The word 'church' in common language has many meanings depending on the context. This is the story ... Origin of the English word 'church' The English word 'church' itself is Anglo-Saxon in origin.

The Roman Catholic Church has consistently condemned abortion — the direct and purposeful taking of the life of the unborn child. In principle, Catholic Christians believe that all life is ...

This church became known as the Coptic church because Copt is the Arabic and Greek word for Egyptian. Before the Moslem invasion in 641 the Copts fell into heresy due to their rejection of the ...

The most beautiful churches are those that both capture the eye and make the viewer feel something. The act of constructing sacred sites has been a defining characteristic of human culture since ...

The Catholic Bishops’ Conference of the Philippines (CBCP) has designated three churches in Manila, Quezon City, and San Mateo, Rizal as national shrines. In a statement Sunday, the CBCP said that the ...

On January 13, the Christian church Iglesia ni Cristo (INC) mobilized more than a million of its members in the capital Manila to call for peace and unity. The gathering, which coincided with the ...

One day after federal immigration agents arrested a man at a church in Georgia, a coalition of Quaker meetings filed suit in federal court to block the Department of Homeland Security raids at houses ...

Vice President JD Vance fired back at the US Conference of Catholic Bishops over its denunciation of the Trump administration rule change allowing ICE raids in churches and schools. Last week ...

The Rev. Emma Lozano (L) holds a Spanish language service with Student Pastor Cecilia Garcia at Lincoln United Methodist Church to a virtual congregation on February 02, 2025 in Chicago ...

But a much different issue is at the forefront of faith leaders’ minds. On Monday, as Trump was signing stacks of executive orders, the Department of Homeland Security quietly made a change that is ...

MANILA, Philippines — The Catholic Bishops' Conference of the Philippines (CBCP) on Saturday, January 25, declared three churches across the country as national shrines. The announcement was ...

An architectural masterpiece of the 13th to 16th centuries, Westminster Abbey has become a treasure house of artefacts. This is also the coronation church where some of the most significant people in ...