Not since Cleavon Little and Gene Wilder teamed up to save Rock Ridge from the bad guys in Mel Brooks’ “Blazing Saddles" half a century ago has there been a Black-Jewish buddy story like Raphael Warnock and Jon Ossoff’s joint runoff campaign in Georgia.

It’s about a Black Baptist preacher and the young Jewish go-getter the preacher calls “my brother from another mother” who, in a scenario that rivals any in American political history, have the eyes of the nation on them as they seek to oust two Republican incumbent senators and give control of Capitol Hill to the Democrats....

Life was full of tests in 2020.

There were tests of relationships, tests of finances — tests of faith.

The covid-19 pandemic touched nearly all parts of life, including religious faith and worship habits. As state officials brought forth restrictions, church leaders were left largely to make their own calls on how to conduct services and events.

In Monroeville, there is a wide range of religious beliefs.

The Monroeville Interfaith Ministerium, a network of faith leaders in the area, shows the municipality offers mosques, temples,...

Speaker Nancy Pelosi marked another milestone for women in Congress Thursday by appointing retired Navy Rear Adm. Margaret Grun Kibben as chaplain of the U.S. House of Representatives. Kibben is the first female congressional chaplain since Congress' founding in 1789.

"Kibben brings decades of decorated experience in the military and the ministry, as a retired Rear Admiral who served as the U.S. Navy's Chief Chaplain and the chaplain of the Marine Corps," Pelosi said in a statement. "Her integrity, experience and patriotism will serve the Congress and the Country well, as she...

The Interfaith Council of Elk Grove last week responded to the racist vandalism that occurred on Dec. 17 at a Japanese restaurant in the Sheldon area.

An anti-Asian slur was written in large letters at the main entrance of the Umai Bar & Grill on Grant Line Road.

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The Interfaith Hospitality Network of Somerset County announces a new name, HOME of Somerset County, Inc., reflecting the nonprofit agency’s four core components: Housing, Outreach, Multifaith, Empowerment.

HOME of Somerset County provides emergency shelter, transitional housing and support services to families throughout Somerset County, supported by a network of volunteers from over 30 religious congregations in the county.

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This holiday season is a holy time for many people of faith who may be feeling worn out after a tumultuous 2020.

As Christians around the world celebrate Christmas, many religious services have been scaled back or canceled due to the pandemic.

Source: Houston religious leaders reflect on faith during...

For many religious denominations in the United States, there were two shared preoccupations in 2020 beyond the usual matters of faith: How to cope with the coronavirus pandemic and how to respond to tumultuous political events.

With Joe Biden replacing Donald Trump as president, and with vaccines eventually expected to ease the threat of COVID-19, the challenges for faith leaders in 2021 will shift.

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