Authorities arrested Zion Church’s Pastor Jin “Ezra” Mingri along with dozens of church leaders. Since Thursday, police have detained nearly 30 pastors and staff members of Zion Church, an influential ...

A group of Democratic state governors has launched a new alliance aimed at coordinating their public health efforts. They’re framing it as a way to share data, messages about threats, emergency ...

SALT LAKE CITY — The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints has announced a new First Presidency. During a live broadcast from Temple Square on Tuesday, President Dallin H. Oaks was named the new ...

LEXINGTON TWP. ‒ An Alliance woman was killed Oct. 13 when her car crashed in the 14400 block of Iowa Avenue NE, the Stark County Sheriff's Office said. Deputies said Shantelle Watson, 31, was ...

A Christian pastor and father of U.S. citizens along with dozens of church staff and members have been arrested in China amid a crackdown, his daughter and the church say. Ezra Jin, founder and pastor ...

The church’s pastor, Ezra Jin Mingri, turned Zion Church into one of China’s largest unofficial congregations, even as government pressure on Christianity increased. By Vivian Wang Reporting from ...

BRIDGTON – Patricia Ruth Duffy Sprackland of Bridgton, Maine, passed away peacefully on Friday, October 3, 2025, at the age of … BRIDGTON – Patricia Ruth Duffy Sprackland of Bridgton, Maine, passed ...

The pastor of one of China's biggest underground evangelical churches was arrested Friday in what appears to be a roundup of Christian leaders, and his family and followers fear for his safety. Pastor ...

The Rev. Rodney Hudson has had enough scary confrontations in and around his churches that he has taken safety measures many would consider extreme. There was the day he was giving the eulogy at a ...

LONDON, Oct 8 (Reuters) - Food group Nestle (NESN.S), opens new tab said on Wednesday it had withdrawn from a global alliance for cutting methane emissions that aims to reduce the impact of dairy ...

Amy Grant and cousin Andy Burton have been locked in lengthy legal battle over valuable downtown church property owned by Nashville Church of Christ, a nonprofit. Case sought to determine whether ...

The early history of the LDS Church is one of persecution and violence. Joseph Smith, the founder of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (LDS), commonly known as the Mormons, was killed by ...