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Miami Archbishop Thomas G. Wenski said although some resent the U.S. Catholic bishops’ advocacy on behalf of “illegals” - undocumented immigrants - “we stand in a proud moral tradition.” Source: Miami archbishop: Fixing immigration system doesn’t mean...

One of Washington’s oldest synagogues, Sixth and I has breathed new life into the city’s rich Jewish tradition. Source: Synagogue’s Mix of Arts and Religion Helps Shape Jewish Life in Washington - The New York Times

A group dedicated to better public understanding of Islam is conducting a three-day conference at the Hilton Parsippany. Source: Muslim group holds interfaith conference at Parsippany Hilton

Since the founding of the republic, there have been dozens of Protestant ministers in Congress, and a handful serve right now. Two Catholic priests, too, have served in the House of Representatives. But despite the large number of Jews elected to Congress...

As America watches its supply of housing considered "affordable" for low-income families shrink by an estimated 60 percent since 2010, the Archdiocese of Denver is doing something about it by opening a new "Guadalupe Apartments" complex of affordable...

“The love and community was built at camp, but exists beyond camp.” Source: California Wildfires Destroy Beloved Jewish Summer Camp – The Forward

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...

As rapper Future mumbled over the speakers, I exhaled and crouched down for a very shaky approximation of a warrior pose. This was my first trap yoga class, and I was determined not to look like the novice I was. Studio 262 is a recent addition to South...

Anne Donahue is a woman who has always wanted to help. She was a good listener, she said; she was told she had a compassionate ear.So, a few years ago, when her Roman Catholic parish, Sacred Heart in Southbury, began a program that sent lay people to...