The governing body of the United Church of Christ approves a resolution endorsing same-sex marriage. The vote doesn't force individual U.C.C. churches to accept gay marriage, but it is still likely to ...

Last November, Jay Pimentel began hearing that people in his neighborhood were receiving letters about him. Pimentel lives in Alameda, Calif., a small, liberal-leaning community hanging off Oakland ...

Rome — Pope Francis opened a big meeting Wednesday on the future of the Catholic Church, where contentious topics will be discussed. The three-week General Assembly of the Synod of Bishops at the ...

Vice President Kamala Harris, the Democratic presidential nominee, thanked leaders of the African Methodist Episcopal (AME) Church for their support this week and told them she is determined to move ...

On Dec. 18, Pope Francis formally approved allowing Catholic priests to bless same-sex couples. Some media outlets are calling the announcement a radical shift in policy aimed at making the Catholic ...