The Yes in God’s Backyard bill would let churches and other faith institutions build mixed‑income housing on land they ...

A historic Black church in downtown Memphis that was the organizing point for Martin Luther King Jr.’s final campaign in 1968 ...

The Alfred Street Baptist Church of Alexandria, Virginia donated a lofty sum of $132,469 to cover the final payments of 11 ...

THE Pope has been laid to rest in a private ceremony after an historic funeral service and procession through the streets.

A massive global farewell is set to take place in St. Peter’s Square as the funeral of Pope Francis begins at 10 am CET (1:30 ...

Pope Francis died on Monday at the age of 88. His funeral will take place in St. Peter’s Square today before his body is ...

The death of Pope Francis sets into motion a series of rituals, some of which go back more than 2,000 years, including how to ...

Around 250,000 mourners paid their respects to Pope Francis during the three-day public viewing at St. Peter’s Basilica ...

More than 61,000 people have visited the basilica so far to pay their respects to Pope Francis, who died April 21.

David French: I’m David French. I’m an Opinion columnist at The Times, where I write about law, politics and religion. I’m ...