Faith - The Journal

Slowly, surely, houses of worship emerge from lockdown

For the first time in two months, there was clapping, singing and fellowship inside Stithton Baptist Church in Radcliff, Kentucky, as members of the congregation returned to the sanctuary Ma...

DATE: May 31, 2020 | CATEGORY: Faith

Poll: U.S. believers see message of change from God in virus

Even some who don’t affiliate with organized religion saw a bigger message

DATE: May 23, 2020 | CATEGORY: Faith

With split delayed, United Methodists face a year in limbo

Church divided over same-sex marriage, LGBTQ pastors

DATE: May 19, 2020 | CATEGORY: Faith

Poll: Most in U.S. back curbing in-person worship amid virus

<span class="Drop cap">Only about a third say that prohibiting in-person services violates religious freedom</span>

DATE: May 16, 2020 | CATEGORY: Faith

Pandemic, border crackdown hamper Catholics’ aid to migrants

NOGALES, Mexico – For years, Catholic-led, U.S.-based nonprofits have been at the forefront of efforts to support migrants and asylum-seekers along the Mexican border. Tough new border polic...

DATE: Apr 10, 2020 | CATEGORY: Faith

Virus forces world religions to change plans for holidays

SILVER SPRING, MD. – The global pandemic is upending the season’s major religious holidays, forcing leaders and practitioners across the spectrum to improvise. They’re having to find new way...

DATE: Apr 3, 2020 | CATEGORY: Faith

Faith before basketball for Yeshiva University champions

NEW YORK – Each of the mighty Maccabees has his role on the men’s basketball team. Gabriel Leifer sinks three-pointers; Daniel Katz is the defense wizard; Simcha Halpert makes the perfect al...

DATE: Mar 6, 2020 | CATEGORY: Faith

White evangelicals distinct on abortion, LGBT policy, poll shows

Poll: Most say religion should have influence on policymaking

DATE: Jan 19, 2020 | CATEGORY: Faith

Methodists propose split in gay marriage, clergy impasse

Conservative churches would form new denomination

DATE: Jan 10, 2020 | CATEGORY: Faith

The history of the cross and its many meanings over the centuries

In the fall, Catholics and some other Christian churches celebrate the Feast of the Holy Cross. With the feast, Christians commemorate Jesus Christ’s life, especially his salvific death on t...

DATE: Oct 12, 2019 | CATEGORY: Faith

The struggle to find silence in the ancient monastic world – and now

The World Health Organization has argued that “excessive noise” is a serious threat to human health. Studies have shown that excessive exposure to noise not only causes hearing loss but also...

DATE: Oct 5, 2019 | CATEGORY: Faith

U.S. Christians hold diverse views on climate change

In their second round of debates, Democratic presidential candidates called for aggressive measures to slow climate change. As Washington Gov. Jay Inslee has said, “We are the first generati...

DATE: Aug 10, 2019 | CATEGORY: Faith