houses of worship
Governors call for more funds to secure places of worship as threats toward Jews and Muslims rise
By Joey Cappelletti — November 9, 2023
LANSING, Mich. (AP) — The letter echoes calls from other national Democrats to increase the program's funds to address concerns over potential hate crimes motivated by the Israel-Hamas war.
Want to fix America’s woes? Start by getting to know your neighbors, researcher says
By Bob Smietana — October 18, 2023
(RNS) — Seth Kaplan, a researcher at Johns Hopkins who studies fragile states around the world, argues that rebuilding social capital— including religious congregations — can help address some of the more pressing social problems.
Shashank Sharma sets record for visiting most houses of worship in one month
By Bhavya Dore — June 28, 2023
MUMBAI (RNS) — From temples to mosques to churches, Sharma earned a Guinness World Record when he visited 76 in one month.
COVID-19 sent houses of worship online. Will congregations come back in person?
By Ryan Burge — March 24, 2023
(RNS) — Religious leaders can find concern and comfort in a survey about attendance at worship early in the pandemic.
How New York has answered religiously motivated hate crime
By Tori Luecking — January 17, 2023
NEW YORK (RNS) — A wildly diverse city takes a multifaceted, interagency and interfaith approach to faith-based security efforts.
DHS panel on security for houses of worship begins its work
By Tori Luecking — November 1, 2022
(RNS) — The Faith-Based Security Advisory Council, which will make recommendations to the secretary of Homeland Security, Alejandro Mayorkas, convened for the first time in early October.
DHS official Marcus Coleman offers security tips for houses of faith marking holidays
By Adelle M. Banks — April 14, 2022
(RNS) — Coleman advises congregations to keep a watchful eye as they open their doors for in-person gatherings marking special occasions, traditional worship and everyday work.
Designing churches is a calling for some architects
By Nidhi Upadhyaya — November 17, 2021
(RNS) — Building churches is a small niche in architecture, and few designers have chosen to dedicate their lives to the practice.
Biden says seminary COVID-19 vaccine clinic is example of ‘America at its finest’
By Adelle M. Banks — April 7, 2021
(RNS) — Biden said the partnership between the seminary and a community health center is one of many that are happening between religious and medical organizations across the nation.
Faith, medical leaders collaborate to get COVID-19 vaccine in arms of more people
By Yonat Shimron and Adelle M. Banks — February 18, 2021
(RNS) — ‘A really wonderful facet of this work is the multifaith cooperation that we’re seeing already,’ said White House official Melissa Rogers.
How will the post-pandemic church pay the bills?
By Jonathan Merritt — October 13, 2020
(RNS) — The pandemic may accelerate a long-term decline in congregational giving and force churches to develop new sources of revenue to survive.
Voting while God is watching: does using churches as polling stations sway the ballot?
By Jordan LaBouff — September 22, 2020
(The Conversation) — Studies suggest that voting in a place of worship could influence voters to be more conservative on issues such as immigration, taxes and abortion.
Raise your signs and voices. Then raise your church’s race awareness
By Nikki Toyama-Szeto — June 5, 2020
(RNS) — Protest is good for the soul. But it should be just the first step in your church's anti-racist education.
Before reopening, houses of worship should consider what their faith holds most dear
By Simran Jeet Singh — May 28, 2020
(RNS) — What makes the rush to reopen more curious is that it seems to go against the very notions of mutual care that our faith traditions teach us.
California lays out pandemic rules for church reopenings
By Stefanie Dazio and Robert Jablon — May 26, 2020
LOS ANGELES (AP) — Even with physical distancing, the state says in-person worship carries a higher risk of transmitting the virus and recommends houses of worship shorten services.
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