Latest by David Crary

Published on November 11, 2023 - Page 7
In the United States, the national conference of Catholic bishops rejects the concept of gender transition, leaving many transgender Catholics...
Published on August 19, 2023 - Page 9
More than 6,000 people representing scores of religions and belief systems were expected to convene in Chicago starting Monday for what organizers...
Published on July 29, 2023 - Page 9
For eight years, Donald Trump has managed to secure the support of many evangelical and conservative Christians despite behavior that often seemed at...
Published on April 15, 2023 - Page 13
The management of Walter Reed National Military Medical Center has drawn criticism from a prominent archbishop -- and some members of Congress -- by...
Published on May 7, 2022 - Page 9
Even as a young adult, Shannen Dee Williams —who grew up Black and Catholic in Memphis, Tennessee — knew of only one Black nun, and a fake one at...
Published on December 25, 2021 - Page 4
NEW YORK — Amid the surge of coronavirus cases across the U.S., numerous churches canceled in-person Christmas services. Other churches planned...
Published on December 25, 2021 - Page 7
When Westminster United Methodist Church in Houston resumed in-person services late last year, after a seven-month halt due to COVID-19, there were...
Published on July 26, 2021 - Page 6
Although the pandemic disrupted family life across the U.S. since taking hold in spring 2020, some parents are grateful for one consequence: They're...
Published on June 19, 2021 - Page 6
U.S. Catholic bishops overwhelmingly approved the drafting of a “teaching document” that many of them hope will rebuke Catholic politicians,...
Published on May 10, 2021 - Page 4
They share Roman Catholicism as a faith and California as their home base. Yet there’s a deep gulf between Archbishop Salvatore Cordileone of San...