IRS says church leaders can endorse candidates
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The IRS made headlines this week with a quiet but significant policy shift: Churches can now formally endorse political candidates without risking their tax-exempt status. At first glance, this looks like a monumental change in the balance between religion and politics.
As word spread among Catholics that immigration agents were visiting places of worship to carry out deportations, the pews inside the Cathedral of Our Lady of the Angels Catholic Church in downtown Los Angeles became less and less crowded.
"Ours is not a blue or red diocese, but a purple one, and above all, a Christian one." 2 News Oklahoma's Braden Bates shares what led to the 70-year-old rule change.
Whereas in most African American circles, the church is not only a worship venue. It is the place where people can come to mourn, to celebrate, and in some instances […]
Two neighbouring churches will be turned into live music venues, despite objections from local residents.Norwich City Council has approved the applications to transform the United Reformed Church (URC) in Princes Street and St Michael at Plea in Redwell Street.
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After tragic floods in central Texas killed over a hundred people with many still missing, families, communities, churches, schools and others have come together to mourn, remember and honor those who were killed.
They'll say it's falsified. And so people are scared because of that,” said Father Lopez President Trump has pushed back against sanctuary policies, giving ICE authorization to enter into churches, and even schools and hospitals. Even with signs outside ...
Many children may never see the inside of a church. Cultural shifts have left a generation often seeking faith, but not finding it.