Alejandra Molina

Religion News Service

Study: Clergy Feel Ill-Equipped to Help Black and Latino Congregants with Mental Health

According to a new study, clergy feel ill-equipped to help Black and Latino congregants struggling with their mental health.

February 15, 2022

Study: Clergy Feel Ill-Equipped to Help Black and Latino Congregants with Mental Health

Ordinance Limiting Oregon Church Meal Services Violates Religious Freedom, Suit Says

An Oregon church is suing the coastal city of Brookings, arguing that an ordinance restricting the church’s meal program for the unhoused violates...

February 02, 2022

Ordinance Limiting Oregon Church Meal Services Violates Religious Freedom, Suit Says

Claremont School of Theology Ordered to Offer Land to Neighboring Universities

The Claremont School of Theology must offer to sell its property to the neighboring Claremont Colleges for a price below market value, a Los...

January 28, 2022

Claremont School of Theology Ordered to Offer Land to Neighboring Universities

Frank Barker, Founding Pastor of Briarwood Presbyterian Church, Is Dead at 89

The Rev. Frank Barker, whose 4,000-member Briarwood Presbyterian Church grew from a Birmingham, Alabama, storefront before he helped found a...

December 29, 2021

Frank Barker, Founding Pastor of Briarwood Presbyterian Church, Is Dead at 89

LA Archdiocese Sues LAUSD, Alleging it Kept Federal Funds from Catholic Schools

The Archdiocese of Los Angeles is suing the Los Angeles Unified School District, the second largest in the United States, arguing that legal action...

December 21, 2021

LA Archdiocese Sues LAUSD, Alleging it Kept Federal Funds from Catholic Schools

Court Temporarily Blocks San Diego Schools’ Vaccine Mandate after Suit Filed by 16-Year-Old

On Sunday, the Ninth District Court of Appeals temporarily blocked San Diego Unified School District’s COVID-19 vaccine mandate from taking...

November 30, 2021

Court Temporarily Blocks San Diego Schools’ Vaccine Mandate after Suit Filed by 16-Year-Old

Hope 'Renewed in a Just God': Faith Leaders React to Guilty Verdicts in Ahmaud Arbery Murder

Religious groups and faith leaders across the country said the verdict in the Ahmaud Arbery case — that found all three white men charged in his...

November 29, 2021

Hope 'Renewed in a Just God': Faith Leaders React to Guilty Verdicts in Ahmaud Arbery Murder

Bishops Seek Answers in Vandalism of Churches and Catholic Symbols

Last year, the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops decided to start documenting and tracking vandalism at Catholic sites across the country. Since...

November 09, 2021

Bishops Seek Answers in Vandalism of Churches and Catholic Symbols

Texans Vote in Favor of Prohibiting Governments from Limiting Religious Services

Texas voters on Tuesday (Nov. 2) overwhelmingly supported a measure barring governments from taking any kind of action that limits religious...

November 04, 2021

Texans Vote in Favor of Prohibiting Governments from Limiting Religious Services

Student Files Religious Discrimination Suit over San Diego Schools' Vaccine Mandate

A 16-year-old high school student is suing the San Diego Unified School District in federal court, claiming religious discrimination over vaccine...

October 27, 2021

Student Files Religious Discrimination Suit over San Diego Schools' Vaccine Mandate

Texans to Vote on Whether Governments Can Limit Religious Services

In November, Texans will be voting on whether or not the government should be allowed to limit religious services as they did during the early days...

October 21, 2021

Texans to Vote on Whether Governments Can Limit Religious Services

Who Are the Catholic Bishops Drafting the Controversial Communion Document?

Last week, the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops voted to draft a controversial document on Communion, widely seen as an effort to deny the...

Who Are the Catholic Bishops Drafting the Controversial Communion Document?

Saddleback Church Pastor Rick Warren Signals Retirement with Search for Successor

On Sunday, Saddleback Church pastor Rick Warren signaled that, after 40 years in the pulpit, he will soon retire.

Saddleback Church Pastor Rick Warren Signals Retirement with Search for Successor

Arrest Made in Suspected Antisemitic Attack in LA as Jewish Community Remains on Edge

Los Angeles police have arrested a man in connection with the suspected antisemitic attack outside a restaurant that left several Jewish diners...

Arrest Made in Suspected Antisemitic Attack in LA as Jewish Community Remains on Edge

Los Angeles Police Investigating Brawl as Antisemitic Hate Crime

Los Angeles police are investigating an attack on diners outside a Westside restaurant as an antisemitic hate crime.

Los Angeles Police Investigating Brawl as Antisemitic Hate Crime

Man Charged in San Gabriel Mission Blaze That Destroyed Rooftop of Historic Church

A man has been charged in connection with a fire last July that destroyed the rooftop of a church at the historic San Gabriel Mission church.

Man Charged in San Gabriel Mission Blaze That Destroyed Rooftop of Historic Church

Eric Talley, 'A Faithful and Heroic Officer' Killed in Boulder Shooting, Honored in Catholic Funeral Mass

On Monday, a traditional Latin Mass was held for Eric Talley, the Boulder, Colorado, police officer who was one of 10 people killed in a mass...

Eric Talley, 'A Faithful and Heroic Officer' Killed in Boulder Shooting, Honored in Catholic Funeral Mass

In Southern California, Black Churches Are Using Their Land to Build Housing for the Homeless

A number of churches, particularly Black congregations, in Southern California are stepping up to build affordable housing on their church land...

In Southern California, Black Churches Are Using Their Land to Build Housing for the Homeless

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