The resolution also denounces the 'weaponization of the constitution' and urges UCC churches to divest from private ...

VATICAN CITY — Catholic bishops called Saturday for a more welcoming church for cohabitating couples and Catholics who have divorced and civilly remarried, endorsing Pope Francis’ call for a ...

A program for a Mass opening the synod process in the Diocese of Camden, New Jersey, is seen at St. Agnes Church of Our Lady of Hope Parish Oct. 17, 2021, in Blackwood.

Many churches advertise themselves as “welcoming.” But are they really? A few years ago, I started attending a local church that seemed to fit my needs. However, my first encounter with the ...

Churches could win back teens like me if they were more welcoming and less judgmental Church should offer more open-ended resources such as meditation, discussion groups and even nature walks.

Jun. 12—MYSTIC — Lexy Leuszler recalls walking down the street with her partner about five years ago and seeing the sign outside of Mystic Congregational Church saying, "All are welcome here ...

Church law forbids the marriage or ordination of “self-avowed, practicing homosexuals,” but, starting in 2019, many conservatives have chosen to leave amid growing defiance of those bans in ...

A welcoming church enhances communion and participation (RNS) — People want the church to be a home for the wounded and broken, not an institution for the perfect. Synod on Synodality logo.