, 3:00pm Churches & Religion

A fixture in Vancouver city government and the local faith community died Thursday. Read story

The Rev. Mariann Budde, bishop of the Episcopal Diocese of Washington, speaks Wednesday, June 3, 2020, down the block from St. John&#039;s Church, that is across Lafayette Park from the White House in Washington.

U.S. faith leaders engage racism and politics

The Rev. Mariann Budde, bishop of the Episcopal Diocese of Washington, speaks Wednesday, June 3, 2020, down the block from St. John&#039;s Church, that is across Lafayette Park from the White House in Washington.

June 6, 2020, 6:01am Churches & Religion

As days of anti-racism protests sparked by police killings push Americans toward a national reckoning, religious leaders are stepping more directly into the politics surrounding discrimination, entering into a dialogue that cuts across lines of faith and color. Read story