Religion & Faith

Congregation Beth Israel in Colleyville held its first Saturday morning Shabbat service after a hostage standoff gripped headlines across the world a week ago.

Several Episcopal congregations were displaced in April after a 12-year legal battle. The courts handed five church buildings to a more conservative breakaway group. Since then, the losing side has found new places to worship, while the conservative side figures out what to do with the buildings it won.

"I really think that a person can be personally anti-abortion but still support choice for their fellow citizens. And, actually, I think that's really important for us to do as people of faith."

A group of North Texas Episcopalians lost several church buildings after a 12-year lawsuit over who is the true Episcopal Diocese of Fort Worth. Now, the losing side has to hand over everything that was inside the buildings — from money to the coffee maker in the church kitchen.

A Texas State University student faces a federal charge of arson in connection with the fire at Congregation Beth Israel last month. If convicted, he could go to prison for 20 years.

The amendment emerged as a response to COVID-related bans on church services by large counties, including Harris County – it may be subject to lawsuits for violating the Establishment Clause of the First Amendment.

An archaeological dig on the banks of the San Pedro Creek Culture Park in the west end of downtown San Antonio has unearthed the cornerstone of the post Civil War-era St. James African Methodist Episcopal Church.

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.