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Pastor Jamal H. Bryant raises his hand in worship while speaking into a microphone on stage

Pastor turns down $1M in church donations, urges congregation to give to SNAP recipients instead

Pastor Jamal Harrison Bryant denied funds for New Birth Missionary Baptist Church and instead wants to serve members of the community who are losing their SNAP benefits.

Pink and orange calendar for Hispanic holidays

These are all of the Hispanic holidays taking place this year

Your simple guide to the dozens of Hispanic and Latin American holidays, weeks, and months.

Two photos side-by-side. On the left is a close-up of a cross on top of a church. On the right is a half moon above a mosque.

Every year, a neighboring church and mosque join forces for a blood drive in remembrance of 9/11

The interfaith friendship has also led to coat and food drives for the surrounding community.

A rendering of a 10-story apartment building with rainbow windows on the first floor

Church to demolish existing worship space, creating 110 units of affordable housing

It will be the first affordable housing complex built in the downtown area in 20 years.

A group of older Catholic sisters walk through the streets of downtown Atlanta

500+ Catholic sisters embark on 'pilgrimage of hope' to support immigrants, the environment

The gathering brought together women religious leaders from 18 countries.

Pope Francis, in all white, waves and smiles

In a final act of kindness, Pope Francis donated his entire personal bank account to prisoners right before he died

The pope’s final donation was to support a pasta factory in a Roman juvenile prison, according to Vatican officials.

How Pope Francis changed the world for the better: 'A historic papacy'

Pope Francis, the Catholic Church’s first Latin American pontiff, has died, the Vatican announced on April 21, 2025. He was 88.

What Pope Francis said about LGBTQ+ people, abortion, and climate change

The pontiff, who died Monday at 88, was beloved by many progressive Catholics.

Why Sikhs celebrate the festival of Baisakhi

On the festival of Baisakhi, celebrated usually on April 13, Sikhs the world over will joyously wear yellow saffron colors, symbolizing spring harvest and the solar new year, when the Sun enters the constellation Aries.

$Two photos side by side. On the left, two men stand in front of a farm, holding a crate of produce. On the left, a garden plot sits under bright blue skies, with a rainbow light refraction in the foreground$

Church turns its vacant land into a huge urban garden, donates 65K pounds of food every year

With an abundance of vacant property and limited access to fresh produce, Mission of Mary Cooperative stepped in.

Sacred Heart Catholic Church and rectory

Church turns rectory into transitional housing for homeless women, children

The non-denominational church is already renovating its rectory to house an estimated 30 neighbors facing homelessness.

A community of tiny houses sits in a lush green area with hanging string lights

'Sacred settlements' give homeless neighbors a house on church property

“The resources of our church family are not ours,” Pastor David Brickey said. “Every dollar and square inch of our property are God’s.”