MOUNT VERNON, Ill. (RNS) — Ryan Burge, pastor and sociologist, has documented church decline for years. This Sunday, after 150 years, his own church held its final service.

It takes about 80 to 90 active members, in most church traditions, to pay a full-time pastor's salary. "This is a conversation I have almost every week," said Marr, who is based in Johnson City, Tenn.

The small town church grieved the shocking loss of the beloved priest this week. Saints Peter and Paul Catholic Church “JFK was always ‘the man’, whether it be a debate, speech, press ...

The DOJ sued Troy, Idaho, for religious discrimination, alleging the city violated RLUIPA by denying Christ Church a zoning permit for worship services.

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That explains how the pastor of a small Broward church and other evangelicals can “get face time with Netanyahu,” Taylor said. “These are often very obscure figures within American politics.

Fairview’s mayor says the McKinney Texas Temple conflicts with its small-town identity. The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints says how it builds its temple is a religious right.

In his latest film, "Small Things Like These" (in theaters Friday), Murphy is at war with himself. Based on the Orwell Prize-winning novel inspired by true events, "Small Things" is set in 1980s ...

Among those taking notice was Francis. In 2019, the Maltese prelate was on a pilgrimage to Lourdes, France, when he received a call from Francis inviting him to Rome for a private meeting.

Bible Fellowship Baptist Church hopes the community will join its small congregation in collecting supplies for Helene victims amidst ongoing recovery Updated: 7:43 PM EDT Oct 12, 2024 Editorial ...

Cillian Murphy Wrestles With Taking on Catholic Church in ‘Small Things Like These’ Trailer. The Oscar winner plays a hard-working coal merchant and father haunted by Church-sanctioned cruelty ...