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Aimee Nezhukumatathil’s book “World of Wonders: In Praise of Fireflies, Whale Sharks, and Other Astonishments” published in 2020, but in some ways it was made for this moment.

A U.S. district judge ruled DACA illegal in September. Local churches show up for immigrants, program recipients.

After the Taliban took over Afghanistan in 2021, Assadullah Nazar’s family fled to Qatar, more than 1,000 miles from their home country. Nazar and his wife and daughter spent about five days in the sheikdom’s airport on the Arabian Peninsula before they could seek refuge in the U.S.

Texas firework code says you can’t shoot off a firework within 600 feet of a church.

This episode of the KERA video series "The Shape of Texas" explores the architecture and beauty of the Allen Chapel AME Church in Fort Worth, the oldest African American church in the state.

The almost 120-year-old Goodwill Baptist Church formed by freedmen was partially burned Monday night.

Places of worship could lose tax-exempt status if found in violation of the Johnson Amendment, but the IRS has largely shied away from enforcing it.

For nearly 70 years, federal law has barred churches from directly involving themselves in political campaigns, but the IRS has largely abdicated its enforcement responsibilities as churches have become more brazen about publicly backing candidates.

A lone cross inside Balsora Baptist Church was seen standing after the church burned down Friday.

The conflict comes as conservatives in the United Methodist Church have broken away to form their own denomination.

NPR examines previously undisclosed financial records from Daystar Television. Those files raise issues as basic as the definition of "church" and as grand as the role of government in religion.

When it comes to medical advice, most people turn to their doctor. But in some places, it’s the religious leader whose words resonate. In one North Texas…