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The Evangelical Lutheran Church in America installed its first openly transgender bishop in a service held in San Francisco’s Grace Cathedral on Saturday

Multiple faith leaders – including an Episcopal minister whose LGBTQ identity was central to her faith journey – say religious institutions should be more accepting of LGBTQ people.

A Black Lives Matter sign was missing and what appeared to be a noose was found hanging on the sign in front of a Danvers church earlier this week, according to the Massachusetts town’s police department. A volunteer reported the possible hate crime at the Northshore Unitarian Universalist Church on Locust Street around 8 p.m. Wednesday night, police said....

Police in Everett, Massachusetts, are investigating vandalism at a church with a largely Black congregation as a possible hate crime, authorities said. A large wooden cross that stood outside the Zion Bapist Church was uprooted and left in an adjacent yard, Bishop Robert G. Brown, senior pastor of the church, told The Boston Globe. The church’s office manager noticed...

Police in Everett, Massachusetts, are investigating vandalism at a church with a largely Black congregation as a possible hate crime, authorities said. A large wooden cross that stood outside the Zion Bapist Church was uprooted and left in an adjacent yard, Bishop Robert G. Brown, senior pastor of the church, told The Boston Globe. The church’s office manager noticed...

A Middlebury, Vermont church received over half a million dollars in donations to boost area farms and restaurants hit hard by the pandemic.

For Easter Sunday, to ensure everyone’s safety, some congregations took things outside.

St. Patrick Parish in Stoneham, Massachusetts, has canceled Easter masses amid a coronavirus outbreak among staff and clergy, according to the pastor. Four office staff and one deacon have tested positive, according to Father Mario Orrigo, the pastor at St. Patrick, who explained that the numbers have grown since Monday. “I don’t want the parish to become an area...

Virtual services are now the norm for many churches, but after not being able to celebrate Easter in-person due to the pandemic last year, many houses of worship have gotten creative to ensure this year’s Holy Week experience is safe and fulfilling. “We found they’re craving it, so we’re trying to give them that opportunity, but at the same...

A massive 4-alarm fire ripped through a church rectory Monday in Lawrence, Massachusetts, as firefighters fought to save the century-old church. Lawrence firefighters who responded to 35 Essex Street worked tirelessly to prevent flames from spreading to the historic Corpus Christi Parish at Holy Rosary Church, a landmark in the area. The Billerica Fire Department also responded to the blaze…

This will be the second Ash Wednesday during which the coronavirus is present in Massachusetts and churches are making some changes.

Churches have learned to adapt during the coronavirus pandemic, and Ash Wednesday will be no exception. At Grace Episcopal in Norwood, Massachusetts, drive-thru has been the go-to. Fr. John Brockmann said they’ve done it a lot. “We did Easter. Good Friday. Palm Sunday. And we’re probably going to do those again,” he said. For Ash Wednesday, they church has...

Churches have learned to adapt during the coronavirus pandemic. And Ash Wednesday will be no exception.

The Supreme Court is telling California it can’t enforce a ban on indoor church services because of the coronavirus pandemic

Investigators have arrested a Unity, Maine, man in connection with a mobile home fire on Dec. 22, authorities announced Wednesday. Authorities arrested 38-year-old Derek Creasy after executing a search warrant at an apartment building located at 369 School Street. They also searched a 2009 Toyota Camry, which was transported to August for further inspection. Creasy was charged with arson and…

City officials in Murdock, Minnesota, say they did not believe they could win if challenged by the Asatru Folk Assembly, a designated hate group, in court. NBC affiliate KARE reports.

A rectory at the St. John the Evangelist Church in Townsend, Massachusetts, caught fire Monday morning.

Black Lives Matter D.C. condemned vandalism to several downtown churches that took place during Saturday night’s protests, claiming D.C. police officers “physically protected white supremacists, as they threatened lives, damaged historic churches and destroyed and burned property.” Black Lives Matter organizers and one of the churches claim the damage was done by members of the Proud Boys and by...

Two people died and multiple others were “seriously wounded” in a stabbing Sunday night at a church in California, officials said.

A Fitchburg, Massachusetts church service has been linked to nearly 200 COVID-19 cases.