This church became known as the Coptic church because Copt is the Arabic and Greek word for Egyptian. Before the Moslem invasion in 641 the Copts fell into heresy due to their rejection of the ...

Father Bryan Zielenieski talks about church closures and the fall in attendance in the Diocese of Buffalo, New York. "We essentially went to half of what we used to back in the early 2000s," he ...

But I will not forget his warning that a major storm was on the way. There seems to be a convergence of issues that could have a profound effect on churches in 2025. Frankly, I could name at least a ...

Ms. Townsend is an associate professor of philosophy. If you walk into a church right now, you are almost guaranteed to see other people. It’s the busiest time of the year for churches — even ...

At 8,000 feet, on the central plateau of Ethiopia, stand 11 churches, each carved from a single, gigantic, block of stone. No bricks, no mortar, no concrete, no lumber, just rock sculpted into ...

But amid the stories of congregations closing and buildings being repurposed, there is a counternarrative. It’s a story that doesn’t get told as often — the story of churches that survive crises and ...

The Roman Catholic Church has consistently condemned abortion — the direct and purposeful taking of the life of the unborn child. In principle, Catholic Christians believe that all life is ...

Pastor Caroline Omolo.Credit...Kang-Chun Cheng for The New York Times Supported by By Sarah Hurtes Reporting from Nairobi For nearly a decade, Kenya’s only church led and attended by L.G.B.T.Q ...

For the 250 or so faithful at Clearview Mennonite Church in Rapho Township, worship today looks much like it did centuries ago. The women wear muted pastel dresses that extend at least to mid-calf ...

The Historical Commission has approved a plan to preserve and redevelop an imposing church complex at 1900 S. 16th St. that has defined this corner of South Philadelphia for over 120 years. The new ...

The article included other remarks related to Carter’s faith — such as the importance of the separation of church and state, a conviction born of Carter’s Southern Baptist upbringing — but ...

Seraphim Holland, a priest at the St Nicholas Orthodox Church in McKinney, Texas, has witnessed a surge of converts in recent years - James Breeden/Breeden Media LLC ...