(RNS) — A collective Lenten fast from making purchases at Target has been lengthened into a “full-out boycott,” the Rev.

Turner said he got the idea from the Rev. Otis Moss III of Trinity United Church of Christ in Chicago, whose church also ...

(Photo by Charles Ayetan / SECAM / LCI) As Africa becomes home to nearly half the world’s Catholic population, African theologians—both clergy and lay—met to reflect on the church’s ...

Three churches off East 10th Street — two historically Black, one historically Mexican — are weighing their options as ...

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Massachusetts’ Museum of African American History learned Wednesday night a three-year ... Inside the museum's African Meeting House, also known as the First African Baptist Church, is the oldest ...

There’s a disconnect between the American church’s fear of persecution and the words of Jesus. In a nation where Christians still hold significant cultural influence, privilege and legal protections, ...

ARLINGTON, Va. — A historic African American church said it's being pushed out by developers and gentrification. Church leaders say developers recently purchased the abandoned hotels next to the ...

LAGOS, Nigeria — The three Americans convicted of participating in a botched coup attempt in Congo last year have been repatriated to the United States, days after their death sentences were ...

FORT SMITH, Ark. — Dr. Mae Jemison, the first African American woman to travel to space, will visit Fort Smith on Wednesday, April 9. Dr. Jemison will present a talk at the University of ...