Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Pope Francis looks on during a meeting with internally displaced persons on February 4, 2023, at the Freedom Hall in Juba, South ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Journalist Eliza Griswold turned a chance encounter on the streets of Philadelphia into an exploration of a progressive ...

In its heyday, Philadelphia's Circle of Hope church presented a radical vision of Christianity. Founded in 1996 as a reaction against the religious right, the church, which eventually grew to 700 ...

Rochester, N.Y. (WHAM) — Rev. James Callan, the trailblazing co-founder of Spiritus Christi Church in Rochester, died Friday after a battle with cancer at the age of 77. Rev. Mary Ramerman remembers ...

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CHICAGO (WLS) -- The holidays can be a tough time for people dealing with loneliness and isolation. But there are ways to combat those feelings. One South Side church is working to make the holiday ...

CHICAGO (WLS) -- A church on the South Side has spent the entire summer working with young Black boys on their reading skills. The church launched the "Black Boy Literacy" campaign this summer, and ...

SPRINGFIELD, Mass. (WWLP) — On Saturday the Progressive Community Baptist Church in Springfield hosted its Harvest 5000 Homeless Picnic event. The Church served three-course meals to local people in ...

About six months after he was elected head of the Catholic Church, Pope Francis made a surprising admission. A Jesuit priest was interviewing Francis when he departed from a pre-approved list of ...

Journalist Eliza Griswold says complaints about homophobia, white privilege and diversity are splintering progressive organizations — including... How culture wars divided one small progressive church ...