Russia's sunken warship may have been carrying piece of 'True Cross,' a Christian relic
A Russian news report in 2020 said the Christian relic would be stored on the Moskva, the flagship of Russia's Black Sea fleet, which sank this week.
Detroit Archbishop Vigneron announces he has tested positive for Covid-19
Vigneron says he's fully vaccinated and boosted and said his symptoms appear to be mild, right now.
How botched baptisms roiled a Michigan church
A deacon's error declaring "we baptize" instead of "I baptize" has reportedly invalidated the religious ceremonies for hundreds of members of the Catholic church in Michigan.
Pope Francis baptizes 16 babies in Sistine Chapel after pandemic break
Pope Francis baptized 16 babies in the Sistine Chapel Sunday, resuming a decades-old Vatican tradition that had been interrupted last year by the pandemic.
Pope criticizes couples who adopt pets instead of children: 'a form of selfishness'
Pope Francis on Wednesday branded couples who adopt pets instead of children as "selfish" as part of a call to resolve the "demographic winter" that the West faces.
Pope Francis starts new year with call to protect women, focus on the good
Pope Francis has used his New Year's Day appearances to encourage people to focus on the good which unites them and to decry violence against women.
Pope Francis celebrates Christmas Eve Mass amid COVID-19 surge in Italy
Pope Francis has celebrated Christmas Eve Mass before an estimated 2,000 people in St. Peter’s Basilica.
Mid-Michigan church pastor pleads guilty to embezzling $285K
Over the course of six years, Pastor Douglas Hammond pleaded guilty to one count of embezzlement when he stole from the Olivet Assembly of God Church
Haiti kidnapping: 2 missionaries freed weeks after abduction, organization says
Christian Aid Ministries issued a statement Sunday saying the two “are safe, in good spirits and being cared for.”
Detroit pastors flying to Georgia to join hundreds of faith leaders in support of Ahmaud Arbery family
Last Thursday, one of the defense attorneys complained about the presence of Rev. Jesse Jackson and Al Sharpton in the courtroom, saying "We don't want any more Black pastors coming in here."
Texas church under fire over 'Let's go Brandon' chants caught on video
A Texas church is coming under fire over a video showing people inside the place of worship chanting the viral anti-Biden phrase, "Let’s Go Brandon."
Biden receives Communion in Rome amid abortion debate in US
While President Joe Biden regularly receives Communion in his home dioceses in Washington and Delaware, it was significant that he also received Communion in Rome.
Biden: Pope Francis told him he should 'keep receiving communion'
President Joe Biden said the issue of abortion did not come up in his meeting with Pope Francis, but that the pontiff said he should keep receiving Communion.
Study: 1 in 5 Jewish Americans worked to hide their faith, what they wore
"One in four American Jews (felt they were) personally targeted by anti-Semitism this past year, whether physical attacks, remark in person or online," she said.
Roseville church defaced by Swastikas, the word "die," and other imagery
"It’s heartbreaking to come in, this is 2021, this is heartbreaking. We've never had issues so why this all of a sudden is just beyond me," said the church's pastor Darrell Moore. “ I don't have no hatred for the person who did it. I just wish that their soul would be saved.”
Dr. Jill Biden to speak in Detroit at Jewish school's annual dinner
The Yeshiva Beth Yehudah's annual dinner will be hosted at the city's Marriott Renaissance Center, continuing a tradition that's extended more than 50 years.
Megan Rice, nun imprisoned over peace activism, dies at 91
Megan Rice died of congestive heart failure Oct. 10 at Holy Child Center in Rosemont, Pennsylvania, according to her order, the Society of the Holy Child Jesus
Pro-Palestinian protests outside Jewish synagogue in Ann Arbor protected by 1st amendment
The protests have been going on weekly since 2003 with people holding signs that say “Jewish Power Corrupts,” “Stop Funding Israel” and “End the Palestinian Holocaust.”
1st openly transgender bishop of major Christian denomination installed in San Francisco
The Rev. Megan Rohrer served as pastor of Grace Evangelical Lutheran Church in San Francisco’s Outer Sunset and was San Francisco police’s first transgender chaplain.
Satanic Temple to fight Texas abortion law, cites religious freedom
The Satanic Temple is arguing that women should be able to take an abortion-inducing drug as an expression of religious freedom within the first 24 weeks of pregnancy.