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Orange County commissioners rejected an appeal from a Hindu congregation seeking permission to build a a new temple in the west Orange rural settlement of Gotha, Florida. (Gary W.

Florida Hindu temple transports visitors to South India

Orange County commissioners rejected an appeal from a Hindu congregation seeking permission to build a a new temple in the west Orange rural settlement of Gotha, Florida. (Gary W.

February 1, 2025, 6:02am Churches & Religion

Tucked away on a residential street in Southwest Broward County lies a holy structure of architectural grandeur that looks as if it were uprooted straight from India and transplanted to South Florida. Read story

Archbishop Thomas Gerard Wenski, center, blesses some of the approximately 350 riders who took part in the 13th Annual Archbishop Motorcycle Ride, a fundraiser aimed at raising funds for the St. Luke's Center, an organization focused on eradicating addiction Jan. 26 in Doral, Fl.

Catholics, start your engines: It’s archbishop’s annual motorcycle biker mass event

Archbishop Thomas Gerard Wenski, center, blesses some of the approximately 350 riders who took part in the 13th Annual Archbishop Motorcycle Ride, a fundraiser aimed at raising funds for the St. Luke's Center, an organization focused on eradicating addiction Jan. 26 in Doral, Fl.

February 1, 2025, 5:55am Churches & Religion

Nearly 350 riders hailing from all corners of Florida revved their motorcycle engines in the parking lot of a Doral church, as they waited for the signal to start their ride. The chilly temperatures that plagued South Florida for a week warmed up to a nice 70 degrees. Perfect for… Read story

U.S. Rep. Marie Gluesenkamp Perez, D-Skamania, speaks to constituents at a Thursday town hall at Three Creeks Community Library.

Packed house challenges Perez on conservative Bible study, votes on immigration

U.S. Rep. Marie Gluesenkamp Perez, D-Skamania, speaks to constituents at a Thursday town hall at Three Creeks Community Library.

January 31, 2025, 2:41pm Churches & Religion

About 100 people spilled out of U.S. Rep. Marie Gluesenkamp Perez’s Thursday night town hall in Salmon Creek, as her recent alignment with House conservatives has ignited criticism of the Skamania Democrat. Read story

FILE - New Zealand’s Mount Taranaki, also known as Mount Egmont, has a warm glow lighting the snow peak, June 12, 2011.

A New Zealand mountain is granted personhood, recognizing it as sacred for Māori

FILE - New Zealand’s Mount Taranaki, also known as Mount Egmont, has a warm glow lighting the snow peak, June 12, 2011.

January 31, 2025, 8:19am Churches & Religion

A mountain in New Zealand considered an ancestor by Indigenous people was recognized as a legal person on Thursday after a new law granted it all the rights and responsibilities of a human being. Read story

The Washington State Capitol building is seen in Olympia, Washington on January 9, 2025.

Washington lawmakers renew push to make clergy report child abuse

The Washington State Capitol building is seen in Olympia, Washington on January 9, 2025.

January 28, 2025, 7:44am Churches & Religion Free

Two Democratic state lawmakers are trying again to require clergy members in Washington to report child abuse or neglect, including when it is disclosed to them by a congregant during confession. Read story

Rev. W. J. Mark Knutson, left, listens as Juan Francisco Aguirre-Velasquez gives an interview at the Augustana Lutheran Church, Thursday, Jan. 9, 2025, in Portland, Oregon. Aguirre-Velasquez, originally from El Salvador, sought sanctuary in the church to avoid deportation in 2014.

Trump won’t ban immigration arrests at churches. Now clergy are weighing how to resist

Rev. W. J. Mark Knutson, left, listens as Juan Francisco Aguirre-Velasquez gives an interview at the Augustana Lutheran Church, Thursday, Jan. 9, 2025, in Portland, Oregon. Aguirre-Velasquez, originally from El Salvador, sought sanctuary in the church to avoid deportation in 2014.

January 26, 2025, 6:00am Churches & Religion

Numerous faith leaders across the U.S. say the immigration crackdown launched by President Donald Trump’s new administration has sown fear within their migrant-friendly congregations. They are pondering ways to resist even in the face of warnings that houses of worship are not off-limits for arrests. Read story

Anti-abortion campaigners celebrate outside the U.S. Supreme Court in Washington, D.C., on June 24, 2022.

Christian legal group that helped topple Roe shifts fight to DEI

Anti-abortion campaigners celebrate outside the U.S. Supreme Court in Washington, D.C., on June 24, 2022.

January 26, 2025, 6:00am Churches & Religion

It was late 2022 when hundreds of lawyers across America joined in a virtual Lord’s Prayer for Jeremy Tedesco and his mission to promote Christian values in corporate America. Read story

Oded Golan, who owns one of the largest collections of antiquities from the New Testament era, visited Atlanta earlier in December to show media his collection, which he is exhibiting at Pullman Yards until the end of February.

Jesus-era artifacts go on display

Oded Golan, who owns one of the largest collections of antiquities from the New Testament era, visited Atlanta earlier in December to show media his collection, which he is exhibiting at Pullman Yards until the end of February.

January 25, 2025, 5:58am Churches & Religion

Longtime Israeli antiquities collector Oded Golan has brought 350 of his most notable artifacts from the Holy Land to Atlanta’s Pullman Yards for display through the end of February. Read story

Rev. José Antonio Carballo, rector of the Metropolitan Cathedral, celebrates the annual blessing of the animals Mass on Jan. 17 at Mexico City’s Metropolitan Cathedral.

Blessing of animals reflects owners’ devotion

Rev. José Antonio Carballo, rector of the Metropolitan Cathedral, celebrates the annual blessing of the animals Mass on Jan. 17 at Mexico City’s Metropolitan Cathedral.

January 25, 2025, 5:57am Churches & Religion

Behaving at their best, a dozen dogs attended Mass at Mexico City’s cathedral on a recent Friday, waiting for their turn to be doused with holy water. Read story

Rev. Mariann Budde leads the national prayer service attended by President Donald Trump at the Washington National Cathedral, Tuesday, Jan. 21, 2025, in Washington.

Who is Mariann Budde, the Episcopal bishop who upset Trump during an inaugural prayer service?

Rev. Mariann Budde leads the national prayer service attended by President Donald Trump at the Washington National Cathedral, Tuesday, Jan. 21, 2025, in Washington.

January 24, 2025, 8:17am Churches & Religion

The Right Rev. Mariann Budde made headlines this week after she angered President Donald Trump with her sermon during an inaugural prayer service. Read story