Church and College Leaders Work to Free a Detained Afghan Student

When Ali Faqirzada was detained after a routine asylum hearing in New York, officials from Bard College and the Episcopal Diocese tapped their networks to help.

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Aging N.Y.C. Seminary’s Prayers Are Answered With a Lease by Vanderbilt

The Tennessee university has promised to make repairs to the General Theological Seminary buildings as it establishes a satellite campus in Chelsea.

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Houses of Worship Struggle to Feed New Yorkers During SNAP Stalemate

In New York City, there are about 600 food pantries scattered across the five boroughs and at least 90 percent are run by either a religious organization or a nonprofit connected to a place of worship.

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Texas Floods Bring Grief and Prayer to Local Churches

At services in the stricken Hill Country and elsewhere, ministers spoke Sunday morning about sorrow and solace, community and hope, as more rain beat down.

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A Dallas church draws 600 to a service for the Texas flooding victims.

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A Church Wants a Homeless Shelter. The Mayor Wants Space for Pickleball.

Toms River, N.J., is poised to use eminent domain to raze an Episcopal church to build a park. The church had wanted to set up a 17-bed shelter.

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After Pope Francis, Progressive Christians Feel Vulnerable

Catholics and Protestants who saw Pope Francis as a guiding moral figure are losing their voice.

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Some Liberal Christians Find Comfort in Bishop Mariann Budde’s Plea to Trump

The bishop asked President Trump publicly to “have mercy,” electrifying some liberal churchgoers in an era dominated by conservative versions of Christianity.

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