Nov 7th, 2008 · This Sunday, many black church leaders will speak to their congregations about president-elect Barack Obama's historic win. What will they say in their sermons? Bishop Henry Williamson Senior shares parts of the message he'll have this Sunday.
Oct 31st, 2008 · California's Proposition 8 would overturn gay couples' recently granted right to marry. The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints asked congregations to work to pass the measure. But some Mormons, especially those in California, are troubled by the church's prominent role in the political fight over same sex marriage
Sep 28th, 2008 · In Milwaukee, one of the nation's only Native American Catholic Church may have to either close or merge with a Hispanic congregation. But congregants are resisting the move. NPR's Carol Van Dam reports.
Aug 31st, 2008 · Kieran Folliard, owner of The Liffey, an Irish bar in St. Paul, Minn., is preparing for the onslaught of visitors to the city. His bar is located across the street from the convention center where Republican delegates will congregate this week.
Aug 17th, 2008 · Mega-church pastor Rick Warren hosted presidential candidates John McCain and Barack Obama at his Saddleback Church in Orange County, Calif., Saturday. They took the stage one at a time to answer questions about values from Warren and his congregation.
Jul 29th, 2008 · In a religious movement called Pray at the Pump, some drivers who didn't think Congress could help took their pleas for lower gas prices to a higher authority. Prices have since dropped. Now, the group will lead praise services, thanking God for lower prices — and asking for them to drop a little bit more.
Jun 1st, 2008 · Sunday services go on as usual at Chicago's Trinity United Church of Christ — but without Sen. Barack Obama, who quit the church Friday. How are parishioners reacting to the loss of their most famous congregant?
May 19th, 2008 · A week ago, a massive earthquake hit the province of Sichuan in southwestern China, damaging a Christian church in the city of Chengdu. A recent visit reveals that although the quake also rocked parishioners' faith, it did not destroy it.