Crystal Cathedral might stage Christmas show despite bankruptcy

A lawyer in the Crystal Cathedral bankruptcy case hinted that the church is considering staging its annual "Glory of Christmas" event, which...

Disabled pair sue to make Balboa Island more accessible

The Balboa Island Ferry and the shops along Marine Avenue are some of the most charming places in Southern California.

Catholic priest charged with seeking hit man to kill teen accuser

A Roman Catholic priest has been arrested on charges that he solicited a hit man to kill a teenager who had accused him of sexual abuse.

Pope says condom use is acceptable in 'single justified cases'

In a seemingly offhand remark that caught the Roman Catholic world by surprise, Pope Benedict XVI appears to have relaxed, at least...

Spirituality finds a home at college

Sandwiched between a time of squirming under parental control and the tethers of a career, college often means freedom for young people to...

U.S. Catholic bishops make surprising choice for new leader

The nation's Catholic bishops bucked decades of tradition Tuesday to select Archbishop Timothy M. Dolan of New York as their new leader,...

Lebanon arrests radical Islamist cleric Omar Bakri

Authorities arrested a radical Lebanese cleric Sunday after a car chase punctuated by gunfire. Days earlier, Omar Bakri had been...

Seeing the Lord's Prayer in a new light

"Our father …"

Gay Episcopal bishop says he isn't being 'run off'

5 Anglican bishops will convert to Catholicism

Five Anglican bishops announced Monday that they will accept an offer from Pope Benedict XVI to convert to Catholicism, primarily over their...

Crenshaw-area housing for seniors exemplifies the AME Church's civic-minded brand of faith

Social engagement and economic development have been cornerstones of the African Methodist Episcopal Church since it was founded in the late...

Plane crash kills 22 in Pakistan

A small plane carrying 22 people crashed near the airport in Pakistan's largest city on Friday after the pilot warned of engine troubles, an...

Iraqi survivors tell of hiding in priests' dressing room amid gunfire, blasts

Around 5:20 p.m., as the Christian worshipers stood and recited "Upon this rock I will build my church," the gunfire started on the street...

At least 7 hostages slain at Baghdad church

Iraqi security forces Sunday rescued dozens of worshipers held hostage in a church by gunmen with explosives vests and stun grenades. As...

San Diego Diocese releases priests' records in sex abuse cases

After a three-year legal fight, documents were released Sunday detailing the years of sexual abuse by Catholic priests in the San Diego...

Rituals of Native American Church offer comfort, sustenance

The light of a full moon through desert fog cast an ethereal glow around a spacious tepee as worshipers gathered in the foothills of Palomar...

Measure would outlaw Islamic law in Oklahoma -- where it doesn't exist

As the country grapples with its worst economic downturn in decades and persistent unemployment, voters in Oklahoma next week will take up...

'Islam in a nutshell' explained at Episcopal church

The Rev. J. Edwin Bacon, rector of All Saints Church in Pasadena, had just returned from vacation when he heard about a Florida pastor who...

AIDS Mass a barometer of medical, societal changes

On a dreary recent Sunday afternoon, a reader stood at the altar of an Episcopal church in Los Angeles and offered the congregation's...

IHOP sues church that calls itself IHOP

Glendale-based IHOP has served up a federal lawsuit against a church with ministries in Pasadena and elsewhere, alleging International House...