Residents fight to preserve historic Black church in LA
Los Angeles (RNS) – On a recent Sunday, about 10 people sat outside the steps of the boarded-up First Baptist Church of Venice, a century-old …
Los Angeles (RNS) – On a recent Sunday, about 10 people sat outside the steps of the boarded-up First Baptist Church of Venice, a century-old …
CAIRO (AP) – Muslims around the world were observing Tuesday yet another major Islamic holiday in the shadow of the pandemic and amid growing concerns …
PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti (AP) – Hundreds of Haitians sought solace in prayer at Sunday church services as a political power struggle threatened to further destabilize their …
The African Methodist Episcopal Church, the United States’ oldest historically Black denomination, launched its General Conference on Tuesday with delegates expected to address racial issues …
For Qassim Abdullah, this year’s Islamic holiday of Eid al-Fitr marked a bit of a milestone: Now fully vaccinated, the 66-year-old finally felt comfortable enough …
The escalation of violence in the Israeli-Palestinian conflict is dismaying American Muslims and Jews who’ve been working to build bridges between their communities and are …
PRINCETON, N.J. (Black PR Wire) – Princeton Theological Seminary and joint sponsors Howard University School of Divinity and the Smithsonian National Museum of African American …
NEW YORK (AP) – Black Americans attend church more regularly than Americans overall, and pray more often. Most attend churches that are predominantly Black, yet …
On Sunday, April 4, the Jamaica Diaspora Taskforce Action Network (JDTAN) will host a virtual Inter-denominational Easter Celebration entitled “Celebration of the Christ: Bringing Love …
(RNS) – Ask Americans if they believe in God and most will say yes. But a growing number have lost faith in organized religion. For …