Religion & Faith

Religious groups in North Texas will collect donations Saturday for an estimated 1,000 Afghan refugees settling in Dallas-Fort Worth.

House Bill 1239 made it illegal for government to shut down churches.

Nearly 8% of Muslims in a recent survey reported a suicide attempt in their lifetime compared with 6% of Catholics, 5% of Protestants and 3.6% of Jewish respondents.

Selection of next Southern Baptist Convention leader will mark faith’s future.

Despite the state's large Muslim population, not one of Texas' more than 180 state lawmakers identifies as Muslim. That's motivated organizations to step up and make sure Muslim voices are heard.

Texas’ Muslim community has grown by leaps and bounds since Imam Islam Mossaad’s childhood, when there was only one mosque in Austin.

Two opposing Episcopal groups have been locked in a property battle over five church buildings for more than a decade. Now, with the more conservative side winning out, the congregations at five churches have to find new places to worship.

Black churches in the U.S. have economically empowered Black communities for generations, especially in times of crisis. Now, during the pandemic, they're leveraging digital platforms to provide services to their congregations and communities.

For many people, a childhood spent growing up in the church community taught them leadership skills, and gave them an unwavering faith that has guided them as adults.

Ebenezer Baptist Church senior pastor the Rev. Raphael Warnock, is running for the Senate in one of two runoff elections that could decide which party ultimately controls Congress in the first years of the incoming administration of President-elect Joe Biden. But Warnock’s preaching has become a focal point in the debate about race and justice in the election.

Only a hundred or so people attended the service, and they wore masks and socially distanced. The Mass began two hours early so all could make it home before Italy's virus curfew.

Vandalism at four downtown Washington churches after rallies in support of President Donald Trump is exposing rifts among people of faith as the nation confronts bitter post-election political divisions.