Many churches, synagogues and mosques are built around families – and they’re struggling to respond to rising singles

The increasing percentage of Americans who are not married or in a long-term partnership is testing employers, marketers and ...
The Christian Century

How can a congregation change its culture?

A woman recently told me she had been asked to be a trustee at the congregation where I am now an interim pastor. “I turned it down,” she said, “because I don’t like working with structures.” She ...
Pew Research Center

8. Religious attendance and congregational involvement

One-third of U.S. adults say they attend religious services in person at least once a month, including 25% who report going at least once a week. Far more Americans (67%) say they attend religious ...
National Catholic Reporter

Pope to Legionaries of Christ: Authority in religious life is not 'domination'

Pope Leo XIV reminded members of the Legionaries of Christ that exercising governance and authority is meant as a service and not as a means to control others. In his Feb. 19 address to participants ...
The Hoya

Religious Congregations Launch Immigrant Protection Network

More than 60 different religious congregations have launched the DMV Sanctuary Congregation Network, a local initiative to provide support and resources to immigrants at risk of being detained or ...
Sonoma Index-Tribune

Sonoma Valley’s oldest synagogue, Congregation Shir Shalom, turns 30

The following year, the Congregation Shir Shalom was built by more than 130 founding members. They decided to name it Shir ...