WASHINGTON (AP) — The Rev. and Sen.-elect Raphael Warnock shares more than a party with President-elect Joe Biden: Both Democrats made faith a central part of their political identity on…
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In Pence, evangelicals had their '24-karat-gold' man
Mike Pence has remained one of the only constants in the often-chaotic administration of President Donald Trump. Pence – variously described as “vanilla,” “steady” and loyal to the point of…
Senate race thrusts 'Black America's church' into spotlight
ATLANTA (AP) — For decades, the red-bricked Gothic Revival church where the Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. once preached has been a monument to the history of Black Americans’…
President in the pews: DC churches offer Biden options
WILMINGTON, Del. (AP) — His motorcade thunders around Delaware, snarling traffic. Everywhere he goes, a security team envelops him and a pack of journalists trails behind. Yet President-elect Joe Biden…
Why do so few clergy serve in Congress?
While campaigning for Sen. Kelly Loeffler, R-Ga., fellow Republican and Georgian Rep. Doug Collins – a former pastor – attacked her opponent, the Rev. Raphael Warnock, a Democrat and the…
Wilton Gregory becomes first Black American Catholic cardinal
Wilton Gregory, archbishop of Washington and once the bishop of the Belleville diocese, is now the first African-American Catholic cardinal. Pope Francis raised 13 new cardinals to the highest rank…
Hate crimes in U.S. reach highest level in more than a decade
WASHINGTON (AP) — Hate crimes in the U.S. rose to the highest level in more than a decade as federal officials also recorded the highest number of hate-motivated killings since…
What's next for evangelicals after Trump leaves office?
Donald Trump, by his own words and actions, does not appear to be the most religious person. He has claimed he doesn’t seek forgiveness from God, and he once tried to…
Christian churches mirror country's political division
NEW YORK (AP) — The messages in Christian houses of worship on the first weekend since the election were as divided as the country’s electorate, with religious leaders mostly calling…
Pope is moving Catholics toward more expansive idea of family
Pope Francis referred to gay people as “children of God” in a recently released documentary, “Francesco.” He further noted that “a civil union law” needs to be created so gays…
Social issues are a priority for cardinal-to-be Wilton Gregory
Washington Archbishop Wilton Gregory, soon to become the Roman Catholic Church’s first Black cardinal from the United States, hopes the U.S. hierarchy can broaden its concept of “pro-life” so that…
Archbishop Gregory's rise marks a historic moment
WASHINGTON (AP) — Wilton Gregory, once bishop of the Belleville archdiocese and later archbishop for the Atlanta and Washington areas, is set to become the first Black U.S. prelate to…