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A sacred site marked by a palm tree is stands in the rising waters of Lake Albert at Karakaba landing site, near Buliisa , Uganda, Aug. 3, 2023. Sacred natural sites range from single trees in the bush to the rift in the land where the Nile River merges with Lake Albert, creating a spectacular landscape that intensifies the Bagungu's respect for nature.

As oil activities encroach on sacred natural sites, a small Ugandan community feels besieged

A sacred site marked by a palm tree is stands in the rising waters of Lake Albert at Karakaba landing site, near Buliisa , Uganda, Aug. 3, 2023. Sacred natural sites range from single trees in the bush to the rift in the land where the Nile River merges with Lake Albert, creating a spectacular landscape that intensifies the Bagungu's respect for nature.

August 27, 2023, 2:56pm Churches & Religion

Alex Wakitinti is worried about the sacred natural sites he tends in the large swath of bushy grassland near Lake Albert. It’s the same slice of his homeland that oil companies are developing in order for Uganda to become an oil producer by 2026. Read story

A Minneapolis Police officer checks a structure July 20, 2020, in Powderhorn Park before clearing it to be destroyed as a homeless encampment is cleared on in Minneapolis, Minn.

Minn. churches help homeless with tiny homes

A Minneapolis Police officer checks a structure July 20, 2020, in Powderhorn Park before clearing it to be destroyed as a homeless encampment is cleared on in Minneapolis, Minn.

August 26, 2023, 6:03am Churches & Religion

Valerie Roy chose to paint the door on her new tiny home in Roseville a bright shade of cerulean. Read story

Tacoma’s church celebrates 150 years

August 19, 2023, 6:05am Churches & Religion

It’s the little church that helped put Tacoma on the map. Read story

Imam Farid Sulayman stands for a portrait in Seattle's Rainier Valley neighborhood.

Muslim imam in Seattle sues over mysterious FBI watchlist

Imam Farid Sulayman stands for a portrait in Seattle's Rainier Valley neighborhood.

August 19, 2023, 6:04am Churches & Religion

Seattle Muslim leader Farid Sulayman said it was the usual drill for him last month when he flew to California to chaperone a youth basketball tournament. Checking in online proved impossible. At the ticket counter, he got a boarding pass with a special stamp — “SSSS” — indicating he would… Read story

Prisoners work on a nearly 1,800-year-old decorated floor from an early Christian prayer hall discovered by Israeli archaeologists on Nov. 6, 2005, in the Megiddo prison in Tel Megiddo, Israel. Israeli officials are considering uprooting the mosaic and loaning it to the controversial Museum of the Bible in Washington, D.C.

Israel eyes uprooting ancient Christian mosaic

Prisoners work on a nearly 1,800-year-old decorated floor from an early Christian prayer hall discovered by Israeli archaeologists on Nov. 6, 2005, in the Megiddo prison in Tel Megiddo, Israel. Israeli officials are considering uprooting the mosaic and loaning it to the controversial Museum of the Bible in Washington, D.C.

August 19, 2023, 6:02am Churches & Religion

An ancient Christian mosaic bearing an early reference to Jesus as God is at the center of a controversy that has riled archaeologists: Should the centuries-old decorated floor, which is near what’s believed to be the site of the prophesied Armageddon, be uprooted and loaned to a U.S. museum that… Read story

The destroyed Waiola Church is shown following wildfire, Friday, Aug. 11, 2023, in Lahaina, Hawaii. Currently, the Maui wildfires are the nation's fifth-deadliest on record, according to research by the National Fire Protection Association, a nonprofit that publishes fire codes and standards used in the U.S. and around the world.

Maui’s faithful clinging to hope

The destroyed Waiola Church is shown following wildfire, Friday, Aug. 11, 2023, in Lahaina, Hawaii. Currently, the Maui wildfires are the nation's fifth-deadliest on record, according to research by the National Fire Protection Association, a nonprofit that publishes fire codes and standards used in the U.S. and around the world.

August 19, 2023, 6:02am Churches & Religion

For scores of families in Hawaii still hoping to reunite with loved ones, it was not yet time to give up — even as the staggering death toll continued to grow, and even as authorities predicted that more remains would be found within the ashes left behind by a wildfire… Read story

John Bishop in 2018.

Ex-pastor John Bishop returns to Vancouver to publicly confess, apologize

John Bishop in 2018.

August 18, 2023, 2:10pm Churches & Religion

the disgraced former pastor who founded the Living Hope Church in Vancouver and later served a three-year prison sentence for smuggling drugs into the country, is returning to Vancouver to give his first sermon in seven years. Read story

Customers take a minute to decide their lunch order while visiting the food carts at Living Hope Church on Northeast Andresen Road.

Living Hope Church wants Vancouver food cart owners to help pay $45K bill for traffic study

Customers take a minute to decide their lunch order while visiting the food carts at Living Hope Church on Northeast Andresen Road.

August 18, 2023, 6:03am Business

A land use permit that Living Hope Church did not acquire until months after its food cart pod was established came with an unexpected traffic study fee of $45,000. Now Living Hope wants food cart owners to help foot the bill. Read story

Supporters of the National Christian Party hold a demonstration condemning the recent attack on a Christian area by an angry Muslim mob in Karachi, Pakistan, Thursday, Aug. 17, 2023. Police in eastern Pakistan arrested 129 Muslims overnight after a Muslim mob angered over an alleged desecration of the Quran attacked churches and homes of minority Christians, prompting authorities to summon soldiers to restore order, officials said.

Muslim mobs attack churches in eastern Pakistan after accusing Christians of desecrating the Quran

Supporters of the National Christian Party hold a demonstration condemning the recent attack on a Christian area by an angry Muslim mob in Karachi, Pakistan, Thursday, Aug. 17, 2023. Police in eastern Pakistan arrested 129 Muslims overnight after a Muslim mob angered over an alleged desecration of the Quran attacked churches and homes of minority Christians, prompting authorities to summon soldiers to restore order, officials said.

August 17, 2023, 8:06am Churches & Religion

Muslims in eastern Pakistan went on a rampage Wednesday over allegations that a Christian man had desecrated the Quran, demolishing the man’s house, burning churches and damaging several other homes, police and local Christians said. There were no immediate reports of casualties. Read story

Members of the Sikh community participate in the Parliament of World Religion Parade of Faiths, Sunday, Aug. 13, 2023, in Chicago.

A throng of interfaith leaders to focus on combating authoritarianism at global gathering in Chicago

Members of the Sikh community participate in the Parliament of World Religion Parade of Faiths, Sunday, Aug. 13, 2023, in Chicago.

August 14, 2023, 9:08am Churches & Religion

More than 6,000 people representing scores of religions and belief systems are expected to convene in Chicago starting Monday for what organizers bill as the world’s largest gathering of interfaith leaders. Read story