The 40-year-old found sanctuary at the United Methodist Church on Broad and Arch streets shortly after President Donald Trump was elected into office.

Source: After 11 Months Hiding in a Philadelphia Church, Undocumented Immigrant Javier Flores Garcia Goes Home - NBC 10 Philadelphia

Source: Catholic Mobilizing Network marks the 15th World Day Against the Death Penalty | Religion News Service

Earlier this month President Donald Trump decided to phase out the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals program, known as DACA, dropping the program in six months, and challenging a deeply

Source: What religious leaders hope will emerge from DACA | Features | lancasteronline.com

An electric sermon lights up the night at a century-old conference for Black clergy.

Source: Will Millennials Forge a Future for the Progressive Black Church? | Religion Dispatches

NASHVILLE (USA Today) — A nearly 90-year-old church now stands across the street from a new luxury apartment complex, illustrating how redevelopment has altered its neighborhood.

It also shows that places of worship, like First Baptist Church East Nashville, are not immune to the changes in their communities.

The church’s predominantly black congregation once mirrored the neighborhood’s demographics. But today hip and eclectic East...

Despite theoretically slowing down over the summer months, Pope Francis remains one of those figures basically incapable of "down time." Among other things, he seems to be catching up on correspondence, including sending encouraging notes to an Argentine nun who ministers to transgender women in the pope's native country.