Faith – The Journal

Not so random acts: Science finds that being kind pays off

Acts of kindness may not be that random after all. Science says being kind pays off. Research shows that acts of kindness make us feel better and healthier. Kindness is also key t...

DATE: Jul. 9, 2020 | CATEGORY: Faith

Monks, experts in social distancing, find strength in solitude

Need a habit to get through trying times? Try solitude. Ever since the rainy season retreats of the Buddha 2,500 years ago, sages have celebrated the transformative power of being...

DATE: Jul. 2, 2020 | CATEGORY: Faith

Trinity Lutheran Church to reopen for in-person services

The Journal Trinity Lutheran Church will reopen for in-person services at 9 a.m. Sunday. The handicap ramp will be used as a one-way entry point. There will also be a ...

DATE: Jun. 10, 2020 | CATEGORY: Faith

Faith leaders lead congregations through tumultuous time

NEW YORK – American religious leaders across faiths are grappling with the heavy burden of helping to heal two active traumas: rising civil unrest driven by the police killing of George Floy...

DATE: Jun. 5, 2020 | CATEGORY: Faith

Slowly, surely, houses of worship emerge from lockdown

For the first time in two months, there was clapping, singing and fellowship inside Stithton Baptist Church in Radcliff, Kentucky, as members of the congregation returned to the sanctuary Ma...

DATE: May. 31, 2020 | CATEGORY: Faith

Poll: U.S. believers see message of change from God in virus

Even some who don’t affiliate with organized religion saw a bigger message

DATE: May. 23, 2020 | CATEGORY: Faith

With split delayed, United Methodists face a year in limbo

Church divided over same-sex marriage, LGBTQ pastors

DATE: May. 19, 2020 | CATEGORY: Faith

Poll: Most in U.S. back curbing in-person worship amid virus

<span class="Drop cap">Only about a third say that prohibiting in-person services violates religious freedom</span>

DATE: May. 16, 2020 | CATEGORY: Faith

Pandemic, border crackdown hamper Catholics’ aid to migrants

NOGALES, Mexico – For years, Catholic-led, U.S.-based nonprofits have been at the forefront of efforts to support migrants and asylum-seekers along the Mexican border. Tough new border polic...

DATE: Apr. 10, 2020 | CATEGORY: Faith

Virus forces world religions to change plans for holidays

SILVER SPRING, MD. – The global pandemic is upending the season’s major religious holidays, forcing leaders and practitioners across the spectrum to improvise. They’re having to find new way...

DATE: Apr. 3, 2020 | CATEGORY: Faith

Faith before basketball for Yeshiva University champions

NEW YORK – Each of the mighty Maccabees has his role on the men’s basketball team. Gabriel Leifer sinks three-pointers; Daniel Katz is the defense wizard; Simcha Halpert makes the perfect al...

DATE: Mar. 6, 2020 | CATEGORY: Faith

White evangelicals distinct on abortion, LGBT policy, poll shows

Poll: Most say religion should have influence on policymaking

DATE: Jan. 19, 2020 | CATEGORY: Faith