At a mosque in the Bronx, African immigrants who had been regulars have stopped attending prayer services. At a church just outside Boston, where most congregants are of Haitian descent, ...

As part of its annual Religion and Science Weekend event, the Unitarian Universalist Church of Athens & Sheshequin will be celebrating with a “Cosmic Walk Ritual” during their ...

An Elmira man who is currently serving time in Bradford County was sentenced to probation for lying under oath. Aundrell T.

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A Laceyville woman who had meth in her bra when she was taken to jail in Bradford County on a warrant was sentenced to time in prison for two drug-related convictions ...

A Monroe County group has spent years preserving a piece of Black History in Stroudsburg. Now, their labor of love is ready ...

The Boone Mennonite Brethren Church in the Junaluska community opened its doors to the area’s religious community on Monday, ...

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The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints is planning to build its third temple in Pennsylvania. The 18,850-square-foot single-story temple will be built on a 5.36-acre site at 605 Rutherford ...

With branches in Pittsburgh and Philadelphia — along with 11 other states, plus countries including Ireland, Japan and Kenya ...

This church became known as the Coptic church because Copt is the Arabic and Greek word for Egyptian. Before the Moslem invasion in 641 the Copts fell into heresy due to their rejection of the ...

The Roman Catholic Church has consistently condemned abortion — the direct and purposeful taking of the life of the unborn child. In principle, Catholic Christians believe that all life is ...