Toms River, N.J., is poised to use eminent domain to raze an Episcopal church to build a park. The church had wanted to set up a 17-bed shelter. By Tracey Tully Leaders of Christ Episcopal Church ...

Travel with us to the remote beauty of Iceland, where we uncover one of the last standing turf farms—now mostly abandoned despite its status as a UNESCO World Heritage site. Built over a century ...

The pending sale and demolition of the former Sacred Heart Catholic Church in Roseville took another step closer to reality when a judge threw out an attempt to block the moves. Macomb County ...

I grew up in Iceland, which this year was ranked as the third happiest country in the world. One of the biggest reasons why is because of our deep-rooted sense of resilience. That's where ...

Cardinal Pierbattista Pizzaballa is a Vatican outsider, but his experience in a region sacred to three major religions may give him an edge. By Matthew Mpoke Bigg and Isabel Kershner Matthew Mpoke ...

The significance of a papal name lies in its symbolic power and the message it sends about a new pope’s intentions, priorities, and the direction he hopes to set for the Catholic Church.

(RNS) — A long-simmering dispute over a proposed homeless shelter at a New Jersey church turned ugly last week, as leaders of Toms River voted to try to seize the church’s property.

A cardinal (from the Latin “cardinalis” or principal) is a high dignitary of the Catholic Church chosen by the pope to assist him in his government. Gathered in the College of Cardinals ...

The Supreme Court deadlocked on one of its biggest cases of the term on Thursday, delaying—for now—another blow to the separation of church and state. The 4–4 split left in place a lower ...