Churches arm and train congregants in wake of mass shootings
The anxiety of one mass shooting after another has led some churches to start training and arming their worshippers with guns
Attorney IDs 12 more priests accused of child sex abuse in NJ
An attorney for childhood victims alleging sexual abuse by Roman Catholic clergy says he has turned up the names of 12 New Jersey priests who were not previously disclosed on lists the church released.
Pa. clergy abuse hotline got 1,900 calls over first year
Investigations remain underway after 1,862 calls were made to a clergy abuse hotline in the 12 months since a landmark grand jury report exposed decades of child abuse within Pennsylvania's Roman Catholic dioceses, the state attorney general said Tuesday.
Pope Francis prays for victims of 3 US mass shootings in a week
Pope Francis is offering prayers for the dead and the injured in three U.S. mass shootings this week.
Delaware priest relieved of duties amid child sex abuse allegations
A Roman Catholic priest accused of sexually abusing a teenager in Delaware nearly 40 years ago has been relieved of his duties.
Catholic bishop to rain down ‘holy water’ from helicopter in ‘mass exorcism’ over city
A Catholic bishop is reaching for new heights to save a city wrought with "evil."
Bible shortage? Publishers say tariffs could cause it
Religious publishers say President Donald Trump's most recent proposed tariffs on Chinese imports could result in a Bible shortage.
Twitter bans 'dehumanizing' posts toward religious groups
Twitter now prohibits hate speech that targets religious groups using dehumanizing language.
Pope: Migrants are people, not just a social issue
Pope Francis has prayed for migrants in a special Mass, saying they are people and not just a social issue.
‘Humiliated, scared and targeted’: Blind man and service dog turned away from church
A South Carolina church turned away a blind man and his service dog because the organization doesn't allow animals.
Wilmington pool revises regulations to accommodate religious clothing
The action is significant, because a year ago those students were asked to leave because of the cotton clothes they were wearing at the time were against the rules.
80-year-old Delaware County man aims to walk over 11,500 miles
As a full-time certified public accountant numbers are important to 80-year-old Harold Sampson. But late each morning in his home office, Sampson prepares for a midday ritual involving numbers that have taken over his life.
Cracker Barrel denies pastor’s church event at restaurant after he says LGBT people should be killed
Cracker Barrel denied a planned church event at one of its restaurants of a Tennessee pastor, who is also a former detective, after he preached that the government should execute LGBT people, the restaurant chain said Tuesday on Twitter.
Pastor who backed bill criminalizing abortion arrested for alleged child sex abuse
A former Southern Baptist pastor who supported legislation in Texas this year that would have criminalized abortions has been arrested on charges of child sex abuse.
Catholic bishops approve new sex-abuse reporting hotline
U.S. Catholic bishops voted Wednesday to create a new national sex-abuse hotline run by an independent entity, a decision that represents one of the church's most tangible steps yet in confronting its sex-abuse crisis.
Bishops OK anti-abuse steps, but skeptics seek tougher moves
Under intense public pressure, the nation's Roman Catholic bishops approved new steps this week to deal more strongly with the clergy sex-abuse crisis. But activists and others say the moves leave the bishops in charge of policing themselves and potentially keep law enforcement at arm's length.
New Pa. court ruling may help older clergy abuse claims proceed
A Pennsylvania court says a woman can pursue her lawsuit that alleges Roman Catholic Church officials in the Altoona-Johnstown Diocese worked to conceal her molestation by a priest.
Vatican rejects gender change to alarm of LGBTQ Catholics
The Vatican has issued a document rejecting the idea that people can choose or change their assigned genders.
Former President Jimmy Carter returns to teach Sunday school
Former U.S. President Jimmy Carter is back to teaching Sunday school in Georgia after taking time off to undergo surgery for a broken hip.
